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("SOAR"), A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, WAS CREATED WITH THE PRIMARY PURPOSE TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE A RESILIENT AND DIVERSE EASTERN KENTUCKY ECONOMY BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, VISION, AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE REGIONAL PRACTICES AND ENHANCE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENTS IN AREAS SUCH AS JOB CREATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, TOURISM, EDUCATIONAL AND LIFELONG LEARNING, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, ARTS AND HERITAGE, AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND FOOD SYSTEMS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE SOAR EXECUTIVE BOARD APPOINTED JIM HOST AS CHAIR OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE. JEAN HALE AND TOM HUNTER ALSO SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE. THEY PARTNERED WITH THE STATE PERSONNEL DIRECTOR WHO CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND CRAFTED THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND SALARY RANGE BASED ON HIS FINDINGS. USING THE RECOMMENDED CRITERIA THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE CONDUCTED A NATIONWIDE SEARCH, NARROWING THE CANDIDATES DOWN TO FOUR WHO WERE CHOSEN FOR IN PERSON INTERVIEWS. TWO OF THOSE CANDIDATES WERE RECOMMENDED FOR INTERVIEWS WITH THE GOVERNOR AND CONGRESSMAN. THE GOVERNOR AND CONGRESSMAN SELECTED THE FINAL CANDIDATE WHICH WAS RECOMMENDED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC