The nonprofit organization Keep Midland Beautiful has appointed Joy Paulson as its new executive director, NewsWest 9 reported. Her new position became effective on Aug. 15.
Forming part of the organization’s board of directors, Paulson will be tasked with taking on the tasks of Doreen Womack following her retirement.
The appointment was confirmed a month after Womack began her retirement following a 17-year tenure with the company, CBS News reported.
“She joined the nonprofit in 2002 and has helped it grow since. Womack’s efforts to keep Midland beautiful are constant,” the report stated.
Womack volunteered for the community up until her retirement began on July 31.
“I knew that it was something I wanted to be involved in,” Womack said. “I didn’t know I would actually lead it and work in it.”
“She has the only job that I have ever known of, that the second the wind blows, everything that she’s done has been blown away, and she has to start fresh,” colleague Dedi Rountree-Hunt said.
Womack highlighted the efficiency of the nonprofit’s environmental education programming, tree planting and its contributions to landscaping projects and art.
“Doing something that beautified the community that you didn’t have to water was a really good idea,” Womack said. “And I did nothing by myself. I want that to be perfectly clear. It was all done with volunteers and help from staff.”
Rountree-Hunt noted the significance of Womack’s connections with the community.
“She’s really given Keep Midland Beautiful a voice, a louder presence in the community,” Rountree-Hunt said.