Mesa Public School officials last week bid a fond farewell to two Governing Board members who each have devoted 12 years to the nonpaying position.
Board President Elaine Miner and Steven Peterson are retiring and will be replaced in January by Lara Salmon Ellingson and Joe OâReilly, winners in last monthâs election along with incumbent Kiana Maria Sears.
A video featuring several community leaders thanking Miner and Peterson accompanied individual tributes by Superintendent Dr. Andi Fourlis, several other administrators, Sears and board members Jenny Richardson and Marcie Hutchinson.
Miner served on the board 1999-2007 and then returned in 2017 while Richardson has served three consecutive terms.