July 11 Chapter Meeting: Annual Chapter Meeting

Join NPSOT-Williamson County Thursday, July 11, 2024, for our annual chapter meeting. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  

Results of the chapter board election will be announced and membership anniversary pins will be presented (if the recipient attends in-person; if not attending this meeting in-person, the pins will be provided another way after the meeting). 

Exciting news! We’ll also have a short discussion about a new project. NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter is developing a user-friendly database of native plants for Williamson County. Find out the goals and the benefits to the chapter and the public. 

==> This month, if you attend in person, we’re at the Georgetown Public Library*, 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. (*in case you have old data, this month was originally planned to be at GT Parks & Rec but we were able to reserve the library after all)

==> To attend via Zoom register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAuce6tqj4uG9xDoQwv-lUAiKNDQJIMxfk3#/registration

image of American basket-flowers
American basket-flowers, Centaurea americana. June 2023, field trip to Tejas Park.

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 [email protected].

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.

2024-2025 Chapter Board Election Info, Nominations & Dates

The following information was announced to attendees at the in-person chapter meeting held on June 13, 2024.

All elected NPSOT-Wilco Board positions for the term September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, are open for nominations.  June 20 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 [email protected].
  • The ballot and voting instructions will be emailed to chapter members only in late June.
  • Results will be announced at our July 11 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.  On the day we email the ballot to chapter members, we will 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 page Wilco Home in the section Chapter Documents -> Chapter Board Member Duties.

Current Nominees/Slate for Elected Positions

All currently elected board members are completing their 1st term office.

PositionOutgoing BoardCurrent Nominees
for 9/1/2024 to 8/31/2025
PresidentNancy CoppermanNancy Copperman
Vice PresidentGary BowersGary Bowers
SecretaryAnne AdamsAnne Adams
TreasurerMark StoetzerMark Stoetzer
DirectorTyson BartlettTyson Bartlett
DirectorChristie GardnerChristie Gardner
Not Subject to Election
Past PresidentBeth ErwinBeth Erwin

Schedule Recap:
June 13 – Nominations for elected offices are open & this initial slate announced at chapter meeting & in blog post
June 20 – Nominations for elected offices close
by June 24 – Ballot emailed to chapter members; blog post to alert members
July 8 – Last day to vote
July 11 – Election results announced at chapter meeting
Sept 1 – New board term begins

Chapter Members, your 2023-2024 ballot is “in the mail”

As previously announced in chapter meetings and blog posts, we’re holding an online election for Williamson County Chapter officers for the term September 1, 2023 through August 30, 2024. Only Williamson County chapter members are eligible to vote. 

Separately from this blog post, online voting instructions were emailed directly to chapter members today, June 25, using the email addresses on file with the Society’s state office.  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 webmaster Pat Donica using this form.

Election results will be announced at our chapter meeting on July 13 (meeting announcement).

Officers are elected by chapter members. Other positions are appointed, not elected.  All positions for the incoming board are shown below for both elected and non-elected positions.

NPSOT-Wilco Nominees for September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024

Elected Board Positions (Officers)

Position9/1/2023 to 8/31/2024
PresidentNancy Copperman
Vice PresidentGary Bowers
SecretaryAnne Adams
TreasurerMark Stoetzer
DirectorTyson Bartlett
DirectorChristie Gardner
Not Subject to Election:
Past PresidentBeth Erwin

Non-Elected (Appointed) Board Positions

Position9/1/2023 to 8/31/2024
Education** OPEN **
Field TripsKathy Galloway
Membership** OPEN **
Plant RescuesAshley Landry
Plant SalesBeth Erwin, Randy Pensabene
ProgramsSusie Hickman
ProjectsNancy Pumphrey
Social MediaDiana Wilson
WebmasterPat Donica

If you would like to learn more about an open position, let us know at [email protected].

Schedule Recap:
June 1 – Nominations open announced in blog post
June 8 – Nominations period announced at chapter meeting
June 18 – Nominations close
by June 26 June 25 – Ballot emailed to chapter members
July 10 – Last day to vote
July 13 – Election results announced at chapter meeting