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The Rural Trust is governed by a national Board of Trustees, serving rotating three-year terms and led by a chair elected from its members.
The Board sets policy for the organization and secures the resources to advance the Rural Trust's mission.
Click here to view the current Rural Trust Board Terms and Committees.
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Rural Trust Chair, Acting Treasurer Doug D. Christensen, Ph.D. Professor of Leadership Studies, Doane College Lincoln, Nebraska |
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Rural Trust Vice Chair Francisco J. Guajardo, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, University of Texas Pan American Edinburg, Texas
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| Rural Trust Treasurer Donna F. Chavis Former Exec. Director NC Gives Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Rural Trust Secretary Alan Richard Senior Acct. Supervisor Hager Sharp, Inc. Washington, DC |
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| Kari M. Arfstrom, Ph.D. Executive Director, Flipped Learning Network Arlington, Virginia |
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Dr. James B. Beddow Director, Rural Learning Center Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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Jolanda J. Burton Assoc. Business Performance Analyst
Specialized Billing Department Dominion Electric Delivery
Richmond, Virginia |
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Mark Cantu Principal, Waelder High School San Marcos, Texas |
| Lee Francis, IV National Director and President,
Wordcraft Circle of Native
Writers and Storytellers
Austin, Texas |
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Kathleen J. Gebhardt Executive Director Children's Voices Boulder, Colorado |
| William J. Mathis, Ph.D. Managing Director National Education Policy Center University of Colorado at Boulder Brandon, Vermont |
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Doris Terry Williams, Ed.D. (Ex Offico) Executive Director, Leadership Council and Director of Capacity Building Program Rural School and Community Trust Henderson, North Carolina |
