Chapter Officers and Board Members

Current Board

President:   Lee Meyer (Current term ends December 2026)

Vice President: Katherine Shaw (Current term ends December 2025)
Secretary:   Laura Cole (Current term ends December 2025)
Treasurer: Paula Plonski (Current term ends December 2026)

Membership Chair:  Angela Myers (Current term ends December 2026)

Board Members:

Dale Epperson (Current term ends December 2025)

Linda Klink (Current term ends December 2025)

Jerry Davis (Current term ends December 2026)

Geraldine Krause (Current term ends December 2026)

Ann Witherington (Current term ends December 2026)

Board Member Responsibilities

Chapter Officers

Lexington, KY Wild Ones Chapter Board has five officers as follows.

President: 

  • Conduct chapter and Board meetings.
  • Sign contracts on the Chapter’s behalf.
  • Oversee the Chapter performance as approved by the members or Board.
  • Prepare and present the Chapter annual report to members at the annual meeting.
  • Serve as the liaison between the chapter and Wild Ones National.
  • Estimated commitment 5 hours per month.

Vice President:

  • Assist and perform delegated duties of the President as needed except the duty to sign contracts.
  • Act on behalf of the President when the President is not available.
  • Update Wild Ones National calendar with program items and post program information.

Secretary:

  • Record and distribute Board meeting minutes.
  • Conduct chapter elections including informing members on all aspects of chapter elections.
  • Notify Wild Ones National of Board elections, appointments and vacancies.
  • Manage and update chapter website.
  • Estimated commitment 10 hours per month.

Treasurer:

  • Serves as the chief financial officer for the chapter; maintains all bookkeeping, accounting, banking and financial records for the chapter including quarterly and annual reports to national.
  • Prepares monthly financial reports for board meetings and provides budget information requested by the board.
  • Provides an annual proposed budget to guide the board in the adoption of an annual budget.
  • Tracks chapter transactions in the national spreadsheet and provides supporting documentation.
  • Estimated commitment 5 hours per month.

Membership Chair:

  • Chair membership committee to support all member activities.
  • Arrange opportunities to attract new members.
  • Welcome new members, survey members on their satisfaction and ideas for changes.
  • Promote member engagement and participation.
  • Handle electronic communication with members using currently applicable tool such as MailChimp.
  • Estimated commitment 8 hours per month.

At Large Board Members:

  • Execute chapter activities including fund raising, outreach and educational activities.
  • Participate in short and long range planning.
  • Chair and participate on committees to execute chapter activities such as the program committee, the membership committee or the plant exchange committee.