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Online Voting for 2020 ASHA Board of Directors Open Until November 30, 2019



ASHA Board of Directors voting is open to all 2019 ASHA Life, Contributing, Senior, and Charter Club Affiliate members over the age of 18. Members may vote online for up to six candidates by logging in with their ASHA credentials. Complete biographies for each candidate are available for review. Online voting will be open until SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2019.

For those who prefer to vote by mail, printed ballots were mailed to eligible members who had previously requested to receive a paper ballot. Biographical information on all candidates is included in the mailing. Paper ballots must be received in the ASHA Office no later than SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2019. Paper ballots will also contain proxies for the 2019 ASHA Annual Meeting. These should be returned by mail to the ASHA Office any time prior to the Annual Meeting held during the UPHA / ASHA Conference in Lexington, KY, January 23, 2020.

The ASHA Board is honored to present a qualified group of individuals with strong American Saddlebred backgrounds, as well as complimentary business and marketing skills. The slate is as follows:

Kristen Bagdasarian, Versailles, KY
Ali DeGray, Odessa, FL
Lisa Holt, Houston, TX
Emily Lee, Versailles, KY
Joan Lurie, Simpsonville, KY
Joe O’Brien, Simpsonville, KY
Evan Orr, Greensboro, NC
Shawn Stachowski, Mantua, OH
Owen Weaver, Roanoke, VA

For further information contact:

David Mount
ASHA Executive Director
4083 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, KY 40511

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