{"id":13,"date":"2013-11-13T16:10:10","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T16:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vnps.dreamhosters.com\/potowmack\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2025-09-16T12:22:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:22:17","slug":"board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vnps.org\/potowmack\/board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The VNPS Potowmack Chapter Board of Directors usually meets on the first Thursday of January, March, May, July, and November. The annual Membership Meeting is usually held in November. Members are welcome and meetings are open to the public. Meeting dates and times are posted in our <strong><a title=\"Potowmack Chapter Calendar\" href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/potowmack\/events\/\">Calendar of Events<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/potowmack\/board-budget\/\">Budget Documents<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/potowmack\/download\/19180\/\">Bylaws<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/potowmack\/committee-reports\/\">Committee Reports<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-8\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-8\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Position<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Name<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">President<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Alan Ford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Vice-President<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mark Murphy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Treasurer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kit Sheffield<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Secretary<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jen Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Botany Chair<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">vacant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Conservation Chair<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rod Simmons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Education Chair<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">vacant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Membership Chair<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">David Gorsline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Newsletter Chair<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Margaret Chatham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Propagation \/ Plant Sales Chair<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">vacant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Publications Chair<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ginny McNair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Publicity Chair<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">vacant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Site Registry Chair<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rod Simmons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Social Media Chair<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">vacant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Walks Coordinator<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Karen Sheffield<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Member at Large<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Margaret Fisher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Member at Large<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jenny Meyer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Member at Large<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Donna Murphy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Member at Large<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cheryl Roesel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p><em>Last updated September 16, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Contact a Board Member<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f19265-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"19265\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/potowmack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13#wpcf7-f19265-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"19265\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.1.5\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" 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