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Walter G. Howald was elected to serve as the 2002 board president of

the Coast Community College District Board of Trustees at the board’s

Dec. 12 meeting. Howald was first elected to the board of trustees in

1985 and previously served as the coast district’s board president in

1994 and 1998. The Newport Beach resident is president of his law

corporation, which emphasizes civil, business and trial law. He replaces

the Armando R. Ruiz. . . . April Kemp has rejoined McCarthy Building Cos.

Inc., with offices in Newport Beach, as marketing coordinator for the

firm’s Southern California division. She is responsible for assisting and

supervising the design of presentation materials for projects in Southern

California, as well as preparing and coordinating responses to requests

for proposals and qualifications. McCarthy is one of California’s largest

commercial builders and is the nation’s oldest privately held

construction firm with 138 years of experience.