On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 Deb McCasland and Connie Harris were sworn in as members of the Yavapai College District Governing Board by Yavapai County School Superintendent Tim Carter. McCasland begins her second term as the board representative while Harris is new. In fact, Harris has lived less than a year in the Verde Valley.
The West County voting block maintained administrative control of the board by electing Ray Sigafoos as board chair and Steve Irwin as Secretary. Sigafoos was nominated by West County representative Pat McCarver as was Irwin. Two years ago Sigafoos nominated McCarver. These positions ensure the West County will control the agenda for the next two years.
When interviewed by a newspaper reporter about her reappointment, McCasland said. “I hope in the budget process, especially the capital improvement fund items, maybe spread some money to the Verde campus, especially help for JTED and reaching our outlying students and remote education centers, those are my two big projects I’d like to see happen.”
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