Phelps new interim director of UMaine Extension, AP reports
The Associated Press reported Lisa Phelps, the former Maine 4-H Program leader, has been named interim director of University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Phelps took over Aug. 31, after the retirement of longtime director John Rebar, who had held the position since 2007. Phelps joined the UMaine Extension staff in 2001. A search for a permanent director is underway, the article states. The Portland Press Herald, WABI (Channel 5) and Maine Public radio published the AP report. The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel also reported on the new position for Phelps.