2019-2021 NGC COMMITTEES
EXECUTIVE
President | Gay Austin |
First Vice-President | Mary Warshauer |
Second Vice-President | Brenda Moore |
Third Vice-President | Donna Rouch |
Recording Secretary | Donna Donnelly |
Treasurer | Lynette Jeffres |
Corresponding Secretary | Bonnie Borne |
Historian | Andrea Little |
Parliamentarian | Joan Corbisiero |
PH&E Director | Nancy Hargroves |
Central Atlantic Region | Gail Corle |
Central Region | Jodi Meyer |
Deep South Region | Lena R. Bateman |
New England Region | |
Pacific Region | Robin Pokorski |
Rocky Mountain Region | |
South Atlantic Region | Carolyn McCafferty |
South Central Region | Linda Lawson |
ADVISORY
Chairman | Nancy Hargroves |
Sandra Robinson | |
Linda Nelson Bentson | |
Shirley Nicolai | |
Renee Blaschke | |
Barbara May | |
Kitty Larkin | |
Lois Dupre Shuster | |
Deen Day Sanders | |
Mary Louise Michie | |
Eleanor Yates |
AWARDS
Chairman | Donna Rouch |
AWARDS | |
Chairman | Pat Young |
Vice-Chairman | Carol Bullard |
Vice-Chairman | Debby Cooper |
Member Award of Honor | Lisa Robinson |
Flower Show Achievement | Dorthy Yard |
Youth | |
Wildflower Plantings | Marsha Alexander |
IA - Guatemala & South America | Cheryl Obediente |
IA - Mexico & Central America | Maria Regina Viau |
BLUE AND GOLD STAR MEMORIAL MARKERS
Chairman | |||
Vice-Chairman
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BUDGET
Chairman | Lynette Jeffres |
Brenda Moore | |
Gay Austin |
CALENDAR
Chairman | Brenda Bingham |
Vice-Chairman | Joy Ericson |
Karen Booker | |
Dianne Caines | |
Amye Kelly | |
Florence Leyssene | |
Janet McGinnis | |
Michelle Mensinger | |
Sally Priebe | |
Florence Smith | |
Shirley Tetreault | |
Judy Vehse | |
Promotions | Carole Iuso |
IA Chairman | Sandy Mangels |
IA Promotions | Cecilia Castillo |
COMAAI IA COMMITTEE | |
Chairman | Gloria Remedi |
COMMUNICATIONS: PRINT
Coordinator | Gerry St. Peters |
Publications/ Brochures/ Manuals Review | |
Chairman | Joyce Bulington |
Gerry St. Peters | |
Keeping in Touch | |
Editor | Phyllis White |
Assistant Editor | Jan Sillik |
KIT/TNG Editorial Review | Gerianne Holzman |
COMMUNICATIONS: NON-PRINT
Coordinator | Poss Tarpley |
Website | Poss Tarpley |
Membership | Becky Hassebroek |
Social Media | |
Coordinator | Phyllis White |
IA - Facebook Editor | Idalia Aguilar |
Sara Brooks | |
Mickie Marquis | |
Sandra Nielsen | |
Carol Norquist | |
Susan O'Donnell |
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS and CONSERVATION
Coordinator | Jacqueline Connell |
Air Quality | Mary Jacobs |
Land Conservation (MOVE) | Marian McNabb |
Water Concerns | Jacqueline Connell |
Climate Control | Victoria Bergesen |
FINANCE
Chairman | Brenda Moore |
Mary Warshauer | |
Judy Binns | |
Betty Cookendorfer | |
Lynette Jeffres | |
Becky Hassebroek | |
Nancy Hargroves | |
Julie West | |
Pat Westgard |
GARDENING
Coordinator | |
Container Gardening | Debi Harrington |
Community Gardens | Mary Ann Moreno |
Edible Gardening | Debi Harrington |
Habitat for Humanity Landscaping | Bud Qualk |
Headquarters Gardens | Marilyn McIntosh |
Consultant | June Kummer |
Consultant | David Robson |
Gardening Indoors | Jennifer Moreno |
Organic Gardening Practices | Barbara Shepard |
Healing Gardens for Hope & Awareness | Carcille Burchette |
