The Power of Connections

TA B L E O F CONTENTS

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PREFACE

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO

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CHAPTER 1—CONNECTING COMMUNITIES: THE EVOLUTION OF CREC

14

CHAPTER 2—A SEASON OF GROWTH AND INNOVATION

34

CHAPTER 3—OPERATING WITH INTEGRITY

42

CHAPTER 4—BUILT ON ACCOUNTABILITY

52

CHAPTER 5—DRIVEN BY INNOVATION

60

CHAPTER 6—COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY

80

CHAPTER 7—POWERING THE FUTURE

86

APPENDICES

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CEOS || 1998–2021

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2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS || 1998–2020

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OPERATION ROUND UP TRUSTEES BY YEAR

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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