James Joins Winona Council

January 11, 2017 at 7:27 p.m.

By Michael [email protected]

WINONA?LAKE – Heather James, 42, of 215 Roy St., Winona Lake, was elected Tuesday by the Republican caucus to fill Robert Swanson’s Ward 4 seat on the Winona Lake Town Council.
She was uncontested.
Swanson resigned in December because he moved out of the district.
“I feel serving as a town?council member is a way to give back to the community we worked  hard to be a part of,” James said.
James first moved to Kosciusko County 16 years ago after she and her husband, Chad, graduated from Ball State University.
Chad is a state trooper assigned to the Bremen Post.
They settled in?Warsaw and moved to Winona Lake about eight years ago.
James said she was a stay-at-home mom for most of her life, but stayed active in the community.
She has previously served on the Greater Warsaw Cooperative Preschool board and the Warsaw Community High School theater booster board as a parent representative. She has three children, ages 16, 12 and 7.
She recently worked as event coordinator at the Center for Lake and Streams at Grace College. Recently, she became a consultant for the center’s events and took a part-time job at a dental office.
“I’m just excited to learn and see how I can better serve the community,” James said.

WINONA?LAKE – Heather James, 42, of 215 Roy St., Winona Lake, was elected Tuesday by the Republican caucus to fill Robert Swanson’s Ward 4 seat on the Winona Lake Town Council.
She was uncontested.
Swanson resigned in December because he moved out of the district.
“I feel serving as a town?council member is a way to give back to the community we worked  hard to be a part of,” James said.
James first moved to Kosciusko County 16 years ago after she and her husband, Chad, graduated from Ball State University.
Chad is a state trooper assigned to the Bremen Post.
They settled in?Warsaw and moved to Winona Lake about eight years ago.
James said she was a stay-at-home mom for most of her life, but stayed active in the community.
She has previously served on the Greater Warsaw Cooperative Preschool board and the Warsaw Community High School theater booster board as a parent representative. She has three children, ages 16, 12 and 7.
She recently worked as event coordinator at the Center for Lake and Streams at Grace College. Recently, she became a consultant for the center’s events and took a part-time job at a dental office.
“I’m just excited to learn and see how I can better serve the community,” James said.
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