MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATION OF THE CENTRAL RAPPAHANOCK AREA BOARD OF DIRECTORS – 2025 Master Gardener Board of Directors (voting and non-voting members) The Board of Directors is composed of 10 voting members. These are the 5 officers who comprise the Executive Committee and the 5 committee chairs who are nominated by the president of the Association and elected by a majority vote of the Executive Committee. Each board committee chair will serve a term of one year that ends on December 31, coinciding with the end of the president's term. There is no limit on the number of terms a board committee chair or area representative may serve in his/her position on the Board of Directors, although cumulative length of service in any one position should not exceed five years. Each chair will be responsible for recruiting and assembling his/her committee members, with the review and endorsement of the Association's president. Voting and non-voting members of the Board of Directors are as follows:
Officers of the Board and Executive Committee (voting positions): President – Susan Gingrich Vice President –Margene Sims Treasurer – Tina Will,[email protected] Secretary – Shannon Wagner,[email protected] Immediate Past President – Laura Westermeier
Six Committee Chairs for 2025 (voting positions): Education Committee Chair – Laura Westermeier Spring Symposium - Annette Sharpenberg & Lynette Morrissette Seed Swap- Joan Pope, Susan Gingrich, Rachel Nicholoson Communication Committee Chair– Tina Will Website- Michael DiSalvo, [email protected] Calendar-Tina Will Public Information- Tina Will Membership Committee Chair – Kathy Holliday Finance Committee Chair-Vacant Fund Raising Committee Chair – Vacant
Ex-officio (non-voting) Board Members: Virginia Cooperative Extension Agent: Grace Kunkel MG Volunteer Coordinator – Samantha Ragon Virginia Master Gardener Association (VMGA) Representative – Linda Dunn Historian – Beth Daly
SPECIAL COMMITTEES- to be appointed as needed Audit Review Committee Chair Nominations and Elections Chair MG Scholarship Nominating Committee MG Gala MG Christmas Celebration MG Picnic MGACRA Cossey Park Project Coordinator - Tina Will MGACRA State Fair Volunteers & Display Chair – Laurie Clarkson Caroline County Fair Volunteers & Display Chair Earth Day at Old Mill Park