SMGA Officer Elections and New Committee Chairs

During the first board meeting following the annual meeting, SMGA elects board officers. This year we are pleased to welcome a new president and two new committee chairs. Maggie Hutchins will serve as president. Outgoing president, Todd Derkacz, will continue to serve SMGA as vice president. Maggie has served on the board since 2007 and as a volunteer since 2005. She served as vice president in 2009, organization committee chair 2008-2009, and on all SMGA committees. Until 2006, she worked as a grant specialist for Texas Crime Stoppers, providing training and technical assistance to over 150 Texas non-profits. Charlie O’Neil, a former human resources manager for AMD, will continue to serve as treasurer, a job he’s capably handled for the past year. Mary Van Zant is the new conservation committee chair. Mary is a grant specialist at the River Systems Institute at Texas State University, and has served on the SMGA board since 2008. Vicki Giere is the new outreach committee chair. Vicki has served on the SMGA board since 2009 and on the outreach committee since 2007. Vicki, a former database programmer, has been managing our membership data for the past 2 years as well as assisting in numerous other capacities including web site and orientation manual development. Julie King, the director of the San Marcos Nature Center, will continue to serve as stewardship chair. Julie provides a key connection to the city and a strong aquatics, biology, and botany background.

President – Maggie Hutchins
Vice President – Todd Derkacz
Secretary – Vicki Giere
Treasurer – Charlie O’Neil

Conservation Chair – Mary Waters
Outreach Chair – Vicki Giere
Stewardship Chair – Julie King