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**CB07-DR.02**
**Contact:**  Briana KayaPublic Information Office(301) 763-3030 (phone)(301) 763-3762 (fax)(301) 457-1037 (TDD)PIO@census.gov

## FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007

## Census Bureau Hires Managers for New Stockton Office

### Recruitment Efforts for 2,000 Additional Jobs Under Way

The U.S. Census Bureau today announced it has     hired the management staff for a local census office in Stockton, Calif.,     which will be the hub of local census activity for the 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal.     The Stockton Local Census Office (LCO) opens in April. 

Judy Lopez, a Stockton native who has worked     with census data collection since the 1980 Census, has been named the regional     technician. She will provide technical assistance and serve as a regional     staff representative between the LCO and the Regional Office, based in Seattle.

Barbara Ferry, a 25-year resident of San Joaquin     County, has been named the local census office manager. She has experience     in management, sales and training. As the LCO manager, Ferry will oversee     all upcoming dress rehearsal operations.

Ken Cullum has been named the assistant manager     for field operations. The Stockton resident will supervise personnel and act     as the principal technical adviser on field operations in the LCO. Cullum,     most recently a realtor, has experience in managing Wal-Mart stores and regional     personnel.

Denise Hamilton, named the assistant manager     for administration, was born and raised in Stockton and has more than 15 years     experience in administration. She will coordinate and supervise the administrative     operations of the LCO, including payroll and personnel activities.

Melissa Guindon has been appointed the assistant     manager for quality assurance. She will be responsible for monitoring the     quality of data collection during the dress rehearsal. Guindon has owned a     business on Stockton's "Miracle Mile" and has lived in the     Stockton area for most of her life.

Stockton native Irene Castillo has been appointed     as the partnership specialist. Castillo will build partnerships with community     groups, area businesses, government officials and local media to educate San     Joaquin County residents about the dress rehearsal. The attorney has worked     with the Small Business Administration and Aid for International Development     in Guatemala. 

The Census Bureau expects to hire about 2,000     personnel to staff the office, update address lists and conduct follow-up     interviews during the dress rehearsal in San Joaquin County.

For more information about the 2008 Census     Dress Rehearsal and current employment opportunities, call the local census     office at 1-866-376-2008 or visit <http://2010.census.gov/2010census>.

*The Census Bureau is conducting     a dress rehearsal of the nation's once-a-decade population count in     San Joaquin County, Calif., and in a nine-county area surrounding Fayetteville,     N.C. Conducting a dress rehearsal allows the Census Bureau to make final preparations     for a more accurate, efficient and cost-effective 2010 Census.*

*All 2010 Census information       collected by the Census Bureau - including data collected during the       2008 Census Dress Rehearsal - is confidential by law (Title 13, U.S.       Code, Section 9). All Census Bureau employees, including the newly hired       managers, have taken an oath to protect confidentiality and are subject       to a jail term, a fine - or both - for disclosing any information       that could identify a respondent or household.*

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