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President – Sarah Tal
Sarah has been involved with CCAW since 2013. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Sarah has a B.A. from Kenyon College in Ohio and a J.D. from
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Vice President – Lee Austin
Lee worked as Host/Reporter for Utah State University/Utah Public Radio. He got a BA from University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh the class of 1997. He served for
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Treasurer – Leita Kingsland
Leita is a self-employed accountant, working primarily with nonprofits for the last decade. She has worked for CPAs and in industry and has over 30
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Secretary – John Benson
John was born and raised in Salt Lake City, where he got a BSEE at the University of Utah in 1972. His career included engineering
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Jen Howe
Jen grew up in Oregon, but has lived many places before moving to Torrey 20 years ago.. She is a registered nurse, and currently owns
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Diena Riddle
After retiring in 2015 from years as a teacher and administrator, I’m living the dream. Moving from South Jordan, Utah, I’m now surrounded by the
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Tana Peery Hunter
I was born and raised in Utah, my ancestors were all pioneers. I have a bachelor of science degree in Animal science from the University
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Milada Copeland
Milada Copeland moved to Utah from Michigan in the mid-1980’s and fell in love with the state’s natural beauty and incredibly variable landscape. Milada has
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Micah Gulley
Prior to moving to Wayne County in 2001, Micah spent nine years in the Marine Corps on active duty and was also a Veterinary Technician.
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Sandy Borthwick
Sandy grew up in North Dakota. She moved west to pursue degrees in Wildlife Biology from Utah State and Colorado State Universities. She had a
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Sandy Brunvand
Originally from Michigan, Sandy Brunvand moved to SLC., Utah at 19, for just a few years. Decades later she still calls it home. After a
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Nan Anderson
Nan Groves Anderson grew up in Ohio; ventured to Washington, DC; Salt Lake City; and home is now Torrey. Nan studied at Bowling Green State
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Ted Winder
Meeting a new friend in Costa Rica, Ted is happy to have the companionship. Growing up on the family dairy farm in rural Salt Lake
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Sushiel Keswani
Sushiel lived in NJ for nearly 35 years before retiring from management consulting and moving to Utah for a life of peace and solitude. He