Terms of Officers and Directors are from Annual Meeting  to Annual Meeting.
President, President-elect, and Immediate Past President serve for one year.
Treasurer, Secretary, and Director terms are for two years.
Current Board Members Proposed for New Roles or Re-election
Their photos and brief bios are available on the Meet the Board page.
President, 2024 -2025
Denise Feiber
President-elect, 2024-2025
Ron Kamzelski
Immediate Past President, 2024-2025
Ginessa Mahar
Secretary, 2024-2026
Pete Tirrell
Director, 2024-2026
Director, 2024-2026
Boyd Kimball

Debbie Meeks
Proposed to become new Directors
Chuck Adams, Director (2024-2026)
About my involvement with the Friends and the Refuges: I have been involved in various volunteer activities with Friends and at the Refuges over the last two or three years, including helping with the Welcome Desk at the Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce and the Seahorse Key Open Houses.

I am fortunate to have been involved in the growth of the computer Industry during the golden years of the 1980’s and 90’s in various sales and sales management positions. It was exciting and rewarding, but as the industry matured and slowed in the early 2000’s I had the opportunity to follow my passion by joining The Nature Conservancy. As a Senior Donor Relations Manager, I was responsible for organizing and participating in major donor outings such as nature walks, canoe outings and lecture events. I was also responsible for raising funds from corporations to support the work of the Conservancy.

About other parts of my life: I spend a considerable amount of my personal time traveling out west, camping and hiking in National Parks and other beautiful natural
areas.
Robin Gallup, Director (2024-2026)
About my involvement with the Friends and the Refuges: My husband Rick and I have enjoyed being resident volunteers at Lower Suwannee NWR since 2020 when Covid lockdown happened! We had just left Imperial NWR in Arizona where we volunteered as trail hiking and visitor center volunteers. 

About other parts of my life: My professional experience stateside includes home healthcare agency administrator, certified legal nurse consultant, school nurse and certified health educator. I continue to see home hospice patients near my home in Maine. 

My husband and I lived on St John, US Virgin Islands, for 21 years before retirement where we owned a sail charter business and I started an island home nursing business. 

In the summer we live in the western mountains of Maine where we skied for years. Now I especially enjoy mountain biking, motorcycling, paddle boarding on our wildlife pond, and tennis.
Continuing in their positions, having been elected at the 2023 Annual Meeting to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting.
Treasurer
Directors
Linda Kimball
Bill Dummitt
Debbie Jordan
Dan Kline
John Thalacker
Jeri Treat
Scott Wright
Leaving the board this year
Peg Hall
John McPherson
Paul Ramey
Barbara Woodmansee