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        <ExplanationTxt>BRITTANY YOUNG, PRESIDENT AND JOANNE YOUNG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ARE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. GAIL AUGUSTON-KOPPEN, BOARD MEMBER, IS THE FOUNDER OF AUGUSTON AND ASSOCIATES, AN INTERNATIONAL RETAINED EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM. DR. CHARMAINE JOHNSON-LEONG WAS BORN IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA AND TRAINED AS A DENTIST THERE. SHE MOVED TO CHICAGO TO FURTHER HER TRAINING AND THEN SOUTH FLORIDA TO SETTLE. CHARMAINE CURRENTLY HAS HER OWN PRACTICE IN LIGHTHOUSE POINT, PREMIER SMILE CENTER.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>A COPY OF THE TAX RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATIONS PRESIDENT, WHO REVIEWS THE TAX RETURN FOR COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY. THE ORGANIZATIONS PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE TAX RETURN TOGETHER.</ExplanationTxt>
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