Administration at the State Level
At the state level, the Virginia Master Naturalist program is organized into chapters and overseen by statewide committees. A Program Coordinator oversees the day-to-day operations of the program and is the primary contact for the chapters. Learn more about the program’s structure statewide.
Administration at the Local Level
Board of Directors
At the local level, the Rivanna chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of:
- President (2013): Laura Seale
- President-elect (2014): Marilyn Smith
- Past President (2012): Tony Russell
- Treasurer: Ann Dunn
- Recording secretary: Carol Wise
- Corresponding secretary: Keggie Mallett
- Time/Record keeper: Diane Lewis
- Chapter co-advisor: Robbie Morrison
- Chapter co-advisor: Erik P. Filep
- Volunteer Projects committee chair: Bitsy Waters
- Program Committee chair: Linda Goodling
- Curriculum Committee chair: Marilyn Smith
- PR Committee chair: Ida Swenson
- Newsletter editor: Ralph Hall
- Historian: Terri Keffert
- Webmaster: Eric Johnson
The RMN Board of Directors meets the first Wednesday of each month to further develop the charter and establish policies and programs to further the VMN mission.
Chapter Advisors
Each chapter has a chapter advisor who is a local representative of one of the five state agency sponsors.The Rivanna Chapter co-advisors are Robbie Morrison, 4-H Extension Agent for Virginia Cooperative Extension-Albemarle/Charlottesville, and Erik P. Filep, Albemarle County Forester with the VA Department of Forestry. They are both ex-officio members of the RMN Board of Directors.