Risch appoints new members to council

BOISE - Governor Jim Risch recently appointed eight new members to serve on the Governor's Coordinating Council for Families and Children (GCCFC).

These members will serve two-year terms on the council, which is co-chaired by A.F. Skip Oppenheimer, and Carolyn Terteling-Payne. The GCCFC was established by Executive Order, and is comprised of representatives from across the state that are working to improve the well-being of families and children in Idaho.

"It is vitally important that our children and families in Idaho have a strong foundation," said Risch. "This council, which is well represented by committed individuals from throughout Idaho, will help build those partnerships on behalf of families and children."

Members of the GCCFC represent a broad based constituency of business, law enforcement, judiciary, education, state agency, faith-based and family advocacy.

The following individuals are newly appointed to the Governor/s Coordinating Council for Families and Children by Governor Risch:

• Shirley Alexander, Boise
• Barbara Bode, Moore
• Al Cinnamon, Emmett
• Francis Coffey, Plummer
• Don Hall, Twin Falls
• Ellen Jaeger, Coeur d'Alene
• Tiffany McAllister, Moscow
• Grayden Stanley, Twin Falls

Current council members include:

• Lynn Allen, Boise
• Sandy Ashworth, Bonners Ferry
• Mary Aucutt, Boise
• Michael Boerner, Boise
• Michelle Britton, Boise
• Brian Dale, Boise
• Clete Edmunson, New Plymouth
• Doug Fagerness, Coeur d'Alene
• Erica Feider, Boise
• Margaret Ganyo, Chubbuck
• Sergio Gutierrez, Boise
• Sharon Harrigfeld, Boise
• Roma Hawkins, Idaho Falls
• Margaret Henbest, Boise
• Julie Kane, Lapwai
• Celeste Keller, Boise
• Nathalie Kretzmann, Grangeville
• Nancy Lopez, Idaho Falls
• Matt McCarter, Boise
• Bryan Murray, Pocatello
• A.F. Skip Oppenheimer, Boise
• Erin Pfaeffle, Ketchum
• Carolyn Terteling-Payne, Boise
• Laurie Thomas, Coeur d'Alene
• Patricia Tobias, Boise