The board volunteers to help manage WMS and meets monthly at minimum. Members can request to run for Board positions & are elected in a vote by members at an announced meeting. Our next board election will be on December 16 2021 at the WMS Zoom meeting which will also feature a cooking demo by Melissa Klotka, fungi trivia night with prizes, lottery for a big prize, and everyone's most festive, eccentric, or ugly sweaters! Please mark your calendars and be sure to to attend. 

A very special thank you to Gary Schlapinski for his time on the board, helping Fungi Fair happen again in 2021, and being the outgoing Vice President of WMS! Don't worry, we'll still see Gary at forays and will be able to pick is brain on morel spots next spring.

We will begin at 6:30 PM CST with each candidate introducing themselves, but you can also click on the profiles below to learn more!
Honorary, Advising, & Former Board Members
Dr. Hal Burdsall - website, interview
Dr. Martyn Dibben - lichens, publication
Dr. Alan D. Parker - interview
Dr. Thomas J. Volk -  website
Kris Ciombor - former WMS Vice-President
The late Dr. Steve Nelsen - MO profile, in memorandum
Wisconsin Mycological Society Executive Committee
President, Theresa Kenney
Vice-President, Gary Schlapinski
Secretary/Treasurer, Peg Oberbeck
Community Science Officer - Mariah Rogers
Foray Coordinator  - Gary Schlapinski
Newsletter Editor, Theresa Kenney
Science Consultant, Britt Bunyard
Community Science Coordinator Mariah Rogers
Website, Theresa Kenney, Matt Normansell, Mariah Rogers
Social Media Editors,  Theresa Kenney Peg Oberbeck, Matt Normansell, Melissa Klotka, Rose Tursi, Mariah Rogers

To Contact WMS Board members please use our Contact link

Submission Guidelines for our Newsletter, Website , Social Media

Board Documents

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