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Board of Directors, Officers, and Teams

Officers

Officers for 2025

  • Sheryl Pender – President  [email protected] 
  • Phil Youngblood – Vice President  [email protected]
  • Diane DeKerlegand – Secretary  [email protected]
  • Maria Lozano – Treasurer  [email protected]

Officers for 2026 are as follows:

  • Alice King
  • Rae Raiford
  • Diane DeKerigand
  • Norma Anderson

Directors

  • Patricia Poore – Director of Advanced Training [email protected]
  • Carra Millkien – Director of Class Training  [email protected]
  • Lisa Kolaja – Director of Communications [email protected]
  • Aimee Tennant – Director of Membership  [email protected] 
  • David Drake – Director of Volunteer Service Projects [email protected]
  • Kathy Crawford – 2024 Class Representative [email protected]
  • Jeff Schwarz – Immediate Past President [email protected]
  • Vern Crawford – State Representative [email protected]

The Board of Directors meet monthly on the 4th Monday 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.

Advanced Training Team

  • Patricia Poore – Team Lead
    • Suanne Pyle
    • Lucy Cruz

Audio/Visual Team

  • Frank Garcia – 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)

Communications Team

  • Lisa Kolaja, Communications Team Lead, [email protected]
    • Mackenzie Brown, Webmaster [email protected]
    • Deb Youngblood, Web Support [email protected]
    • Linda Fiore, Publicity [email protected]
    • Dot Maginot, Newsletter Editor [email protected]

Membership Team

  • Randee Thompson, Support

VMS Team

  • Lisa Flanagan, F-L hours approval [email protected]
  • Sandy Leyendecker, VMS data manager, A-E, M-Z, and AT hours approval [email protected]
  • Kristie Denbow, VMS project manager [email protected]

Advisors

  • Michelle Haggerty [email protected]

Monthly Chapter Meetings

Next Chapter Meeting:

January 26,  2026 in the Hunke Gathering Hall in Herff Farm, Boerne

6:00p-Social Hour

6:30p-Chapter Business Meeting

7:00p-Chapter AT

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The Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter is a 501(c)(3) organization.

Make your check payable to TMN Hill Country Chapter and mail to:

Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter
PO Box 293972
Kerrville, TX 78029

Every donation counts!

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PO Box 293972
Kerrville, TX 78029

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