Committee’s General Scope and Responsibility
Educates NPSOT members how to conduct 501(c3) advocacy and communicate with public officials to comply with IRS rules and regulations. Develops native plant advocacy messages in public media in coordination with VP-Communications. Explore collaboration with other like-minded conservation organizations active in Texas, including federal, state and local agencies. Inform NPSOT members of opportunities to work with other organizations consistent with NPSOT mission statement.
Biography
Past activities from 2015 to 2018 have included (1) participation in Texas Master Naturalist Hill Country Chapter, (2) past vice president and president of Kerrville Chapter of Native Plant Society of Texas, (3) team leader for monarch larval monitoring project at Kerrville wildlife management area in Hunt, Texas. (4) various educational activities on nature topics for youth in Kerrville area. (5) completed level 2 of native landscape certification program. (6) service on board of hill country land trust. current activities from 2018 to present include service as (1) as vice-president-advocacy & affiliations on Society’s executive board, arranged for guest speakers for spring symposium, prepared issue advocacy materials for recovering America’s wildlife act, work on NLCP-Advocacy program, and organizing Society’s water conservation effort to local government officials, Texas water utilities and water conservation districts to promote native plant landscaping, (2) member of Austin chapter (3) serving on board of hill country land trust, (4) member of Capital area TXMN chapter, (5) completed training as land, water and wildlife expeditions mentor with Texas wildlife association.
