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Officers & Committees

Executive Committee

President
Provides leadership for the chapter by presiding at meetings, overseeing chapter operations, implementing Board decisions, and ensuring the chapter fulfills the mission and policies of the Texas Master Naturalist Program.
Lee Pacatte
Vice-President
Serves as the chapter’s president-elect by coordinating board operations, fostering communication among directors, ensuring compliance with governing documents, and preparing to assume the office of President.
Chris Toth
Secretary
Maintains the chapter’s official records by documenting meetings, preserving organizational records, and supporting the Board’s governance and record retention responsibilities.
Kelly Dempsey
Treasurer
Manages the chapter’s financial resources by maintaining accurate financial records, overseeing budgets and expenditures, and ensuring compliance with financial policies and reporting requirements.
Mary Sue Miller

Directors

Advanced Training
Oversees the chapter’s Advanced Training program, including the planning, approval, promotion, and documentation of educational opportunities.
Lila Beckley
Chapter Events
Oversees the chapter’s meetings and special events program, including speakers, venues, audio-visual support, and event coordination.
Ellen Prediger
Mayra Guisinger
Communications
Oversees the chapter’s communications program, including the website, social media, publications, and other communication platforms that support members and the public.
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Education
Oversees the chapter’s education programs, including educational partnerships, resources, and activities that support learning for members and the public.
Anna Marie Blair
Environmental Stewardship
Oversees the chapter’s environmental stewardship program, including habitat conservation, restoration projects, and stewardship activities.
Woody Raine
Nick Nicklin
Initial Training
Oversees the chapter’s Initial Training program, including recruitment, planning, coordination, and delivery of the chapter’s training class in accordance with the state-approved curriculum.
Erin Stenzel
Anna Raumaker
Membership
Oversees the chapter’s membership program, including the membership roster, Volunteer Management System (VMS), member onboarding, certification, achievement awards, mentoring, and chapter merchandise.
Nancy Rabensburg
Outreach
Oversees the chapter’s Outreach program by planning, coordinating, and supporting public outreach and educational events, developing new outreach programs, maintaining outreach materials, and promoting the mission, goals, and programs of the Lost Pines Chapter and the Texas Master Naturalist Program.
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Volunteer Service Projects
Oversees the chapter’s Volunteer Service Projects program by planning, coordinating, approving, and documenting volunteer service opportunities that support the chapter’s mission and strategic priorities.
Woody Raine
Nick Nicklin

Other Board Members

Immediate Past PresidentLee Pacatte
Chapter Advisor
Provides guidance and counsel to the Board to ensure the chapter operates in compliance with the Texas Master Naturalist governing documents, the sponsoring agency’s policies, and sound organizational practices.
Dakota Kempken
New Class Representative
Represents the current training class as a member of the Board by serving as a liaison between trainees and chapter leadership.
Michael Hamilton

Natural Resource Management Committee Chairs

BiocensusKathy McAleese
Food & Fun
Coordinates meals & refreshments for meetings and special events
Janet Newton
Interpretive Hikes
Trains hike leaders, coordinates and schedules seasonal interpretive hike programs for the public, as well as private groups
Benjamin Kanten
Junior Master Naturalist
Plans and implements the Junior Master Naturalist program for school-age children
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Videographer
Documents chapter activities and events on video, creates documentary-style footage for the chapter archive and social media
Michelle Belden
David McGriffy
Webmaster
Manages and maintains the chapter website by publishing timely, accurate information, supporting chapter communications and outreach, and ensuring the site is secure, functional, and compliant with Texas Master Naturalist standards.
David McGriffy

Administration Committee Chairs

Field Trips
Coordinates chapter field trips by identifying destinations, arranging logistics, and providing educational opportunities that support the chapter’s mission.
Ellen Prediger
Food & Fun
Coordinates meals & refreshments for meetings and special events
Janet Newton
Google Administrator
Administers the chapter’s Google Workspace by managing user accounts, email, shared drives, security, and access to chapter resources.
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History and Archives
Preserve the chapter’s history by maintaining historical records, photographs, publications, and other materials that document the chapter’s activities and accomplishments.
Michal Hubbard
Meetup Organizer
Manages the chapter’s Meetup group by maintaining the platform, member access, organizer roles, and event standards while supporting directors and committee chairs in publishing chapter events.
Michal Hubbard
Photography
Coordinates chapter photography by documenting meetings, events, projects, and activities for historical records, communications, and outreach.
Katherine Zoller Brown
Social Media
Manages the chapter’s social media platforms by promoting events, sharing educational content, and increasing public awareness of the chapter and the Texas Master Naturalist Program.
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Videographer
Documents chapter activities and events on video, creates documentary-style footage for the chapter archive and social media
Michelle Belden
David McGriffy
Webmaster
Manages and maintains the chapter website by publishing timely, accurate information, supporting chapter communications and outreach, and ensuring the site is secure, functional, and compliant with Texas Master Naturalist standards.
David McGriffy

Bob Bryant Pollinator Prairie

In partnership with Pollinators for Texas, sponsored by H-E-B Our Texas Our Future, we aim to create a 3-acre native prairie within Bob Bryant Park that serves as a pollinator habitat, an educational resource, and a space for community enjoyment in Bastrop, Texas.

Visit our project page for more information.

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