Karen El-Chaar of Salisbury Township has been elected president of the board of directors of the Lehigh Valley Community Broadcasters Association, the parent of public radio station WDIY-88.1 FM. wdiy.org.

El-Chaar, Executive Director of Friends of the Allentown Parks, previously served as vice president of the association’s board.

She succeeds Mike Kraynak of Center Valley, who works in product development, Knoll Inc., East Greenville, association board president 2011-2015.

Officers elected by the association board include Charles James of Bethlehem (St. Luke’s University Health Network) and Atty. Donald Miles of Bethlehem, who will serve as vice presidents.

Re-elected as officers were treasurer Michelle Bitner of Zionsville (Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits) and secretary Geoffrey Chambers of Whitehall (Sungard K-12).

The station’s staff of six employees is led by executive director Wagner Previato.