Annual meeting on Saturday, January 6th, from 11:30 am to 2:00-ish, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Otero County, located at 1010 E 16th St in Alamogordo. Also known as a general membership meeting, our chapter will review previous meeting minutes, dispense reports, hold officer elections, appoint committee members, plan future activities, revise programs, etc.
This meeting is a great opportunity to really learn more about what the Native Plant Society is all about for those of you who don’t normally attend events or meetings. While it does have a formal board meeting agenda, it is still very much an open dialogue wherein all members have a voice. As dues paying members – your voice matters and we would really love your input as we put the program together for this year.
While some of the content/reports may be made available as printouts at the meeting, most will be projected during the meeting to save trees/paper.
Anyone else interested in an officer position, please let us know so we can make/update ballots.
There is going to also be a potluck.
Elections are every two years, with alternate year slates of president & secretaries, then vice president & treasurer & director at large (state representative).
| Officers: | Expiring: | Non-expiring: | Elected to 2 year terms | 2025 elections: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Jen Gruger, to member | Russell Davis | |||
| Vice President | Russell Davis, to president | Elva Österreich (2024: elected to vacancy by the board) | |||
| Treasurer | Karen LeComte | Karen LeComte | |||
| Recording Secretary | Kerry Coleman, re-elected | Kerry Coleman, re-elected | |||
| Membership Secretary | Kathy Fuller, to member | Cathy McCloskey | |||
| State Representative, Director at Large | Laurel Berry | Laurel Berry |
12 people attended the three and a half hour meeting. Congratulations to Jen Gruger for her six year run as president. Russell Davis took over the presidency from Jen. Cathy McCloskey took over as Membership Secretary from Kathy Fuller. Kerry Coleman re-elected as Recording Secretary. Decision to fund $2000 in botany grants, and $1000 to the NMSU Herbaria.
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