Two candidates are vying for a seat on the Flathead Valley Community College Board of Trustees.
Callie Langohr, a longtime high school principal in Kalispell, faces Terry Kramer, a longtime local businessman, in the trustees election for the Flathead and Glacier high school districts in Kalispell.
Ballots were mailed out this week and are due back by May 5.
The FVCC Board of Trustees is the governing body of the college. The trustees are charged with the primary responsibilities of establishing college policies and selecting a president to administer the operations of the institution. The seven members are elected by the citizens of Flathead County and serve three-year terms on a rotating basis.
Langohr has served as the principal at Glacier High School since its inception in 2007. She was named the Class AA Principal of the Year in 2013. Prior to Glacier, she was principal at Flathead High School for seven years. She received a masters of education degree in career guidance and counseling at Montana State University at Northern.
Langohr was named to the FVCC board in February among 10 candidates who applied for the vacant board position previously held by Ralene Sliter, who passed away Jan. 7. The remaining six trustees selected Langohr.
Kramer, who was among the candidate pool in February, has a background in business and nonprofit work. He founded Kramer Enterprises, a residential and commercial construction company, 12 years ago. The Montana State Employer’s Council named Kramer Enterprises as the 2014 Employer of Choice for the entire state.
He has served as an executive board member of Flathead Valley Habitat For Humanity and as a charter board member of the Gateway Community Center. With his wife Deb, Kramer has also helped co-found the local charities Operation Santa and Operation Finally Home Flathead.
For more information about Kramer, visit his campaign page on Facebook.
FVCC canceled its other trustees race for the Whitefish, Columbia Falls and Bigfork school districts because incumbent Tom McElwain ran unopposed.