Pollinator Gardening | |
Roadside/Public Plantings | Vickie Godwin |
School Gardens | |
Sustainable Gardening | Sarah McReynolds |
Therapy Gardening | Peggy Tucker |
Urban Gardening | |
Wildflowers & Native Plants Gardening | Doris Jackson - MOVE conservation |
Wildlife Gardening | |
Xeriscape Gardening | Doris Duckworth |
GOLDEN CIRCLE
Chairman | |
Betty Bagert | |
Renee Blaschke | |
Gertrude Chandler | |
Julia Clevett | |
Elizabeth Coffey | |
Joan Craig | |
Eloise Cumbaa | |
Nell Denman | |
Alice DeSomma | |
Sue Durrett | |
Jean Gipson | |
Elise Haymans | |
June Kummer | |
Kitty Larkin | |
Marilyn Litvack | |
Barbara May | |
Jimmie Meinhardt | |
Mary Louise Michie | |
Ann Milstead | |
Marvina Northcutt | |
Jean Marie Parkes | |
Jean Ohlmann | |
Polly Povall | |
Deen Day Sanders | |
Lois Dupre Shuster | |
Gerry St. Peters | |
Sara Townsend | |
Colleen Weiler | |
Joan Wipperman | |
Eleanor Yates |
GRANTS
AMES Tools | Nancy Fulk |
International Disasters/World Gardening | |
Natural Disasters Chairman | Cynthia Kozakewich |
Julie Schoenike | |
Wildflower Symposiums & Workshops | Nancy Harris |
HORTICULTURE
Coordinator | Betty Sanders |
Vice-Chairman????? | |
Invasive Species | Pam Braun |
Liaisons to Plant Societies | |
Organic Gardens | Grace Mitchell |
New Cultivars | |
Seeds - Saved, Heirloom, Exchanges | Jo Sellers |
Soils | Debbie Hinchey |
Trees/Shrubs | Audrey Coyle |
INTERNAL AUDIT
Chairman | Brenda Moore |
Mary Warshauer | |
Gay Austin | |
Donna Rouch |
LEADERSHIP TRAINING RESOURCES
Chairman | Robin Pokorski |
LIFE MEMBERS
Chairman | Bobbie Verser |
Vice-Chairman | Nancy Voyles |
MEETINGS
Conventions |
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Coordinator |
Becky Crow |
Vice-Coordinator |
Pat Abercrombie |
Chairman - 2019 |
Rhonda Rosetti |
Vice-Chairman |
Debby Cooper |
Vice-Chairman |
Carol Bullard |
Chairman - 2020 |
Kitty Larkin |
Vice-Chairman |
Liz Murken |
Chairman - 2021 |
Pat Wilson |
Vice-Chairman |
Patti Bowman |
Vice-Chairman/Treasurer |
Deborah Harris |
Fall Board Meetings |
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Coordinator |
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Vice-Coordinator |
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Chairman - 2018 |
Gina Jogan |
Vice-Chairman |
Jo Ann Guise |
Chairman- 2019 |
Mary Davidson-Officer |
Vice-Chairman |
Karen Blackmore |
Chairman - 2020 |
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Vice-Chairman |
Les Westgard |
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Credentials |
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Chairman | Suzanne Potts |
Judy Grotts | |
Advisor | Phyllis Steele |
Protocol |
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Chairman | Jo Ann Guise |
Vice-Chairman | |
Pat Cargnoni | |
Candace Chazen |
MEMBERSERVICES
Chairman | Cecelia Millea |
MEMBERSHIP
Becky Hassebroek | |
Chairman | Phyllis Besch |
Kathy Donahue | |
Diane Harbin | |
Lelia Johnson | |
Pamela Dowd | |
National Affiliate Members | Claudette Smith |
IA - Spanish speaking | Cheryl Obediente |
IA - English speaking |
NATIONAL GARDEN WEEK
Chairman | Sara Hemphill |
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Chairman | Barbara Campbell |
Vice-Chairman | Valerie Tipps |
