AUGUSTA Syntiro, a nonprofit organization located in Augusta, has established the Shelley Reed Memorial Scholarship in honor of the late Shelley Reed, a dedicated advocate for the education of all children and a longtime member of the Syntiro Board of Directors. Reed a former teacher, school counselor, and education specialist at the Maine […]
AUGUSTA - Syntiro, a nonprofit organization located in Augusta, is proud to announce the establishment of the Shelley Reed Memorial Scholarship in honor of the late Shelley Reed, a dedicated advocate for the education of all children and a long time member of the Syntiro Board of Directors. Reed, a former teacher, school counselor, and
June 1, 2021 The veteran youth worker and advocate for children and families will start his new position today Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki said today he is delighted to announce the appointment of Ian Smith as the City’s next Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation. Smith, who lives in Wilmington with his family, moves to City government from State government where he has been the Delaware Program Director of Youth Advocates Programs, Inc. (YAP) since 2016. The Mayor said Smith will start his new position today. “Ian brings a wealth of experience and an infectious energy and enthusiasm to this position,” said Mayor Purzycki. “We eagerly await his review of the $3 million department operating and capital budgets and his plan for moving forward. Ian will have a team of about 40 full-time employees and scores of part-time and temporary workers who are on the front lines every day delivering life-affirming services and critically needed recreational programming to children and families across the City. The Parks and Recreation team is also responsible for the care and maintenance of Wilmington’s beautiful parks system, which covers most of the available green and open spaces in our City. We wish Ian well. I am also very grateful to Deputy Parks and Recreation Director Wayne Jefferson for his continued service to our City and for assisting Ian in his new post.”