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Debra Chaney
Lisa Bakker
Elaine Meyer
Glenn Kew
Lynn Fevold
Hampton With MAPC for 36 years.
Grundy Center With MAPC for 28 years.
Hampton With MAPC for 25 years.
Hampton With MAPC for 24 years.
Eagle Grove With MAPC for 23 years.
Barbara Smith
Ryan Harvey
Pam DeVries
Kim Demory
Diane Paige
Hampton With MAPC for 22 years.
Hampton With MAPC for 20 years.
Debra Oelmann
Kathleen Fisher
Clarion With MAPC for 15 years.
Butler County With MAPC for 10 years.
Ana Olsthoorn
Rebecca Peter
Hampton With MAPC for 20 years.
Travis Fischer
Eagle Grove With MAPC for 20 years.
Grundy Center With MAPC for 15 years.
Ruth Katz
Susan O’Brien
ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞ ŚƌŽŶŝĐůĞ With MAPC for 10 years.
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Debra Collins
Jack Zimmerman
Garner With MAPC for 10 years.
Garner With MAPC for 10 years.
Hampton With MAPC for 10 years.
Hampton With MAPC for 10 years.
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Donald Vaughn
Clinton Poock
Andrew Shaw
Sarah Duda
Les Houser
Hampton With MAPC for 9 years.
Grundy Center With MAPC for 9 years.
ƵīĂůŽ ĞŶƚĞƌ With MAPC for 8 years.
Clarion With MAPC for 6 years.
Eagle Grove With MAPC for 5 years.
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Jill Harvey
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Toni Venteicher
Hampton With MAPC for 6 years.
Hampton With MAPC for 5 years.
Hampton With MAPC for 5 years.
Hampton With MAPC for 5 years.
Calhoun County With MAPC for 5 years.
Stephanie McManus
Kathryn Pierce
Gerald Haugland
Robert Maharry
Douglas Holmes
Eldora With MAPC for 5 years.
Ogden With MAPC for 5 years.
Monica Edeker
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Hampton With MAPC for 4 years.
Calmar With MAPC for 4 years.
Tanya Beyer
Zoe Larson
Sigourney With MAPC for 5 years.
Amber Kephart
Grundy Center With MAPC for 4 years.
Hampton With MAPC for 4 years.
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Sara Paulsen
Hampton With MAPC for 4 years.
Hampton With MAPC for 3 years.
R.D. Keep
Sharon Bates
Garner With MAPC for 3 years.
Garner With MAPC for 3 years.
Sigourney With MAPC for 3 years.
New Sharon With MAPC for 3 years.
Garner With MAPC for 3 years.
Brenda Abels
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Richard Patrie
Erin Sommers
Grundy Center With MAPC for 3 years.
Eldora With MAPC for 3 years.
Eldora With MAPC for 3 years.
Eldora With MAPC for 3 years.
Calhoun County With MAPC for 3 years.
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Tina Lubben
Hampton With MAPC for 3 years.
Postville With MAPC for 3 years.
Postville With MAPC for 3 years.
Jennifer Olsen
Postville With MAPC for 3 years.
Michaela Kendall
Moli Gerken
Arthur Krull
Leslie Andrews
Amy Forbes
Deborah Loger
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Hampton With MAPC for 3 year.
Hampton With MAPC for 3 years.
Peg Peters
Jenny Seuntjens
Ida Grove With MAPC for 3 years.
Ida Grove With MAPC for 3 years.
Gloria Sykes
Sharon Drahn
Hampton With MAPC for 3 years.
Grundy Center With MAPC for 3 years.
Ida Grove With MAPC for 3 years.
Ida Grove With MAPC for 3 years.
Michael Thornhill
Sharon Jepsen
Ida Grove With MAPC for 3 years.
Ida Grove With MAPC for 3 years.
Ida Grove With MAPC for 3 years.
Kacey Ginn
Clarion With MAPC for 3 years.
Michael Hohenbrink Calmar With MAPC for 3 years.
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Postville With MAPC for 3 years.
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Danielle Potkonak
Rebecca Bruning
Jeri Vanderhiden
CJ Eilers, Jr.
Hampton With MAPC for 2 years.
Parkersburg With MAPC for 2 years.
Ida Grove With MAPC for 2 years.
Calhoun County With MAPC for 2 years.
Hampton With MAPC for 2 years.
Sigourney With MAPC for 2 years.
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Sigourney With MAPC for 2 years.
Duane Johnson
Hampton With MAPC for 1 year.
Teresa Sudderberg Hampton With MAPC for 1 year.
Eldora With MAPC for 1 year.
Hampton With MAPC for 1 year.
Jake Ryder
Emily Ubben
Karla Meier
Bethany Carson
Gregory Forbes
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Parkersburg/Grundy With MAPC for 1 year.
Eldora With MAPC for 1 year.
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Hampton With MAPC for 1 year.
Clarksville With MAPC for 1 year.
Mike Burvee
Steve Peterson
Ida County With MAPC for 1 year.
Bailey Primus
Butler County With MAPC for 1 year.
Hampton With MAPC for 1 year.
Helen Finer
Curran McLaughlin
John Jensen
Anna Jones
ƵīĂůŽ ĞŶƚĞƌ With MAPC for 1 year.
Mike Enzenauer
Katey Reed
Garber With MAPC for 7 months.
Sigourney With MAPC for 7 months.
Ida Grove With MAPC for 7 months.
Hampton With MAPC for 6 months.
Monona With MAPC for 6 months.
Monona With MAPC for 6 months.
Merrilee Harris
James Koenen
David Vallery
Karen Anderson
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Hampton With MAPC for 5 months.
Hampton With MAPC for 3 months.
Allison With MAPC for 3 months.
Garner With MAPC for 3 months.
Eagle Grove With MAPC for 3 months.
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MaeAnna Ubben
Hampton With MAPC for 2 months.
Savannah Howe
Miranda Doud
Kent Cramer
Ogden With MAPC for 2 months.
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Hampton With MAPC for 1 month.
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