Committees

2008

Committee
(type)

Members
Chair
Members

Committee Duties

2008 Committee Goals

Annual
Meeting
(admin)

Jeff Hansen
Krista Dahlinger
Craig Freeman
Jane Freeman

Determine location
Locate Speaker
Determine Outings
Plan Meeting
Plan Meals

 

Awards
(action)

Valerie Wright
Cindy Ford
Craig Freeman
Fred Coombs

Organize KNPS Photo contest
Organize Rachel Snyder award
Organize Excellence in Botany award
Organize Mary Bancroft scholarship

 

Budget
(admin)

President
Treasurer

Create budget
Gather budget needs from other committees
Report actual income and expenditures

 

Education
(action)

Michael Heffron
Iralee Barnard
Jeff Hansen
Valerie Wright
Nancy Goulden
Nancy Coombs
Sr. Pat Stanley
Sue Kidd

Oversee Prairie Patch Program
Oversee Growing Native Wildflowers
Oversee book list
Oversee natural areas list
Oversee public gardens list
Oversee ecoregions list
Oversee plant galleries list
Oversee plant courses list
Oversee KNPS educational programs list
Oversee Powerpoint presentations
Oversee flower identification guide

 

Events
(action)

Shirley Braunlich
Jeff Hansen
Michael Heffron
Peggy Robinson

Gather KNPS approved events information
Determine non-KNPS events to be listed
Provide Event list for newsletter, publicity and website
Provide participant names to Membership committee

 

Executive
(admin)

President
Pres elect
Past pres
Secretary
Treasurer

Meets as necessary

 

Fundraising
(action)

Krista Dahlinger
Cindy Ford
Jeff Hansen
Carroll Morganson
Sr Pat Stanley

Oversee book sales
Oversee merchandise sales
Oversee silent auction

 

Membership
(admin)

Craig Freeman
Jane Freeman
Jeff Hansen
June Kliesen
Iralee Barnard

Carries out membership drives
Collects participant sheets from outings
Creates new member packets

 

Newsletter
(action)

Sr. Pat Stanley
Nancy Goulden
June Kliesen
Jeff Hansen
Iralee Barnard
Joc Baker

Gather articles for newsletter
Edit newsletter
Publish newsletter
Mail newsletter

 

Nomination
(admin)

Craig Freeman
Jeff Hansen
Valerie Wright

Recruit nominations for board of directors
Recruit nominations for officers

 

Outreach
(action)

Jeff Hansen
Shirley Braunlich

Develop relationships with other organizations

 

Plant
Resources
(action)

Cindy Ford
Michael Heffron
Craig Freeman
Brad Guhr
Frank Norman

Maintain seed & plant nursery fact sheet
Maintain native plant landscaping fact sheet
Maintain seed collecting fact sheet

 

Public Policy
(action)

Fred Coombs
Nancy Coombs
Ann Feyerharm
Jay Newton
Chris Ross

Influence public policy as it pertains to native plants

 

Publicity
(action)

Jeff Hansen
Krista Dahlinger
Shirley Braunlich
Diane Barker
Marcia Newton
Anita Smith

Develop and distribute brochure
Publicize events through media
Promote organization
Publicize event through our Listserv
Oversee “Who we are” document
Oversee Volunteer opportunities

 

Symphony
(adhoc)

Krista Dahlinger
Ann Simpson

Coordinate planning for involvement with Symphony in the flint hills

 

Website
(action)

Jeff Hansen
Sr Pat Stanley
Shirley Braunlich

Recommend website design/content
Coordinate updates to web master
Require document updates are channeled through website liaison
Upload documents to Yahoo site

Add a photo gallery