"I want to congratulate our newest Board members who were recently elected at the October chapter meeting which was hosted by the Santa Rosa County School District. Congratulations to Aby Raymond (Escambia County Board of County Commissioners), incoming President; Shelby Stidham (City of Gulf Breeze), incoming Secretary; and Bryan Gabbard (Santa Rosa County School District), incoming Board Member. In a special vote at the October Chapter meeting to fill vacancies created by Board members stepping down, Wes Pavlicek (Emerald Coast Utilities Authority) was voted in as Vice President and Cindy Norton (Santa Rosa County School District) was voted in as Treasurer. And, rounding out your Board is Karen Grindle (Bay County Board of County Commissioners), Board Member. I will be on the Board as the Immediate Past President. Again, congratulations and thank you to those members stepping forward to take on a new leadership position."