At the Ossabaw Island Foundation’s annual meeting on January 18, 2018, the following new Board of Trustees officers were announced:

M. Tyus Butler, as Secretary, for a two-year term. He succeeds John Manly.

John Manly, as Chair Elect, for a one-year term.

Continuing officers are Lisa White, Chair; and Mike English, Treasurer.

Newly elected first-term Trustees who began terms in January are:

Leigh Goff, Atlanta;

Vaughnette Goode-Walker, Savannah; and

Denise Grabowski, Savannah.

Trustees elected for a second term beginning in January are:

John C. Helmken II, Savannah; and

John Manly, Savannah.

Also announced was the April 2017 election of Trustee J. Truitt Eavenson, Savannah; filling the unexpired term of Cathy Hill.

Comprised of 18 members, the TOIF Board of Trustees paid special thanks to outgoing Trustees Tom Fischer and Ted Moore of Savannah; and Rosemary Magee of Atlanta. They also recognized past Trustees Cathy Hill and Gail Smith, both of whom resigned during 2017 due to professional scheduling conflicts.