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ABOUT US
GOALS
- Support afterschool statewide community connections and partnerships in policy development.
- Promote policies that secure resources and funding for afterschool programs.
- Promote high quality afterschool programs.
VISION
Our Vision is to have quality afterschool for all children in Utah.
MISSION
Our mission is to build partnerships and policies that are committed to the development and sustainability of quality afterschool programs.
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR
Greetings. This is an exciting time for the Utah Afterschool Network. I look forward to sharing the year ahead with all of you as we work together to build partnerships and policies that are committed to the development and sustainability of quality afterschool programs. I am enthused by the spirit of collaboration with which we are setting about the goals and tasks of a statewide network.
Our future course will be built on the firm foundation laid out by many of you at previous statewide meetings and by my predecessor, Shanni Call, who devoted countless hours to UAN and guided it skillfully through birth and infancy; what future success we may have will, in part, be thanks to her.
Having served in the field of school age programs for 18 years, I have watched and participated with interest as afterschool programs have emerged and flourished both statewide and nationally. As a firm supporter of afterschool programs in Utah, I will work with diligence, energy and commitment to further the mission, goals and objectives of the network and to meet your high expectations.
Our objectives at UAN are three-fold: first, support state-wide afterschool partnerships that will impact policy development at all levels; second, secure resources and funding for afterschool programs; and third, promote high quality afterschool programs. We ask for your assistance in helping us to promote these goals by submitting your program information today on our new website.
Connecting to a statewide afterschool network offers you the opportunity to add your voice to many others to galvanize key decision makers – the governor, city mayors, chief state and local school officers, legislators and educators – around the issue of expanding quality afterschool programs.
Utahafterschool.org is the electronic gateway to our organization. Join us in making a lasting impact on the children and youth in Utah.
Thank you,
Christine Forstner
UAN Executive Director
Impacting partnerships, resources and quality
BOARD MEMBERS
| Name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Heidi Clark | Coordinator | Salt Lake School District |
| Karen Crompton | Executive Director | Voices for Utah Children |
| Reg Garff | Juvenile Justice Specialist | Commission on Criminal & Juvenile Justice |
| Cori Groth | Senior Policy Associate Utah Educacation Policy Center | University of Utah |
| Caroline Kueneman | Afterschool Specialist | DWS - Office of Work and Family Life |
| Erin G. Litvack | Director Community Services | Salt Lake County |
| Maxine Margaritis | Chief Executive Officer | American Red Cross Greater Salt Lake Area Chapter |
| Marsha Prantil | Afterschool Director | Ogden School District |
| Lynette Rasmussen | Executive Director | DWS - Office of Work and Family Life |
| Connie Saccomanno | Owner School Age Private Provider | The Winner School |
| Ann Sasich | Youth Advocate | Salt Lake School District |
| Barbara Smith | Director | Utah Family Partnership Network |
| Donna Thomas | Program Manager | DOH - Bureau of Child Care Licensing |
| Janet Wolf | Director Youth & Family Program | Salt Lake City Corporation |
STAFF
| Name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Forstner | Executive Director | Utah Afterschool Network |
| Rachel R. Rudd | Afterschool Program Mentor | Utah Afterschool Network |
THE UAN IS FUNDED IN PART BY
- Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
- Department of Workforce Services, Office of Work & Family Life
- Utah State Office of Education
- Utah State Department of Health
- Boys & Girls Club of Cache Valley
- AfterSchool Utah! Association
- Salt Lake City School District
- Salt Lake City Corporation
- Salt Lake County
- George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation