The Fayette Citizen-Weekend Page
Wednesday, December 23, 1998
Deeva Boleman headed for Colorado

By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE

Staff Writer

Deeva Boleman, with the Fayette County Extension Service since May of 1994, is moving to Denver, where her husband Charles will be a fleet technical instructor for United Airlines.

Boleman has served as the extension service's environmental education program assistant, developing, among other projects, the annual 4-H benefit race, part of the annual Earth Day program. She also succeeded in winning grants that made possible acquisition of the Sams Lake bird sanctuary.

She has been the executive director of Keep Fayette Beautiful Inc. since its inception just over a year ago, having been associated with its predecessor organizations since July 1995. A nationally certified affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, the mission of the local chapter is to promote education and the advancement of recycling, conservation and the beautification of the environment.

The Bolemans had planned to retire in Colorado one day, and when the opportunity with United came up, decided to make the move now. Their Fayetteville house has been sold: "From the time we found out about the job until we have to be out of our house is exactly two months," she said disbelievingly. "And Christmas thrown in the middle!" Her last day at work is Dec. 31.

She will be missed, said Caroline Price, KFB chairman. "Deeva was the driving force behind all the complicated paper work involved in our national certification," Price said.

Asked what Boleman has contributed to the program locally, Price replied quickly, "Her enthusiasm, without question, and her dedication. She has been making Fayette County a better place for a number of years, and has a depth of knowledge that has helped the board tremendously."

Price said the board is "in the beginning phases of a search for a new executive director, at present networking with people involved in Keep America Beautiful." The position is "close to full-time, and building to become full-time," she said, and added: "We're very open to hearing from people within the county with the appropriate background."

Noting that the first director of KFB, Cam McNair, also moved to the Centennial State, Price quipped, "Why is Colorado taking all our people?

"We're very disheartened that Deeva is moving on, but certainly wish her all the best."

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