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Hope Valley PTA Elects 2024-2025 Board

Wes Platt

31 May 2024 — 1 min read

The parent-teacher association of Hope Valley Elementary School in Durham on Tuesday confirmed its new leadership slate for the upcoming school year.

Members voted in-person during a end-of-year pizza picnic at the school playground to appoint the following:

President: Jocelyn Dawson.
Vice Presidents: Melissa Kromm and Katie Stokes.
Secretary: Seth Crabtree.
Treasurer: Ben Mudrak.
Members at Large: Norma Andino, Ofek Devinney, Marty Triggs.

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