Your Online ASU Legislative Connection
Volume 1 Issue 1

Our website is back up. Check it out at www.sundeviladvocates.org

Visit the “Special Legislative Session Report” a birds-eye view from Scott Smith, ASU’s lobbyist at the Capitol.

Dear ASU Advocate Friend,

It’s been a while since we last updated you on “advocacy happenings” at Arizona State University and we have a lot of positive and exciting news to share with you!

A brand new advocacy unit has been established at the Arizona State University Alumni Association. President Crow and Diane McCarthy, the president of the alumni association are making our outreach and grass-roots programs a priority as we aim to increase our voice in the world of local, legislative, state and federal policy matters.

Let us tell you a little about your new advocacy team…

The advocacy team is headed by Jeff Grant. Jeff has been active in GOP politics since the late 70’s. He also served as chief of staff at the Arizona House of Representatives from 1993-1996 and as deputy director at the Arizona Department of Revenue from 1997-2003. He is a 1982 graduate of Arizona State University.

Also joining the team is Carlos Pastor who has been active in Democrat party politics for many years and most recently worked for Tempe Mayor Neil Giuliano before coming to the Alumni Association. He is a 1993 graduate of Arizona State University.

The third member of the team is Nancy Southern. Nancy has been with the Alumni Association for 14 years and brings a vast knowledge of university and alumni relations with her -- she keeps Jeff and Carlos going in the right direction!

We’re your new “advoteam” at the Arizona State University Alumni Association.

So let us tell you briefly what we’ve been up to since we came together as a team in mid-May.

First, our website is back up and has undergone a “makeover.” Check it out here at www.sundeviladvocates.org. Be sure to click on the link “Special Legislative Session Report” -- this is a special link that will give you a first hand birds-eye view from Scott Smith, ASU’s lobbyist at the Capitol on the recently adjourned legislative session.

We will continue to look at ways to make our website even more helpful by providing you with additional tools that will make it easier for you to communicate directly with our elected officials.

We are also forming a new Advocacy Steering Committee (ASC). This committee will assist us in our efforts to begin developing a statewide army of advocates who will help deliver ASU’s message to our state legislators.

Mark Killian, a former speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives has agreed to chair the ASC. Mark is a 1981 graduate of ASU and brings a great deal of public policy, organizational development and strategic planning techniques to our outreach efforts. We believe his guidance, combined with participation from others to be named to the ASC in the weeks to come, will be a tremendous asset to our efforts. We thank Mark for recognizing the importance of this advocacy effort and for joining us in this capacity.

Lastly, we want to thank you! The loyal supporters, volunteers and alumni of Arizona State University! It was largely because of your efforts that we were able to be as successful as we were in the past legislative session. (Don’t forget to click on the “Special Report” link at the webpage to see how your hard work paid off at the Capitol.) With your continued support and the support of many others who share a proud connection with ASU, we can ensure that our important message is heard by each legislator.

It is our mission to make this network bigger and to operate with excellence and to give you more tools to make you even more effective.

So once again, from your new “advoteam” -- we say thank you and if any of you have any suggestions, comments or observations you would like to share with us concerning our advocacy efforts, just click on this link advoteam@sundeviladvocates.org and let us know!

Take care,

Jeff Grant
Advoteam Leader

P.S. We hope you enjoyed this first edition of the “Sun Devil Advocate Network News.” Our goal is to update you once or twice a month -- we want to stay connected on a regular basis (without overwhelming your email inbox) concerning our advocacy efforts and to provide you with “breaking news” tips and updates concerning public policy, current events and legislative news.

P.S.S. If you have a different email address you would prefer us to use, just email us at advoteam@sundeviladavocates.org with your new email address and we’ll make the change!

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