We encourage all of our members to join us as we hold our 39th annual meeting of board elections and yearly recap.

Doors open 2:30 PM with food and drinks provided, or bring something to share.  Meeting starts at 3:00 PM with guest speaker Alex Mansfield, now of the North and South Rivers Watershed Association and the South Shore Regional Coordinator for Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program.

Can’t make it in person?  You can also join virtually by Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82074082395?pwd=MiUxE7chwgeevbBFaVRhRVVtElR4b3.1

Meeting ID:  820 7408 2395 
Passcode:  089457

2025 Meeting Agenda

2:30 pm  
Refreshments

3:00 pm
Welcome with Co-Hosts

• Nathan Hedberg, President (virtual)

• Peter Baird, Vice President

• Pine duBois, Executive Director 

Presentation of Awards

Guest Speaker: Alex Mansfield

• Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Partnership working in the Jones River Watershed: Saltmarshes, eelgrass, tide gates, and more

• Questions and Discussion with Alex

Runs of the River 2024 – Jimmy Powell, Ecology Program Director

Update on regional water planning and CPCWDC – Pine duBois

Mass Bay Maritime Artisans and Boatshop progress – Jon Daley, JRL Board

Questions on anything

4:30 pm
Break with videos

4:45 pm
Reconvene to Vote for Directors and Officers

• Call to Order – Bill Napolitano, JRWA Board of Director

• Introductions of each on the proposed Slate of Directors 

• Nomination of Slate and Invite Nominations from the Floor

• Call for Vote

— Adjourn Meeting of Members —

• Socialize, check out the Lobsterboat or visit the Drew House

5:00 pm
Board to Convene Meeting to Appoint Treasurer for the year

2025 Slate of Nominees
Board of Directors

New candidate for Office of President to join the Board of Directors:

• Jim McKenna, Director & President 2026

Jim McKenna is a Ph.D. in Oceanography and has spent his career in academic and federal agency positions.  He currently serves as the Dean of Undergraduate Studies at Massachusetts Maritime Academy and has previously served in administrative and teaching roles at Bridgewater State University, Maine Maritime Academy, and Williams College.  Agency work includes positions with the National Park Service and Maine Sea Grant Program.  Jim is a Kingston resident since and has volunteered for fish counting.

Below are current Directors nominated for re-election for terms ending as noted at the next Annual Meeting (generally scheduled for Q1 the following year):

• Nathan Hedberg, Director & Secretary-2026

• Peter Baird, Director & Vice-President-2026

• Melissa Ferretti, Director at Large-2026

• Jason Potrykus, Director at Large-2026

Elected Nominees will join the following current Board Members:

• Karon Wierman, Director & Treasurer-2025

• Stephen Fulmer, Director at Large-2025

• Candida Leitao, Director at Large-2025

• Bill Napolitano, Director at Large-2025

Term for current Board Members continues to the next Annual Meeting in Q1, 2026. 

The Treasurer is a one-year position appointed by the Board, following the Annual Meeting.

Although we recommend the slate presented, we are still willing to consider other candidates for the board, now or in the future.  Please send additional nominations for consideration to the Nominating Committee prior to the meeting February 16th.  Nominations will also be taken from the floor at the annual meeting.  Contact the Nominating Committee members below with interest and questions:

Peter Baird –  pnbaird@comcast.net
Nathan Hedberg –  nhedberg@gmail.com
Jason Potrykus –  jason@jjplab.net

JRWA encourages your interest in participating on the Board of Directors or serving in another volunteer capacity.  Our organization is made from the people, and we need your help whenever you are ready, willing, and able.  Please let us know if you are interested!  The Landing is a supporting non-profit organization of JRWA, and the JRL Board is appointed by the JRWA Board for an unspecified period.  

Both are non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organizations.

The JRWA and Jones River Landing Boards each try to meet monthly to address needed business and make plans to maintain and restore our treasured environmental and historic resources.  Please let us know your interest and we will help you plug-in to further the mission of these evolving organizations.  Thank you again for your support and involvement!  If you have questions, suggestions, or special needs please email Pine with SUBJECT: “JRWA Member question” or some such: pine@jonesriver.org  

Thank you for your continuing engagement!