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Regent Mindy BarfieldPresent
Regent Karen BeardenPresent
Regent Onaje Navaar CunninghamPresent
Regent Elaine FarrisPresent
Regent Derrick GilmorePresent
Regent Paul HarnicePresent
Regent Dalton JantzenPresent by video
Regent Elgie McFaydenPresent
Regent Syamala H.K. ReddyPresent
Regent Roger ReynoldsPresent
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