Fountain Hills Sister Cities (FHSC) board officers, members and friends gathered at The Grill at Desert Canyon Jan. 8 for the organization’s annual general meeting and dinner.
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Fountain Hills Sister Cities holds annual meeting
Elects new board of directors
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Members of the 2024 Fountain Hills Sister Cities board of directors gathered for the organization’s annual meeting Jan. 8.
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Fountain Hills Sister Cities (FHSC) board officers, members and friends gathered at The Grill at Desert Canyon Jan. 8 for the organization’s annual general meeting and dinner.
FHSC President Christine Colley led the meeting, which included a recap of the organization’s busy and successful 2023, information on plans for 2024 and nominations and elections for the 2024 board of directors.
Highlights from last year included a visit in the fall by high school exchange students from sister city in Dierdorf, Germany; another fall visit by officials from sister city in Zamość, Poland; and the continued search for a new sister city to partner with Fountain Hills.
Upcoming plans include scholarships to be awarded to qualified international studies students; humanitarian fundraising for sister city in Ataco, El Salvador; an adult trip to Ataco; a trip by Fountain Hills High School students in June to Dierdorf; various international social events and celebrations; and more. The public can read the year in review on the FHSC newsletter, fountainhillssistercities.org/fountain-hills-sister-cities-quarterly-newsletter-q4-2023/.
New board of directors
The 2024 Fountain Hills Sister Cities Board of Directors includes Christine Colley, president and Dierdorf chair; Elizabeth Matej-Horchem, vice president; Lisa Ristuccia, recording secretary and FHSC commissioner; Chandra Merica, treasurer; Carol Carroll, international and Arizona liaison; Bogumil Horchem, Zamość chair; Kate Suchanek, Zamość co-chair; Byron Roman, Ataco chair; James Wilson, website/communications chair; Bev Tall, advisory commissioner and website/communications co-chair; Sascha Janssen, membership chair; Rosa Janssen, membership co-chair; Suzanne Nann, social media coordinator; Joanne Colella, social media coordinator; Michal Suchanek, student advocate; Luke Salzman, student exchange coordinator; Chris Peterson, student exchange coordinator; and Eli Van Beek, youth ambassador.
