With May comes the end of the Yolo Audubon year. We now go into vacation mode until September. Several of our wonderful board members are leaving us this term. A big thank you to Deb Ford, Alison Kent, John Mott-Smith, and Rick Williams, and welcome to new board members Kelli O’Neil and Harnawaz Boparai.
Here is our proposed board slate and jobs for the upcoming season. The board will vote on this slate at the May 11th meeting. Please let me know if you have any thoughts or concerns.
Board Slate for 2022-2023
| President | Ann Brice |
| Vice-president | Ken Ealy |
| Secretary | Diane Colborn |
| Treasurer | Marnelle Gleason |
| Conservation | Michael Perrone |
| JoAnne Fillatti | |
| Field Trips | Ryan Janke/John Hansen |
| Hospitality | Sonjia Shelly |
| Membership | Ian Taylor |
| Newsletter | Ann Brice |
| Phenology | Sonjia Shelly |
| Programs | Ken Ealy |
| Publicity | JoAnne Fillatti |
| Recent Sightings | Zane Pickus |
| Web Editor | Kelli O’Neill |
| Member-at-Large | Harnawaz Boparai |
I also want to give a big shout out to Emmett Iverson, who took over the “Recent Sightings” column from Steve Hampton this year. He did a terrific job and now is leaving us to pursue his studies at Humboldt State University. Thank you, Emmett! The good news is that board member Zane Pickus has decided to attend UC Davis in the fall and has agreed to stay on the board and pick up Emmett’s column. We’re so pleased that he’s going to pursue his passion for wildlife close by!
Have a wonderful summer, and enjoy the birds. See you in the fall.
Ann Brice, YAS President