<div dir="auto">We recently went through this whole process and the board ultimately decided to apply for both. Happy to chat further about our experience and the legal advice we were given. <br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt" align="left"><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(28,69,135);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jess Hand, MPH </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(28,69,135);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(28,69,135);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400">Personal Pronouns (she/her)</span><br></span></p><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(28,69,135);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">556 SE Jackson Street, Roseburg OR 97470</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(28,69,135);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">P:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">541.816.1726</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(28,69,135);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">W:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(225,182,182);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://www.thriveumpqua.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.thriveumpqua.com</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(28,69,135);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">E:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="mailto:jessica@thriveumpqua.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">jessica@thriveumpqua.com</span></a></p></span><u style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://www.cloudhq.net/meeting/jessica@thriveumpqua.com" target="_blank">Schedule a Meeting</a></u></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt" align="left"><span><font color="#1155cc" face="Century Gothic, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap"><u><br></u></span></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:106px;height:41px"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/gqyNIxSsmwzx0JKK_eOyzkH18LyCzg-gFEh3JyeqmsGHV0e9MRa-98pSfm0XczRIb1kPUIkmBcIGTiix2ZlzwRMbJE95w6YxOJPgQ6M3ABZoI8rx49WraYMr7js4UjDD3h0uKI0l" width="106" height="41" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px"></spa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