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Kitchen" with Company B and together with Susan they put it into action. Later that year Company B parted ways with Gail and hired new manager Roy Bermingham (Roy B). In 2019 present members include original member Susan (Johnson) Gonzalez, Dalia Chirinos, and Siddy Benancourt.
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