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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

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Video and Photos from July 10’s Annual Chapter Meeting

During the business portion of the chapter meeting on July 10, out-going president Nancy Copperman announced the officers who will hold elected positions for 2025-2026 for the term that will start on September 1, 2025.

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Out-going President Nancy Copperman
group of people
Incoming Board of Directors: (left to right) Kim Jones (Director), Nathaniel Woodward (Director), Erin Buhl (Vice President), Tyson Bartlett (Treasurer), Mark Stoetzer (President), Becky Sloan (Secretary)
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Celebrating anniversaries! (left to right) Erin Buhl, Mark Stoetzer, Nancy Pumphrey

NPSOT member anniversary milestone pins were presented to folks celebrating 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 years of membership in the Society.

Nancy also announced that NPSOT has awarded chapter member Ashley Landry (founder of The Native Plant Rescue Project) a Lifetime Membership in NPSOT for her native plant conservation work.

The chapter meeting’s business slides are here.

Lastly, the evening’s featured presentation by Randy Pensabene and Gary Bowers was an overview and demonstration of “WilcoScape,” the chapter’s new native Texas plants database which focuses on Williamson County. See the new menu item [WilcoScape] at the top of this page!

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 Home or on our Calendar.

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IMPORTANT! Location change for July 10’s chapter meeting

News! Due to the severe rains in Central Texas, the July 10 meeting will be at the Georgetown Public Library, 2nd floor. A water main break and road closures are affecting the previously announced location which was the Georgetown Parks & Rec Admin Building.

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Join NPSOT-Williamson County Thursday, July 10, 2025, for our annual chapter meeting and a Native Texas Plants Database Overview/Demonstration focusing on Williamson County with Randy Pensabene and Gary Bowers. Free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  

  • Results of the chapter board election will be announced.
  • Membership anniversary pins will be presented to recipients attending in person. (If not attending this meeting in person, the pins will be provided another way after the meeting.)
  • A presentation featuring NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter’s new Texas native plants database. See this meeting announcement for more information.

==> News! This month, if you attend in person, we’re at the Georgetown Public Library, 2nd floor, 402 West 8th St, Georgetown, TX 78626. Georgetown Parks & Rec Administration Building, 1101 N College St, Georgetown, Texas 78626. 

Come early (6:30 PM) for expert advice, to check out the seed swap board, or just to visit.

==> To attend via Zoom register at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/vKF9n7OAQhS6FikdcS7oVQ#/registration

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.