{"id":8,"date":"2016-01-05T19:09:36","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T19:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynzilla.com\/bluegrass\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-03-20T00:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T00:24:27","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainebluegrass.org\/test\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"BMAM Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;9219&#8243; el_class=&#8221;header-fade&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Leadership&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1773688448439{margin-right: 100px !important;margin-left: 100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Officers&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23102ce5&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The position of president is elected yearly. 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