Board of Directors

Wild Ones River City Chapter (WORC) is powered by volunteers. Their efforts are a testament to what a group of dedicated individuals can accomplish. The hard-working WORC Board of Directors does everything from digging in the dirt, to program planning and educational outreach, as well as being careful stewards of the chapter’s funds.


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Linda Gary, President  [email protected]

Elise Roe, Vice President  [email protected]

Angela Violet, Treasurer  [email protected]

Linda Shuster, Secretary  [email protected]


BOARD MEMBERS-AT-LARGE

Marcia Carrick [email protected]

Stacy Steen [email protected]


COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Ann Nowak, Education Chair [email protected]  

Elise Roe, Sandy Bergh, and Kathy Stevens, Programs Co-Chairs
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Betsy Ford, Membership Chair  [email protected]

Amy Heilman, Native Plant Education Garden (NPEG) Co-Chair [email protected]

Karyn Detmer-Babbitt, Native Plant Education Garden (NPEG) Co-Chair [email protected]

Ruth Oldenburg, Communication Co-Chair, Webmaster [email protected]

Sue Cassidy, Communication Co-Chair, e-News Editor [email protected]

Marty Arnold, Plant Sale Chair  [email protected]

Chris Smith, Volunteer Chair  [email protected]



Wild Ones is a not-for-profit environmental education and advocacy organization that promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration, and establishment of native plant communities.