Heartland Board of Trustees seats two new members

 

[April 30, 2019] 

Two new members of the District 540 Board of Trustees will be seated at Heartland Community College On Tuesday, April 30.

Thomas Whitt and Nicci Van Dyke will be sworn in as Board Members during the group’s monthly meeting.

Thomas Whitt of Bloomington was elected to a six-year term on the Board of Trustees in the April 2 election. A graduate of Michigan State University with a B.A. in Political Science and also earned an Associate's Degree in Radiologic Technology from Lake Michigan College, He is a CT Technologist at OSF St. Joseph Hospital.

Whitt ran unopposed for a seat that was vacated by Pat Hardesty, who opted to pursue an open two-year term on the Board. Hardesty was elected to the two-year seat.

Nicci Van Dyke was selected to serve as Student Trustee in the March 27 Heartland Student Government Association elections. Van Dyke is completing her first year at Heartland and also plays for the Hawks Softball team.

The Board of Trustees meeting is scheduled for 6:00 p.m., April 30 at Heartland Community College Community Commons Room 2012, 1500 W. Raab Road, Normal.

[Steve Fast
Associate Director of Public Information
Heartland Community College]