At its June meeting, the RRCA Board of Directors approved the recommendations from the Board Development Committee to appoint the following members to the Board due to recent vacancies:
- At-Large Director: Bertrand Newson to complete the term vacated by Lisa Rippe who moved to President
- At-Large Director: Gabriela Garza to completed the term vacated by Sarah Kozul who moved to Southern Region Director
- Southern Region Director: Sarah Kozul to completed the term vacated by Lionel Adams
- Western Region Director: Tim Bentley to complete the term vacated by Stephen Wright
The Board also approved the following officers in accordance with the RRCA Bylaws:
- Vice President: Mickie Sanders Jauquet
- Secretary: Marcus Grunewald
The new members join Lisa Rippe (President), Barb Jewell (Treasurer), Mickie Sanders Jauquet (Vice President and Eastern Region Director), Bonnie Sexton (Central Region Director), and Marcus Grunewald (Secretary) to complete the 10 member RRCA Board of Directors.
“I wish to express my thanks to the Board Development Committee who was tasked with helping the RRCA manage a unique situation of building a high functioning board following the election and friendly resignations of two members,” explained Jean Knaack, CEO. “Everyone on the Board is excited to work together to continue to pursue the RRCA’s vision of Empowering Everyone to Run.”
As a reminder to members, minutes to RRCA Board meetings along with governing documents, audited financial statements, 990 tax filing, and more can be found in our governance section on RRCA.org