DarkSky Missouri is operated by a Board of Directors representing operating zones across the state.
Effective February 2025, DarkSky Missouri holds board meetings via Zoom at 6:30 PM (CT) on the fourth Thursday of the month.
Board members serve three-year terms and cannot serve more than two consecutive terms without at least a one-year break of service.
Zone 1 - North Region
- Vayujeet Gokhale, Ph.D., Assoc. Professor of Physics, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO - Term Expires 11/30/2027
Zone 2 - St. Louis Region
- Alice Jensen, Missouri Master Naturalist, St. Louis, MO - Term Expires 11/30/2028
- William Neubert, St. Louis Astronomical Society, Manchester, MO - Term Expires 11/30/2026
- Jean Nock, Missouri Master Naturalist, Warrenton, MO - Term Expires 11/30/2028
- Stephanie Todd, Missouri Sierra Club, Olivette, MO - Term Expires 11/30/2027
- Cate Young, St. Louis, MO - Term Expires 11/30/2028
Zone 3 - Southeast Region
No representatives at this time.
Zone 4 - Lakes Region
- Loring Bullard, Schoolcraft Chapter, Ozark Society, Springfield, MO - Term Expires 11/30/2027
- Cathy Webb, Greater Ozarks Audubon Society, Springfield, MO - Term Expires 11/30/2026
Zone 5 - Kansas City Region
- Shelly Cox, Nature Center Educator, St. Joseph, MO - Term Expires 05/30/2029