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United Way’s new board members

COSHOCTON – The United Way of Coshocton is adding five new board members, Susan Turner, Kay Lane, Delia Meek, Rebecca Porteus and Craig Dukes.

Turner, county recorder, has been a volunteer and belonged to many organizations including Jr. Women’s Club, Habitat for Humanity, Farm Bureau, Township Association, Leadership Coshocton, Rising Tide and Coshocton Clean Up Day. Her hobbies include being an OHSAA swimming official, gardening and being with her grandchildren. She lives with her husband Mike and they have two grown children and two grandchildren.

Lane has worked at Jones Metal for 26 years, graduated from Leadership Coshocton and currently volunteers as a driver for the youth Leadership program. She has been on the Jones Metal Campaign committee and has served on the board previously. She lives with her husband Randy and they have two daughters.

Meek has worked for Coshocton Hospital for 24 years as clinic administrator and serves on the Sacred Heart School board, Sacred Heart church choir, is a graduate of Coshocton Leadership and volunteers with the First Step Bingo. She served as the campaign chair for hospital during the 2014-2015 campaign. Her hobbies include traveling and collecting vintage jewelry. Meek lives with her husband Jeffrey and they have one daughter.

Porteus is the vice president of Century National Bank and served as the past United Way board president. She also volunteers with the River View Athletic Boosters and serves as the secretary of the Coshocton Foundation and the 4H Endowment Committee. She lives with her husband Knox and they have three children.

Dukes has worked for RockTenn for over a year as the safety manager. He served in the post-Vietnam conflict and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for being part of a team that rescued two pilots shot down in the Laos/Cambodia area. He enjoys the outdoors, playing guitar, mountain biking and motorcycling. Craig has two grown children and two grandchildren.