Board of Directors
Our dedicated board of directors is there to help our organization grow and assist in navigating important decisions.
©Hilary Joy Morejon - Hummingbirds of Joy
Female Costa's Hummingbird at Honeysuckle
Cletus (Clete) A. Toschlog
B.S. - Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
MBA - Stanford University
Process Engineer - Stauffer Chemical Co.
Financial Analysis - Air Products and Chemicals Co.
Controller - Imperial Chemical Industries
Owner - Wild Birds Unlimited
President
Betsy Burnett
Treasurer
B.A. - Sociology, University of Texas (Arlington)
Project Management, Customer Service Process Management,
A T & T Operations Hq. (26 years)
Secretary, Humane Society of Lincoln County (N.Mex)
Director, Ruidoso Concerts Association
Member, Lincoln County Bird Club
Member, Cecil County Bird Club
Mary Kelly Jones
B.S. Social Work, University of Dayton
M.S. Counseling, University of Dayton
Retired Mental Health Therapist
Mental Health Consultant for Head Start, Dayton, Ohio
Secretary
Kate and Randy Safford
Randy is a practicing attorney having represented small to medium size businesses for over 45 years. Randy's tuba expertise keeps him busy playing in several community bands; he also helped to found and has been on the board of a professional musical ensemble, Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, since its inception in 1982.
Kate, now retired, has spent her career in the Human Resources field, advising employers regarding planned talent acquisition, company downsizing and reorganization, along with specialized training, development, and mentorship of employees. Her love of gardening includes building perennial gardens, specifically species that attract hummingbirds and butterflies.
Both Kate and Randy are supporters of many nonprofits in their own community (Birmingham, MI) and nearby Detroit and are also deeply involved in nurturing their 10 grandchildren.
Director
Carole A. Turek, M.D
B.S. - Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA (Biology & Chemistry)
M.D. - Temple University Medical School, Philadelphia, PA
Practicing Anesthesiologist 1985 to the present
Founder, Hummingbird Spot
Hummingbird Photographer committed to photographing every
species of hummingbird in existence
Director
Karen Fogas
Director
Karen Fogas is past Executive Director of Tucson Audubon Society, where she oversaw efforts to restore, protect and preserve habitat for Southern Arizona’s rich bird species.
She has many years of non-profit leadership, including as a staff member with the
Sierra Club. She is on board to do what she can for hummingbirds.
Beth Kingsley Hawkins
Executive Director Emerita
B.S. - Music Education University of New Hampshire
M.A. - Music and Music Therapy, Ball State for studies at the Orff Institute, a division of the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria 1977
FAMI Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery
CMT-Certified Music therapist through the Am. Association of Music Therapy
Elementary Music Teacher, Westtown Friends and Montessori
Music Therapy professor and field supervisor, Immaculata College, PA
Music therapist in Geriatrics, skilled care and Alzheimers
Music psychotherapist in private practice 1978- present
Reiki master
Charter member of North American Nature Association
Professional Nature Photographer specializing in hummingbirds
Sole-proprietor of Sedona Hummingbird Gallery 2006 – present
Author of Anna's in the Snow and Hummy the Magnificent
Presenter at the Hummingbird Festival for 10 years
Co-founder of the International Hummingbird Society
Executive Director of the International Hummingbird Society 2020-2023