Rivanna Chapter
Virginia Master Naturalists
Serving the
Central Piedmont of Virginia
Rivanna Master Naturalist Board of Directors
Board of Directors
The Rivanna chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists is managed by a 13-member volunteer Board of Directors comprised of:
- President 2008: Dede Smith
- President-elect 2009: Susan Pleiss
- Past President (2007): Lorianne Barnett
- Treasurer: Mary Lee Epps
- Recording secretary: Ida Swenson
- Corresponding secretary: Jackie Heath
- Record keeper: Susan Pleiss
- Chapter advisor: Peter Warrren
- Curriculum Committee chair: Ruth Douglas
- Volunteer Service Project chair: Dorothy Tompkins
- Program Committee chair: Frances Lee Vandell
- Hospitality Committee chair: Rachel Bush
- Recruitment Committee chair: TBA
- Mentoring Committee chair: Dorothy Tompkins
The RMN Board of Directors meets the second Friday of each month at noon at the Virginia Cooperative Extension office to further develop the charter and establish policies and programs to further the VMN mission. The Board has developed an administrative Handbook and Bylaws.
Before there was a Board of Directors, community members came together as a Coordinating Committee to organize the Rivanna Chapter.