Rhonda Norby of Equibase Company has been elected to serve as president of the Turf Publicists of America (TPA) for 2017 and 2018, it was announced Tuesday at the University of Arizona Symposium on Racing & Gaming. Norby served as a vice president for 2014-16 and succeeds Jim Mulvihill of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA).
At the same time it was announced Joe Bacigalupo, of the NTRA, and Jennie Rees, who handles publicity work for Ellis Park, Kentucky Downs and the Kentucky Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA), were elected as 2017-18 vice presidents. Additionally, Jeff Maday of Canterbury Park will serve out the remaining year of Norby's existing term as vice president. This will be a second term for Bacigalupo while Rees and Maday will serve for the first time. The trio will join current vice president Lynne Snierson and secretary-treasurer Dave Zenner, each of whom were elected last year to serve two-year terms in 2016 and 2017.
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