Peggy Preston and Aaron Zalis Elected to Serve on PSRS/PEERS Board of Trustees

 Peggy Preston and Aaron Zalis have been declared elected to the PSRS/PEERS Board of Trustees  effective September 19, 2008.

Zalis fills the position vacated by the resignation of former Board Chairman Phil Wright in April, and will serve out the remainder of Dr. Wright’s term, which ends June 30, 2012. Preston fills the position vacated by the retirement of Board member Cheryl Boggess in July. She will serve out the remainder of Boggess’ term, which ends June 30, 2010. An October election had been planned to fill the two open positions on the Board, but that was not required, since Preston and Zalis were the only candidates who filed nominating petitions. They were declared elected after the certification of the validity of their petitions and accompanying signatures was completed by an auditing committee.

Aaron Zalis

Preston will serve her third term on the Board, having been first elected to the Board July 1, 2000. She has 30 years of teaching experience, and is currently a computer instructor for grades K-4 at Century Elementary in Nixa, MO. This will be Zalis’ first term on the Board. Zalis has been a part of Rolla Public Schools’ administration since 1994, and presently serves as Deputy Superintendent for Human Resources and Support Services at the district. For more information on Preston and Zalis, visit the Board of Trustees section of our Web site.

Peggy Preston