He will tell us if it's a good fit, based on his knowledge of the speaker. Sometimes, we get lucky that the first person we come up with gets booked.

I'm sure that's probably true. We also work with a wonderful (booking) agency, McKinney Associates out of Louisville (Ky.).

That's the most we've ever had and pretty much the max. The Clarion says it can't hold much more.

If we brought mentors in it would help us. I think it will give kids a chance to learn more than they ever thought they could at school.

We are thrilled that Davis accepted this position. His knowledge and experience will move us forward at a faster pace on a broad variety of initiatives related to greening and conservation.

People came to speak with us one-on-one and then there were group e-mails. There got to be what we considered a large enough number to be in need of a meeting, because there were too many to field one-on-one.