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Boyack has lived in Poway since 1989. The following lists her community and professional service since that time.

COMMUNITY 06-Jul Established Poway Community Leadership Institute (PCLI) with the City of Poway, the Poway Chamber of Commerce and Poway Unified School District. 06-Jul Set up Poway Historical Markers program 06-May Helped establish annual Poway Family Focus Night which received national media attention 06-Jan Worked with Red Cross at SALSA 05-Nov Trained American Red Cross volunteer 05-Oct Held Semi-annual Poway Town Hall meetings 05-Jan Appointed to Metro Wastewater Commission 04-Nov Elected to Poway City Council 04 Awarded “Woman of Distinction” by the Poway Soroptimists Club 04 Ambassador for the Palomar-Pomerado Health System 04 Woman of the Year, California State 75th Assembly District, 2004 03 Poway Community Fire Relief Coordinator 03 Received the Wallace Community Service Award from J. Reuben Clark Law Society 03 Nominated for Woman of Merit, North County Times 02 - 04 Republican Central Committee member 02 - 04 Member of Poway Budget Advisory committee 02 - present Community Campaign Chairman for Boys and Girls Club of Poway 02 Developed Poway Patch Program with the City for youth 02 Assisted in getting crossing guard for Meadowbrook Ln. & Pomerado Rd. 01 - present Poway Chamber of Commerce, member of Governmental Affairs & Business Development committees 01 - present Mothers Without Borders National Board Member - work with international orphans and family service projects. Vice-President of Poway chapter. 01 - present Rotary Club of Poway member 01 - present Republican Women of RB parlimentarian 01 - 04 Poway City Parks and Rec Committee 01 - 02 Campaign for Jeff Bostwick for Superior Court Judge 00 - 01 Member of Poway Kiwanis 99 - 00  Area coordinator for Proposition 22 - Protect Marriage Initiative 99 Got flashing lights for Pomerado Rd. at school crossing, removal of crosswalk, & florescent school signs for City for school area 96   Chairman Poway City Budget Advisory Committee 96 Ran for City Council, 3rd highest vote getter 95 - 96 Redevelopment Committee member 95 Got mini-park put in Arbolitos Sports Park to prevent commercial development in that space. 93  Got speed reduction signs, etc. on Crestwood Ave. 92 Got median strips paved on Glen Oak   Soccer:  team mom

Boyack with BSA Troop 603 after a recent service project was completed.   Boyack at another Mother's Without Borders service project

PTA

02	Received the Palomar Council PTA Honorary Service Award
00 - 02	Poway HS PTSA VP - Legislation Pomerado Elementary PTA Legislation Rep.
99	Pomerado PTA Honorary Service Award
99 - 01	Parliamentarian Pomerado PTA
97 - 99	President of Pomerado PTA, PTA won Outstanding Unit in California and went to National competition. Giant sea mural, raised over $20,000 for books/literacy, raised $15,000 for art program – began art program at Pomerado. Instituted VIP – Very Important Person volunteer program. Multicultural Day – created a school-wide 2-day multicultural celebration
89 - 94	Directed Book Fair for PTA for five years
94 - 95	Historian, Carnival Staff, Book Fair at Pomerado
89 - 90	Vice President-Ways and Means, at Pomerado
87 - present	Actively involved in PTA since 1987, holding various leadership positions

06-Aug Rotary Internation, Paul Harris Fellow award 04 Awarded “Woman of Distinction” by the Poway Soroptimists Club 04 Woman of the Year, Califocnia State 75th Assembly District, 2004 03 Wallace Community Service Award from J. Reuben Clark Law Society 03 Nominated for Woman of Merit, North County Times 02 Received BYU Alumni Association Outstanding Community Service Award 02 Received the Palomar Council PTA Honorary Service Award 99 Pomerado PTA Hononrary Service Award 98 BSA Den Leader Coach Award 97 BSA Silver Beaver - Highest award in the Council 97 BSA Distinguished Commissioner Award 95 BSA Award of Merit 94  Boy Scout Leader Award 94 BSA Commissioner's Totem 94  BSA Commissioner's Key 94  Cub Scouter Award 94  On My Honor Award 92 BSA Arrowhead Honor

CHURCH
Active member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Past positions include:

- Current teacher of teens in Sunday School.
- President of Women's organization
- Teacher of adult Sunday School
- Member of Choir
- Work with youth - teaching, camp, music, etc.

In 2000/2001, organized Nativity Christmas Open house attended by around 10,000 public