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Board of Directors, Officers, and Teams

The Board of Directors meet monthly on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Meetings are held at the Riverside Nature Center, 2:00p-4:00p. The Board of Directors meetings are open to Hill Country Chapter members. Chapter members are also invited to contact [email protected] with questions or comments.

The minutes of the Bord of Directors monthly meetings are available for all to read.

Officers for 2026

Alice King, President
Rae Raiford, Vice President
Aimee Tennant, Secretary
Diane DeKerlegand, Treasurer

Directors

  • Patricia Poore – Director of Advanced Training 
  • Sarah Stewart – Director of Volunteer Service Projects 
  • Lisa Kolaja – Director of Communications
  • Randee Thompson – Director of Membership
  • Vacant – Information Technology
  • Carra Millkien – Director of Class Training 
  • Kelly Skovbjerg – 2025 Class Representative 
  • Sheryl Pender – Immediate Past President 

Teams

  • Patsy Sherman, Hospitality
  • Gracie Waggener, Merchandise Sales

Advanced Training Team

  • Patricia Poore – Team Lead
    • Susan Liljestrand, AT Assistant
    • Lucy Cruz Hudson, AT Assistant

Volunteer Service Projects Team

  • Sarah Stewart – Team Lead
    • Mark Hults, Volunteer Service Assistant
    • Kristie Denbow, Volunteer Service Assistant

Communications Team

  • Lisa Kolaja, Communications Team Lead
    • Mackenzie Brown, Webmaster
      • Deb Youngblood, Web Support 
    • Linda Fiore, Publicity 
    • Phil Youngblood, Historian 
    • Dot Maginot, Newsletter Editor
      • Fletcher Thorne-Thomson, Newsletter Proofreader
      • Mark Hults, Newsletter Proofreader

Membership Team

  • Randee Thompson – Team Lead
    • David Drake, Membership Assistant
    • Maya Christeson, Membership Assistant
    • Aimee Tennant, Membership Assistant

Information Technology Team

  • IT Director, Vacant
    • Frank Garcia – AV Team Lead
    • Zoom Chat Coordinators
      • Mark Hults (monthly and new class)
      • Karen Hurst (new class, Boerne)
      • Greg Faldyn (new class, Fredericksburg)
      • Steve Griffith (new class, Kerrville)
    • Dot Maginot – One Drive Administrator

New Class Committee

  • Carra Milikien – Class Director
  • Joanne Williams – Class Co-Director
  • Aimee Tennant
  • Alice King
  • Ben DuBose
  • Carole Griffin
  • David Graf
  • Denise Mozingo
  • Frank Garcia
  • Jackie Gibler
  • Kelly Skovbjerg
  • Laurie Fondren
  • Lori Lester
  • Lou Hugman
  • Greg Faldyn
  • Maya Christeson
  • Mildred Dworsky
  • Randee Thompson
  • Steve Griffith
  • Vicki Andrews

VMS Data Management Team

  • Sandy Leyendecker, Data Manager, Last name: M-Z Vol Service approvals; AT hours approval
  • Lisa Flanagan, Last name: A-L Vol Service approvals
  • Kristie Denbow, VMS Project Manager
  • Dot Maginot, VMS training

Advisors

Michelle Haggerty

Monthly Chapter Meetings

Next Chapter Meeting: March 23, 2026

Location:  St. Barnabas Church

Address: 601 W. Creek St.,
Fredericksburg, Texas 78624

  • 6:00p Social Hour
  • 6:30p Chapter Business Meeting
  • 7:00p Chapter AT

Speaker: Evan McCoy

Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/HzvCLDRDR6CjGsNmhcigAQ#/registration

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PO Box 293972
Kerrville, TX 78029

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