Tag: annual election

Posted on

July 9: Annual Chapter Meeting, in person only

Join NPSOT-Williamson County Thursday, July 9, 2026, for our annual chapter meeting. This month’s meeting is in-person only. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  

The agenda includes election results and the presentation of NPSOT membership anniversary pins.

==> This month we meet at the Georgetown Public Library, 2nd floor, 402 West 8th St, Georgetown, TX 78626. Come early (6:30 PM) for expert advice, to check out the seed swap board, or just to visit.

Texas Thistle
Texas Thistle, Cirsium texanum (Photo credit: Pat Donica)

At every meeting, we give away a book — about native plants or the meeting topic — to one randomly chosen in-person attendee!

Have an idea for a speaker?  Let Program Leader Susie Hickman know via  email to wilco-chapter@npsot.org.

NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public. We hope you attend!  Meetings may be in person, virtual, or both, so be sure to check details in the meeting announcement. Meetings are announced on our website, our calendar and Facebook. See upcoming topics on our page Wilco Home or on our Calendar.

Posted on

Chapter Members, your 2026-2027 ballot is “in the mail”

Ballots for the NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter officer election were emailed directly to current chapter members on June 20 and June 21, using the email addresses on file with the Society’s state office. (If the record for an address shows a person has declined to receive NPSOT email, that address was not included in the bulk email.) 

If you do not see the ballot email in your inbox, please check your spam folder.  If you still do not see your ballot email, please contact the NPSOT-Wilco webmaster using this form.

As announced at our June chapter meeting and in a blog post, the online election is underway for chapter officers to serve from September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027. Only Williamson County Chapter members are eligible to vote.  Election results will be announced at the chapter meeting on July 9, 2026.

See the full announcement in this blog post.

Schedule Recap:
June 11 – Nominations for elected offices open and initial slate announced at chapter meeting and in a June 12 blog post
June 18 – Nominations for elected offices close
June 20-21 – Ballot emailed to chapter members
June 21 – Blog post to alert members
July 4 – Last day to vote
July 9 – Election results announced at chapter meeting
Sept 1 – New board term begins

Posted on

2026-2027 Chapter Board Election Info, Nominations & Dates

The following information was announced to attendees at the chapter meeting held on June 11, 2026.

All elected NPSOT-Wilco Board positions for the term September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, are open for nominations.  June 18, 2026 is the last day to submit a nomination for the ballot.

  • Elected board positions may have more than 1 nominee on the ballot.
  • You may nominate someone for a position even if we have a candidate listed.
  • You MUST obtain someone’s permission before nominating them.
  • Send nominations to wilco-chapter@npsot.org.
  • The ballot and voting instructions will be emailed to chapter members only by June 21.
  • Results will be announced at our July 9 chapter meeting.

The final slate will be published in late June when we email ballots and voting instructions to chapter members. Only chapter members are eligible to vote. Ballots will be sent to the member email addresses on file with the Society’s state office.  After we email the ballot to chapter members, we’ll publish a blog post alerting chapter members to check their email.

Descriptions of elected and appointed board positions can be found near the bottom of the Home page in the section Chapter Documents -> Chapter Board Member Duties.

Current Nominees/Slate for Elected Positions

PositionOutgoing BoardCurrent Nominees
for 9/1/2026 to 8/31/2027
PresidentMark StoetzerMark Stoetzer
Vice PresidentErin BuhlErin Buhl
SecretaryBecky SloanCassandra York-Brugnone
TreasurerTyson BartlettTyson Bartlett
DirectorKim JonesNancy Kunschik
DirectorNathaniel WoodwardNathaniel Woodward
Not Subject to Election
Past PresidentNancy CoppermanNancy Copperman

Schedule Recap:
June 11 – Nominations for elected offices open and initial slate announced at chapter meeting and in this blog post
June 18 – Nominations for elected offices close
by June 21 – Ballot emailed to chapter members; blog post to alert members
July 4 – Last day to vote
July 9 – Election results announced at chapter meeting
Sept 1 – New board term begins