Operating Zones

IDA Missouri Operating Zones
IDA Missouri Operating Zones

With the goal of making a “state-wide” chapter, IDA Missouri has subdivided Missouri into operating zones.  Our forward strategy and ongoing operations make every effort to consider each zone.  A key to our success with be recruiting champions for each zone.

Board of Directors

IDA Missouri holds board meetings on the third Thursday of the odd months of each year.  For 2023, the schedule is 1/19, 3/16, 5/18, 7/20, 9/21, 11/16.

Per our operating agreement with International Dark Sky, IDA Missouri Board members serve for a term of three years and cannot serve for more than two (2) consecutive full year terms of office without a break in service of at least one (1) year.  Board terms are divided into three classes which are staggered to expire in different years to help ensure continuity of the Board.  

IDA Missouri has twelve members as follows:

Zone 1 - North Region:

Zone 2 - St. Louis Region:

Zone 3 - Southeast Region:

Zone 4 - Lakes Region:

Zone 5 - Kansas City Region:

Zone 6 - Central Region:

  • No representatives.

Board Officers

Our chapter officers are as follows:

  • Chapter Chair, Vayu Gokhale, Ph.D., Kirksville, MO
  • Chapter Vice-Chair, Stephanie Todd, Olivette, MO
  • Chapter Secretary, Rocky Naff, Joplin, MO
  • Chapter Treasurer, Don Ficken, St. Louis, MO 

Chapter Advisors

Our chapter has access to expertise from IDA Global but we believe it important to draw our experts from Missouri to provide more advice specific to our state.  Accordingly, we are recruiting subject matters experts from around Missouri: