Vera Society Annual Member Meeting & Board Elections
Notice of Annual Member Meeting
The 2026 Annual Member Meeting will take place virtually at 10:00am Pacific Time on Friday, May 15. The virtual meeting details have been sent directly to all current members via email, but if you are missing the information or have questions about how to participate please contact us at info@verasociety.org.
Agenda for the Member Meeting
Call to order and establish quorum
Year in review and organizational updates
Board elections
Vote to adjourn
Board Elections
Candidate for Election:
Chad Jones
Mr. Jones is a management professional with years of consulting experience across many sectors including nonprofits. He has an MBA and expertise in project leadership and strategic communications which he plans to leverage in his role as a director on the Vera Board. As a career highlight, Mr. Jones worked as a manager at Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness which emphasizes the healing potential for people in natural environments. Mr. Jones is seeking election to the Vera Board so that he can positively contribute to the mission to preserve and promote native plants in our communities.
More about the Board and Elections Process:
The Vera Society board has five directors who are all committed to the organization's mission to promote native plantlife in our communities. Of these directors, two are elected by the membership. Based on the election cycle, one of these board seats is open for election in 2026.
A Nominating Committee, as chosen by the Board Chair, selected this candidate for election to the Vera Board based upon his background and commitment to supporting its mission.
Notice of right to petition:
Per the Vera Society Bylaws, candidates for member elected seats on the board may also be nominated by petition, in writing, signed by at least 10% of the membership as of the date of submission of the petition, with a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 2,000. Petitions must be signed in physical form, and cannot be digital signatures, clicks, or electronic submissions; provided, however, that petitions may be scanned and submitted in PDF or similar format if the original signatures are retained by the petitioner for at least 11 months after their submission.
Members entitled to sign petitions, such as to request a Special Meeting or nominate a candidate for the Board of Directors, must have been a member for at least one (1) year prior to their signing of such petition, and must still be members of the Corporation as of the submission of such petition.