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Committee begins receiving applications for Gateway Board of Trustees seats

The Board Appointment Committee for the Gateway Technical College District Board of Trustees will accept applications from district residents seeking appointment to the board.

Deadline to apply for the appointment is Feb. 24:

  • At 5 p.m. for paper/hand-delivered submissions
  • At 11:59 p.m. for electronic submissions.

Three seats are open for appointment. All have terms beginning July 1 and ending June 30, 2029.

Those holding the three seats up for reappointment are Ram Bhatia, Rebecca Matoska-Mentink and Zaida Lange-Irisson. Bhatia has already announced he would not seek selection again.

One seat is open from Kenosha County and two from Racine County. In addition, the group of members selected must also meet the following criteria:

One must be an elected member. In general, an elected official is a state or local official as defined by 5.02 of Wisconsin Statutes. Examples include city council, common council, county board, school board, sheriff, Legislature, town board, town clerk and village board.

Two must be an additional member. In general, all residents of a technical college district are eligible to serve as an additional member.

Applications must include two letters of reference. Applicants must be present at the 5:30 p.m. March 23 public hearing to be interviewed by the appointment committee made up of representatives from the Kenosha County, Walworth County and Racine County boards of supervisors. The meeting will be held in the Quad Rooms on the college's Racine Campus, 1001 S. Main St. Those interested in applying can obtain the application/affidavit packet:

  • Online at gtc.edu/boardapp.
  • From the office of the college president, located in Room l-201 of the Inspire Center at Gateway’s Kenosha Campus, 3520-30th Ave., Kenosha. Contact David Elliott, (262) 564-3614 or elliottd@gtc.edu for more information.