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Welcome to NSA Deana Goldasich, Odessa, FL
Glenn Gutek, Oviedo, FL
Michigan
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Tennessee
Nancy W. Reece, Franklin, TN
NSA is proud to introduce Alvin B. Jackson, Boynton Beach, FL Penny Rosema, Lowell, MI
Texas
the following new members: Randy T. Keirn, St. Petersburg, FL Mississippi Lori L. Barr, Austin, TX
Pierre Taschereau, Hollywood, FL Julie G. Laperouse, Ridgeland, MS Adele Good, Dallas, TX
Alabama John R. Treace, Jacksonville, FL Ken Mann, Sugarland, TX
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Kelley Moore, North Richland Hills, AL Steven J Weber, Hamilton, MT William J. Poston, Boerne, TX
Georgia
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George Horrigan, Roswell, GA
Christine Kyselka, Gilbert, AZ Jennifer Cretsinger, Amherst, NH Russ Riddle, Murphy, TX
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Linda Ann Stewart, Cottonwood, AZ Kevin J. Sweeney, Southlake, TX
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Carol G. McKown, Carmel, IN
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Kentucky Kristy Frieden, Chardon, OH
Colorado West Virginia
John M. Baumann, Louisville, KY Lisa M. Ryan, N. Royalton, OH
Mark B. Beese, Evergreen, CO Bill Forbes, New Martinsville, WV
Casey Hein, Evergreen, CO Maryland Patricia E. Snyder, Columbus, OH Aila Accad, Charleston, WV
David Leonardi, Lakewood, CO Jennifer Fitzpatrick, Baltimore, MD Oregon
Ann Vanderslice, Lakewood, CO Wisconsin
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Mischa P Toland, Rosedale, MD Holly I. Duckworth, Lake Oswego, OR Tina M. Boyle-Whyte, Milwaukee, WI
District of Columbia Massachussetts Tracy A. Butz, Appleton, WI
South Carolina
Gwen A. Tolbart, Washington, DC Charlotte Chartier, Granby, MA Jeffrey M. Kortes, Franklin, WI
Tony Clyburn, Columbia, SC
Florida Belinda Fuchs, South Boston, MA Louise Goodman, Pawleys Island, SC International
Donda M. Combs, Tallahassee, FL Laurie A. Langill, Plymouth, MA Ernie Nivens, Rock Hill, SC Victor C. Diali, Ikoyi, Nigeria
Amanda L. Donnelly, Rockledge, FL Maryann Murphy, Mashpee, MA Vonda S. Skelton, Simpsonville, SC Kashif Ul Haq, Lahore, Pakistan