Louisiana NRCS Asian American/Pacific Islander Program

Michael Cooley, Asian American/Pacific Islander (AA/PI) Special Emphasis Program Manager
Phone:(318) 473-7681

The AA/PI Manager advises the state conservationist, serves on the NRCS Louisiana Civil Rights Advisory Committee, and conducts a special emphasis program which:

• Promotes fair and equitable treatment to the Asian American/Pacific Island (AA/PI) employees in our workforce;

• Assists in ensuring that the general population of Asian American and Pacific Islanders are informed of our services and programs.

• Assists in recruiting qualified Asian American and Pacific Island people into our agency.

May is Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month

The 2009 theme for AA/PI Heritage Month is "Leadership to Meet the Challenges of a Changing World."

Mr. Thomas Share, Watershed Planning Staff, Davis, California, has been awarded first place for his entry in the 2009 AA/PI Heritage Month poster contest. His poster and biography can be downloaded below.

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.

2009 AA/PI Poster Contest Winner (PDF; 204 KB)

Bio of 2009 Winning Author (PDF; 8 KB)

2009 Poster

Click on the image below to download a copy of the poster (in PDF format)

Last Modified: 04/23/2009

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