GOVERNOR RISCH APPOINTS NEW MEMBERS
TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN 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