Board of Directors
2022 - 2023 President - Sarah Jo Hardin*
President Elect - Karen Sargent* 1st Vice President - Leadership - Lisa Meyer 2nd Vice President - Fundraising - Ginger Sager* 3rd Vice President - Communications - Sandy Ammons 4th Vice President - Membership - Barbara Averitt* 5th Vice President - Programs - Kimberly Yamanouchi 6th Vice President - Service & Education - Susan Fisk
7th Vice President - Donor Development - Patricia Cowlishaw & Linda Spina 8th Vice-President - Garden Projects - Sarah Andry & Pier Burgess Recording Secretary - Nancy Cates Corresponding Secretary - Lauren Roe Treasurer - Karen Keith* Assistant Treaurer - Sarah Frazee Mills Historian - Claire Catrino Parliamentarian - Lisa Loy Laughlin* Fall Fundraiser - A Writer's Garden -
Therese Rourk & Dyann Skelton Spring Fundraiser - Mad Hatter's Tea -
Anne Stodghill & Kristina Wrenn *Members of the Executive Committee include |
Committee Chairs Board Arrangements & Hospitality - Susan Geyer & Gail Vesledahl Bylaws & Governance - Cindy Langford* Care and Concern - Carole Ann Brown Constant Contact - Renee Querbes Farren Endowments/40th Anniversary Gala - Sharon Ballew Finance - Karen Keith Founders Award - Renee Querbes Farren General Membership Meetings - Kimberly Yamanouchi Fall General Meeting - Mari Epperson & Marcy Jones December General Meeting - Cindy Williams, Karen Karen Yaguchi, Patty Ken, & Paige Elliott Annual Membership Meeting - Sharon Walker and Gail Vesledahl History - Bettina Hennessy Inventory & Archives - Mary Ellen Winborn Lisianthus Society & Planned Giving - Dorothea Meltzer Long Range Planning - Kay Weeks Membership Engagement/Birthday Parties - Michelle Mew Name Tags - Pepsi Windland New Member Party/Fun Fridays - Colby Baer & Niki Turner Newsletter - Sandy Secor Social Media - Janie Richardson Technology - Carolyn Tobin Telephone - Giana dePaul Tribute Cards - Kathy Cothrum Trips and Special Events Day Trips - Suzanne Caruso, Eleanor Casey & Janet Sue Rush Fall Garden Symposium Renee Farren & Bettina Hennessy & Sarah Andry Couples Social Event - Jill Goldberg & Emily Maduro Spring Educational Trip - Nancy Connor Volunteer Days - Susan Banks & Kim Kotria Volunteer Hours & Reports - Sharon Popham Website - Connie Rhoades Yearbook - Deborah Brown Members at Large
Nikki Beneke, Barbara Bigham, Katherine Blair, Marena Gault, Sue John, JoAnne McCullough & Patti Flowers Advisory Board
Melissa Lewis - Chair
Linda Spina Venise Stuart Kay Weeks Lisa Loy Laughlin Endowment Trust Trustees Committee
Emilynn Wilson ('19-'22) Linda Spina ('20-'23) Kay Weeks ('21-'24) Endowment Oversight Committee Patricia Cowlishaw ('19-'22) Emilynn Wilson ('20-'23) Venise Stuart ('21-'24)
Advisory Board Honorary Members
Sharon Barbee
Sally Berry Nancy Bierman Patti Brown Sarah Gannon Nancy Murphy Helen Nixon |