About Nature Moncton

Nature Moncton enjoys, studies, appreciates, shares, and protects nature.
154+
Members
63
Years
10
Board Members
Fun

Board & Committees

Board

The Nature Moncton board is an elected and appointed group of 10 individuals who meet monthly to plan and prepare for the Club’s upcoming activities.

Board executive

The Board executive includes the president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, and past-president. This group meets regularly to provide direction for the Board and Committees.

Committees

Committees are small groups of Executive, Board, and Club members who work together to plan activities, events, workshops, presentations; maintain the website, Facebook page, membership, finances; and more!

Meet the Board and Committees

Fred Richards
President

Fred R has been a member of Nature Moncton since 2014. He is responsible for coordinating board meetings, providing support to the Committees, and running the monthly presentation meetings. He is a member of the Executive. Fred R’s favorite animal is a cat.

Cathy Simon
Vice-president

Cathy has been a member of Nature Moncton since 2020. Cathy is responsible to provide assistance to the president, for the Facebook page, is the chair of the Conservation Action committee, is a member of the Peregrine Falcon nest box committee, and assists with the website. She is a member of the Executive. Cathy’s favorite tree is the Eastern Hemlock.

David Cannon
Treasurer

David has been a member of Nature Moncton since 2007. David is really good at math and is responsible for managing the Club’s finances. He is a member of the Executive and the Peregrine Falcon Nest Box committee. David’s favorite animal is the Flying Fish. He likes cats and trees too. And golf. And being very busy. David is renowned for his ‘documentary’ nature photos!

Susan Richards
Secretary

Susan has been a member of Nature Moncton since 2014. Susan is a real people person and is responsible for taking minutes at all Board and Executive meetings. She is a member of the Executive, the Facebook committee, and the Peregrine Falcon nest box committee. Susan’s favorite bird is the Northern Cardinal.

Nelson Poirier
Past-President

Nelson has been a member of Nature Moncton for 50 years, is a veterinarian by trade, and a naturalist by nature. Nelson loves to be involved in all aspects of Nature Moncton and is responsible for the daily posts on the Nature News Blog. He is a member of the Executive, the Peregrine Falcon nest box committee, and the Presentations Committee. Nelson’s favourite animal/bird/plant/flower/tree/lichen is whatever flies, walks, crawls, or grows in Mother Nature’s world.

Wendy Sullivan
Board-Member-at-Large

Wendy has been a member of Nature Moncton since 1992 when she first became involved in the Youth Chickadee Nature Club. She is a member of the Member Attraction committee. Wendy’s favorite bird is the Dark-eyed Junco.

Andrew Darcy
Board member-at-large

Andrew has been a member of Nature Moncton since 2021. Andrew is a knowledgeable and enthusiastic nature lover. He is a member of the Member Attraction and is a Board member-at-large. Andrews’s favorite bird is the Snowy Owl.

Fred Dubé
Board member-at-large

Fred D has been a member of Nature Moncton for many years. He is responsible for managing the membership list and name tags. He is a Board member-at-large. Fred D’s favorite animal is fish.

Cynthia Doucet
Outings Committee Chair

Cynthia has been a member of Nature Moncton since 2022. She is the chair of the Outings committee. Cynthia’s favorite tree is the ​Yew tree.

Louise Nichols
Presentations Committee Chair

Louise has been a member of Nature Moncton since 2011. Louise is the Presentations committee chair and proofreader of the Nature News Blog. Louise’s favorite birds are the Hermit Thrush (for its beautiful song) and the Nelson’s Sparrow (for its not-so-beautiful song).

Susan Richards
Committees

Blog – Louise Nichols, Nelson Poirier (chair)
Communications – David Cannon, Louise Nichols, Veronica Price (chair)
Conservation Action – Susan Atkinson (Christmas Birdfeeder Count), Jessica Belanger-Mainville, Christopher Buschhaus, Mitch Doucet (Christmas Bird Count Compiler), Jeff Melvin, Cathy Simon (chair)
Facebook – Susan Richards, Cathy Simon (chair)
Finance – Susan Atkinson, David Cannon (chair), Fred Dubé
Hospitality – Susan Atkinson, Jessica Belanger-Mainville, Susan Richards (chair), Jan Tingley

Committees

Member Attraction – Andrew Darcy, Elaine Gallant, Fred Richards, Wendy Sullivan
Membership – David Cannon, Fred Dubé (co-chair), Lynn Dubé (co-chair), Cathie Smith (Joys & Sorrows)
Outings – Cynthia Doucet (chair), Magdalena Kuhn, Grant Ramsay, Gordon Rattray, Fred Richards
Presentations – Louise Nichols (chair), Nelson Poirier, Fred Richards
Website – Cathy Simon (chair)

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