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Southern Plains Network
P.O. Box 329 (mailing)
100 Ladybird Lane (physical)
Johnson City, TX 78636
Fax 830-868-0810

Organization

Organization of the Southern Plains Network revolves around two entities: the Board of Directors and The Technical Committee. Both of these committees were established by the network charter.

The Board of Directors provides oversight and ensures individual park participation in the inventory and monitoring planning process. It makes all final decisions regarding the network. The board of directors is comprised of an Executive Committee comprising three Superintendents from network parks that each serves a three-year term on a rotational basis, the chair of the Technical Committee who serves a two-year term, and the Network Coordinator and Intermountain Regional I&M Coordinator who are both permanent board members. In addition, all the remaining Superindentants from network parks not on the Exectivie committee are regular voting members. Two  advisory, non-voting members are from the Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) and the Gulf Coast CESU.

BOD - Executive Committee

• Alden Miller – Superintendent, Sand Creek Massacre NHS
• Bruce Bingham – Intermountain Regional I&M Coordinator
• Bruce Noble – Superintendent, Chickasaw NRA
• Marie Sauter – Superintendent, Fort Union NM
• Robert Bennetts – Network Coordinator, Southern Plains Network
• Vacant– Technical Committee Member

BOD - Regular Members

• Kathy Billings – Superintendent, Pecos NHP
• Lisa Conard-Frost – Superintendent , Washita Battlefield NHS
• Kevin McMurry – Superintendent, Fort Larned NHS
• Cindy Ott-Jones – Superintendent, Lake Meredith NRA
• Vacant – Superintendent, Capulin Volcano NM
• Louise Hose - non-voting member (GC-CESU)
• Gary Willson - non-voting member (GP-CESU)

The Technical Steering Committee is the primary functioning body with responsibility for general program planning and implementation. The technical committee is comprised of one natural resource, or appointed staff member from each of the 11 network parks. All are permanent members of the committee. The chair position rotates every two years.

• Steve Burrough – Chickasaw NRA (Chair)
• Fran Pannebaker – Bent's Old Fort NHS
• Kim Struthers – Capulin Volcano NM
• Vacant – Fort Larned NHS
• Vacant – Fort Union NM
• Arlene Wimer – Lake Meredith NRA / Alibates Flint Quarries NM
• Vacant – Lyndon B. Johnson NHP
• Ted Benson – Pecos NHP
• Alexa Roberts – Sand Creek Massacre NHS
• Dick Zahm - Washita Battlefield NHS

Cooperators:

Partners play a critical role in the success of the Southern Plains Network inventory and monitoring program. The southern plains region is the home to technical experts and scientists from natural heritage programs, universities, other natural resource programs. >> Read More