Three individuals — two with Western Kenosha County ties — were sworn in Monday as members of the Gateway Technical College District Board of Trustees.
R. Scott Pierce is a newly appointed board member, Roger Zacharias is a returning board member after a one-year absence, and Rebecca Vail was reappointed to her seat. The three were appointed to three-year terms to run from 2009-12. Zacharias served on the board 2004-08.
Pierce is the district administrator for the Central High School District of Westosha, Vail is the district administrator for Twin Lakes School District #4 (Lakewood School) and Zacharias is a business representative/organizer for Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters.
The three were selected by an appointment committee made up of chairpersons of the Kenosha County, Racine County, and Elkhorn County boards of supervisors.
Selected to serve as board officers were: Fred Burkhardt, trustee board chairperson; Zacharias, vice-chairperson; Vail, secretary; and Suzanne Henkel Deans, treasurer.