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Rhe
yan Jablonski, a member of the Snohomish 4-H Club, has been selected
to participate in the 2002 National 4-H Youth Technology Leadership
Team.
Members of the team will be involved
in implementation of the National 4-H Technology Design Team Report,
which contains recommendations for working in areas like the Digital
Divide, State Technology Teams, and Integrating Technology throughout
all 4-H programs.
Lloyd Spencer, solutions unit manager
at Microsoft Corporation, has been a mentor to Ryan for several years.
"Over the past 5 years, I have seen Ryan Jablonski grow from an inquisitive
4-H club member, into a dynamic 4-H club leader whose talents in computer
science are only outweighed by his leadership capabilities. I look
forward to seeing Ryan grow his technical and leadership capabilities,
not only as a valued member of the Washington State 4-H community,
but also the of the national and international 4-H community."
In nominating Ryan for this honor, Curt
Moulton, chair of WSU Cooperative Extension in Snohomish County, had
this to say about Ryan.
"Knowledge of computer technologies
is one of Mr. Jablonski's strengths. He has mastered every skill taught
in the Snohomish County program and added additional skills through
self-study and internships. He knows how to assemble and upgrade computers,
troubleshoot hardware and software programs, use word processing,
database, graphic, gaming and web page creation software, write programs
in Visual Basic and set up and maintain network and website servers.
He has held internships as a teacher in a summer youth camp and a
web master for WSU. Currently he is interning as a lab technician
at the Microsoft corporate headquarters.
"His skills base, however, goes beyond
technical skills. Mr. Jablonski has had leadership positions in the
Byte-by-Byte Technology Club and in the county computer program. He
is immediate past president and has held various committee and mentor
roles in the Byte-by-Byte Club. He is currently one of 3 youth serving
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Ryan
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Technology Program Management board and has served as the program's
webmaster. The Program serves more than 100 youth a year. His national
experience includes being a delegate to the National 4-H Technology
Conference and a charter trainee in the Teens Teaching Internet to
Seniors program.
"Mr. Jablonski is clearly a leader among
his youth colleagues. He has gained the respect and leadership support
of his fellow 4-H members by mentoring younger and less experienced
members, volunteering to lead activities and teaching exciting new
technologies. He has a strong commitment to community service and
is someone that others can count on."
As a member of the 4-H Youth Technology
Leadership Team, Ryan will also be working with Extension Technology
professionals on a number of state and national technology projects
and with small groups using the latest online project management and
content management tools.
Technology team members are automatically
part of their state delegation to the National 4-H Conference, held
at the National 4-H Center in April 2002, and also are required to
attend the National 4-H Technology Conference in July in Saint Paul,
Minnesota.
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