Moraine Park Technical College is currently accepting applications for three positions, employer member, employee member, and additional member on the Moraine Park Technical College District Board. The application time frame is February 8 to February 22, with the terms ending June 2022.

The employer and additional members must reside within one of these Moraine Park District regions: east of the east shore of Lake Winnebago; east of the east boundary of the towns of Fond du Lac and Oakfield in Fond du Lac County; east of the east boundary of the towns of Leroy, Williamstown, Oak Grove, and Lowell in Dodge County.

The employee member must reside within one of these Moraine Park District regions: west of the east shore of Lake Winnebago; west of the east boundary of the towns of Fond du Lac and Oakfield in Fond du Lac County; west of the east boundary of the towns of Leroy, Williamstown, Oak Grove, and Lowell in Dodge County.

The employer and employee members must be representatives of the businesses and industries within the Moraine Park Technical College District.

Interested individuals can receive application materials from the County Board Chairperson or Clerk of any of the following counties: Calumet, Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Sheboygan, Washington, Waushara, and Winnebago or by contacting Jaclyn Jelinek, Moraine Park Technical College, 235 North National Avenue, P. O. Box 1940, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54936-1940, telephone (920) 929-2127, e-mail jjelinek@morainepark.edu. 

Candidates should mail their completed application to Mr. Lowell Prill, Secretary, Moraine Park Technical College District Board, 235 North National Avenue, P. O. Box 1940, Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1940. Their submission must include at least two written references supporting their nomination and be received by 4:30 p.m. on February 22, 2019. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Applicants are also required to attend the public hearing of the District Board Appointment Committee tentatively scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 25, 2019, at Moraine Park Technical College. A legal notice announcing the exact date, time, and location of this meeting will be published sometime during the week of February 25 or March 4, 2019.

For more information on the open positions, please contact Jaclyn Jelinek at (920) 929-2127 or jjelinek@morainepark.edu.

For more information on Moraine Park, visit morainepark.edu.

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