Hello Judges,

In our last Program Coordinators Blog, we announced that we were seeking a lead for the new Outreach Sphere we were creating. After 7 weeks and almost a dozen applicants, the selection committee selected L2 Graham Schofield from Toronto Canada.

With the Outreach Spheres goal of helping Tournament Organizers understand the value that Certified Judges bring to their events, as well as helping ensure that Certified Judges meet those standards, Graham's role as both Judge and Tournament Organizer gives him invaluable insight. In his application he was able to lay out a solid plan for what he wanted to accomplish as well as a plan on how to assemble the needed team. He also had a strong argument on why Tournament Organizers should want to use Certified Judges over non-certified judges.

While we will expand more on the selection process in the April Program Coordinator's Update blog post, going up later this month, we wanted to announce the update prior to the blog, so Graham doesn't have to keep this announcement silent any more.

Congratulations Graham!

-Bryan Prillaman