The 2011-2012 GRAC Board and Committee Chairpersons

 

Many dedicated people spend many hours working on various GRAC projects so our club can be active and accomplish a variety of goals. Following is a list of names of the present GRAC Board and committee chairpersons.

 

Assistance is needed for many committees - Conservation, Fund Development, Junior Audubon, Nominating Committee, People Feeders and Sanctuary. If you can help, please contact President Ed Bolt.

 

Executive Board   Officer        Duties

President         Ed Bolt          -Presides at membership and board meetings;

                                    provides leadership for the club

Vice President    Lucile Radick    -Presides in the president’s absence; arranges

                                    programs for membership meetings

Secretary         Madeline Heibel  -Maintains minutes of membership/board

                                    meetings; prepares correspondence

Co-Treasurers     Jill Goodell     -Maintains the club’s accounting system

                  Sue Pocklington

                  Cande Elchroth

Ass’t. Treasurer  Mary Austin      -Maintains the membership roster

Past President    Melanie Manion   -Provides expertise concerning GRAC activities

Resident Agent    Larry Burke      -Maintains nonprofit corporate records

Board Member      Cande Elchroth   -Provides direction and input for GRAC activities

Board Member      Tom Leggett                “                     “

Board Member      Phil Willemstein           “                     “

Board Member      Lynn Wilson                “                     “

 

Committees       Chairpersons    Duties

Archives          Chris Baer       -Maintain GRAC historical records

Aud. Adventures   Carol Phelps     -Procure and assist classroom teachers in the

                                    Audubon Adventures program

Bird Alert                         -Provide telephone notification of unusual bird

                                    sightings (not currently active)

Bird Records      Tom Holt         -Keep records of bird populations and rare bird

                                    sightings

Caller Editor     Linda Damstra    -Prepare 10 issues/year of GRAC newsletter

Christmas Count   Steve Mueller    -Arrange Christmas bird count

Conservation      Jim Bradley      -Promote conservation projects; report on

                                    environmental issues and legislation

Field Trips       Steve Minard     -Schedule birding field trips

Finance/Insurance Jill Goodell     -Evaluates clubs finances, reviews investments, accounts

                                    and insurance proposals

Fund Development  Bea Verburg      -Arrange for the sale of items for fund-raising

                                    purposes

Hospitality       Natalie and      -Welcome members and guests to GRAC membership

   /Greeters     Terry Spielmaker  meetings

   /Name Tags     Henry Raad       -Maintain name tag box

                  Rosemary Radius 

   /People        Madeline Heibel  -Coordinate those who provide refreshments at the

    Feeders                         monthly meetings

Junior Audubon    Wendy Tatar      -Guide Junior Auduboners in nature programs and

                  Penny Folsom      field trips

Library           Norine Shea      -Maintain book and library materials collection

Nominating        Madeline Heibel  -Develops list of candidates for upcoming GRAC

                                    elections

Publicity         Bea Verburg      -Provide notice of GRAC activities to the local

                                    media

Publishing        Becky Kuhn       -Provide for printing of GRAC publications and

                                    contacting potential new members

Sanctuary         Doug Klein       -Preserve the Maher Sanctuary in northeast

                                    Barry County

Scholarship       Sue Pocklington  -Select awardee for GRAC scholarship;

   /Education                       provide resources for educational activities

Website           Fred VanOeveren  -Maintains GRAC website