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Chawanakee board elects Bigelow president, Parish vice president and Thornburg clerk
Summary
At a Dec. 16 special meeting, the Chawanakee Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously elected Barbara Bigelow as president, Elisabeth Parish as vice president and Jack Thornburg as clerk for 2026.
The Chawanakee Unified School District Board of Trustees reorganized its leadership at a special meeting on Dec. 16, 2025, electing Barbara Bigelow as board president. Elisabeth Parish nominated Bigelow for president; Jack Thornburg seconded the nomination, and the motion passed unanimously. The meeting record lists Trustees Bigelow, Hutchens, Thornburg and Parish as voting Aye; Trustee Seth Waltner was absent.
The board also elected Elisabeth Parish as vice president and Jack Thornburg as clerk. Bigelow nominated Parish for vice president; Thornburg seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Jessie Hutchens nominated Thornburg for clerk; Parish seconded, and that motion also passed without dissent. The newly elected president, Barbara Bigelow, assumed the chair for the remainder of the meeting.
