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New members join land trust board

Four new members will join the 18-member board of Land Trust for the Little Tennessee, a Franklin-based nonprofit focused on land and water conservation. 

  • Dave Ackerman is a Boy Scout Leader, board member for Cherokee County Schools and owner of Andrews Veterinary Clinic.
  • Joyce Dugan was the first female chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and is a retired educator. 
  • Tom Hahn is a managing member of Hahn properties and lives in Franklin. 
  • Rita Salain is a Macon County native and principal in Georgia-based Health Management Consultants. 
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