Jim LaPlante was re-elected chairman of the Ontario Bays Initiative, Inc. Board of Directors for 2012 during OBI’s recent annual general meeting.
The board considered nominations for officers and directors during the meeting, which was held November 21 at the Copley House in Chaumont.
This will be Jim’s third year leading the land trust’s 11-member board of directors. Bob Wardwell and Joan Treadwell Woods were re-elected as vice-chairman and treasurer, respectively. Tracy Valentine was re-elected as secretary. Lee Russell will serve another year as OBI’s Land Steward.
Others on the board are Sally Hirschey, Ruth Uhlig, Joel Block, Kevin Smith, Jacquie Keating and Carol Simpson. All officers are elected for a one-year term; directors are elected for two-year terms.