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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default> <b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>ON CAMPUS INTERVIEWS OF CANDIDATES FOR CALS ASSOCIATE DEAN AND DIRECTOR OF COOPERATIVE EXTENSION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Submitted by: Colin Kaltenbach, Chair of the Search Committee <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The search committee for the CALS Associate Dean and Director of Cooperative Extension is pleased to announce the interview schedule for four outstanding candidates. These candidates will be visiting campus in Tucson on one day and then either the Maricopa Ag Center or Phoenix on a second day. We encourage you to participate in one or more of their open forums (schedule is below) as we will be seeking input from the broader CALS and statewide community. Final schedules and information on how to provide input will be provided soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Each candidate will meet with multiple groups during the visit and on the first day they will give a 20 minute presentation on “Where do you see Cooperative Extension in 10 years and how will we get there?” followed by at least an hour of questions from the audience. These presentations will be made available online and videotaped. There will be a process for asking online questions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Jeffrey Silvertooth </span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dr. Silvertooth has been at the UA since 1987 when he joined the Department of Plant Sciences. Since 2000 he has served as the Head of the Soil, Water and Environmental Science. His areas of expertise include cotton production and soil fertility. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Monday, January 9th on the Tucson campus <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tuesday, January 10<sup>th</sup> Maricopa Ag Center or Maricopa County.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Joseph DiTomaso<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dr. DiTomaso began his career at Cornell University and since 1995 has been a Non-Crop Weed Specialist, Department of Vegetable Crops, University of California, Davis where he has served in a number of leadership capacities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thursday, January 12<sup>th</sup> on the Tucson Campus<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Friday, January 13<sup>th</sup> Maricopa Ag Center or Maricopa County<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Roberta Riportella<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dr. Riportella is a Professor in the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Health Policy Specialist for the University of Wisconsin-Extension Family Living Program.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tuesday, January 17<sup>th</sup> on the Tucson Campus<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Wednesday, January 18<sup>th</sup> Maricopa Ag Center or Maricopa County<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Kirk Astroth<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Dr. Astroth has had a long career with Extension in four states—Utah, Kansas, Montana and Arizona. Since 2008 he has been the Director of Arizona 4-H Youth Development and currently serves as Interim Associate Dean and Director of Cooperative Extension.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thursday, January 19<sup>th</sup> on the Tucson Campus<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Friday January 20<sup>th</sup> Maricopa Ag Center or Maricopa County<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152'>Donna-Rae M. 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