Three new members were elected to the COA Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting on April 26.  The three new members are Cynthia Boss, Carol Churchill, and Audrey Salesberry.

Cynthia Boss is a resident of Village of Cassopolis and has worked for the Internal Revenue Service.  She is a graduate of Ross Beatty High School, and earned her bachelors in Accounting and masters in Finance both from WMU, along with a secondary education teaching certificate from WMU.  She has been the treasurer and trustee for the Village of Cassopolis and started the Christmas in Cassopolis event.

Carol Churchill is a Finch Lake resident and Carol and her husband Jim own Cass County farms that were long-time properties of the Churchill family.  She earned an Associate degree from Southwestern Michigan College, and went on to earn her Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master of Arts Degree from Western Michigan University. She has had leadership roles at several colleges in Michigan including Southwestern Michigan College and Macomb Community College, and was most recently president of Mid Michigan Community College.  She has been involved with a number of organizations including United Way and Hospice.

 Audrey Salesberry is a manager at the Dowagiac Accounting firm UHY and has a home near Kelsey Lake.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Siena Heights University and has worked for accounting firms in Southwest Michigan.  She has also been involved with a number of organizations including Benton Harbor Education Foundation, CASA of Southwest Michigan, and the Kelsey Lake Association.

Current board members Duane Adams, Mary Geminder, Dolores McNeary, and Nancy Pallas were also elected to serve another term on the board.

To see all of the COA Board Members, go to www.casscoa.org/board-directors