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CRC Board Elections Complete

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We welcome the following members and alternates to the Board of Directors for the upcoming 2019/20 term. Thank you to all who ran for the open positions. Please note one alternate position in District 4 is pending contact with a write–in candidate. 

District 1
Member: Alex Struckmeyer

District 3
Member: David Perry, Lisa Heusckel;
Alternate: John Cecil, Tom Kno

District 4
Members: Tom Butler, Mike Bosworth, Keith Davis; 
Alternates: Jon Munger, Michael Ziegenmeyer, (pending) 

District 5
Members: Sean Doherty, Mike DeWit, Greg Van Dyke

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