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<p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>2009 URISA Board of Directors
& Presidential Slate Announced</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Park Ridge, IL (March 13, 2009) -
The URISA Board of Directors recently approved the slate brought forward by the
Leadership Development & Succession Planning Committee for the 2009 Board
election. In April, URISA members will receive access to candidate statements
and biographical information and will be given instructions to vote in this
year's election. The voting period will end on June 16.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>The slate for this year's
election is as follows:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>For President -</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Eric Bohard, GISP, Clackamas
County, Oregon City, Oregon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Rebecca Somers, GISP, Somers
St Claire GIS Management Consultants, Fairfax, Virginia</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Cy Smith, GISP, State of
Oregon, Salem, Oregon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>For Director - </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Carl Anderson, GISP, Fulton County, Georgia </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Keri Brennan, GISP, The Schneider Corporation,
Indianapolis, Indiana </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>David DiBiase, GISP, Penn State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Twyla McDermott, GISP, City of Charlotte, North
Carolina </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Alan Little, City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mark Sievers, AICP, Sievers &
Associates LLC<b><span style='color:#1F497D'> , </span></b><span
style='color:black'>Altamonte Springs, Florida</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Those
who are elected will serve for a 3-year term beginning October 2, 2009, at the
conclusion of URISA’s 47<sup>th</sup> Annual Conference in Anaheim,
California. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:black'>The following Board members will conclude their terms on
the Board at that time: Susan Johnson; Al Butler, GISP; Juna Papajorgji, GISP;
and Geney Terry, GISP. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>For More Information:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Wendy Nelson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Executive Director - URISA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>wnelson@urisa.org
www.urisa.org 847-824-6300<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tripp Corbin, MCP, CFM, GISP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Vice President, GIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Keck & Wood, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>ESRI Authorized Instructor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.keckwood.com">www.keckwood.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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