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COLORADO AFTERSCHOOL NETWORK NAMES NEW DIRECTOR


Frederick Franko, new Director of the Colorado AfterSchool NetworkFrederick Franko has been named the new Director of the Colorado AfterSchool Network. Previously, Franko managed public affairs for the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, directed state public affairs for the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses and worked for the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. His breadth of experience includes expertise in public and government affairs as a policy analyst, researcher, program planner and lobbyist, as well as representing numerous interests to federal, state and local decisionmakers. While he has worked in a variety of policy areas – including health and transportation – he specializes in education at the K-12 and postsecondary levels. Franko holds a Master of Public and International Affairs degree from the University of Pittsburgh, as well as a B.A. from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.