New England | |
New England | |
Central Atlantic | |
Central Atlantic | |
South Atlantic | Edith Nelson |
South Atlantic | Mary Lou Goodman |
Deep South | Melanie Gousset |
Deep South | |
Central | |
Central | |
South Central | |
South Central | |
Rocky Mountain | |
Rocky Mountain | |
Pacific | |
Pacific |
ORGANIZATION STUDY
Donna Rouch | |
Chairman | Marion Books |
Wanda Davis | |
Carol Keefe | |
Janice Miller | |
Betsy Steele | |
Emily Stephens | |
PENNY PINES
Heather White |
PERMANENT HOME & ENDOWMENT TRUSTEES
Nancy Hargroves | |
Sandra Robinson | |
Barbara Baker | |
Linda Nelson Bentson | |
Marge McGoff | |
Jeanette Pruin |
PLANT AMÉRICA COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS
Chairman | Betty Cookendorfer |
Jennifer Boyenga | |
Diane Harbin | |
Betsy Steele | |
Brynn Tavasci |
PRESIDENTS'S LIAISON TO IA/ TRANSLATOR
FOR PRESIDENT Idalia Aguilar
REPRESENTATIVES TO ORGANIZATIONS
American Horticultural Society | Nancy Hargroves |
Assembly of Flower Arrangers | Renee Blaschke |
Center for Plant Conservation | Arabella Dane |
Friendship Garden | |
National Butterfly Garden | Jane Oliver Smith |
National Pollinator Garden Network | David Healy |
National Wildlife Federation | Barbara Baker |
Seed Your Future | Nancy Hargroves |
United States Floral Design Society | Renee Blaschke |
SCHOLARSHIP
Chairman | |
Central Atlantic Region | Gail Corle |
Central Region | Jodi Meyer |
Deep South Region | Lena R. Bateman |
New England Region | |
Pacific Region | Robin Pokorski |
Rocky Mountain Region | |
South Atlantic Region | Carolyn McCafferty |
South Central Region | Linda Lawson |
SCHOOLS
Policies for ES, GS and LDS | |
Environmental Studies School, Chairman | Judy Newman |
Gardening Study School | Barbara Hadsell |
Landscape Design School | Greg Pokorski |
Four & Five Star Members | Kitty Larkin |
Multiple Refreshers | Doris Duckworth |
IA Schools Policies | Ellen Campollo |
Schools Liaison - IA | Idalia Aguilar |
Environmental School | |
Chairman | Judy Newman |
Accrediting - NE | Judy Newman |
Accrediting - C, DS, SA | Pam Hebert |
Accrediting - CA, SC, RM, P | |
Consultants' Councils | Lydia Barbour |
IA Schools | Dolores Lobo de Montemayor |
Flower Show Schools | |
Chairman | Jan Warshauer |
Accrediting Chairman - CA, DS | Mary Huntoon |
Accrediting - SC, RM | |
Accrediting - C, NE | Lynn Fronk |
Accrediting - SA, P | Arabella Dane |
Handbook Exam Chairman | |
Handbook Exam - SC, C | |
Handbook Exam - DS, RM | Vera Bowen |
Handbook Exam - SA, P | Jackie Davies |
Handbook Exam - NE, CA | Suzy Andrego |
Instructors | |
Credentials | Elaine Parisi |
Design | Gina Jogan |
Horticulture | Darlene Newell |
Judges' Councils | Trece Chancellor |
Symposium | Julia Clevett |
Student Schedule Correction - Chairman - DS, C | Carol English |
Student Schedule Correction - RM, SC | |
Student Schedule Correction - NE, CA | |
Student Schedule Correction - SA, P | |
Chairman - IA | Sylvia Wray |
Gardening Study Schools | |
Chairman | Barbara Hadsell |
Vice-Chairman | Shirley Schmidt |
Accrediting- SC, P | Josephine Goodenow |
Accrediting- C, NE | Carol Yee |
Accrediting - CA, SA | Brynn Tavasci |
Accrediting - DS, RM | Inger Jones |
Consultants' Councils | Linda Jean Smith |
IA Member | Idalia Aguilar |
GSS Advisor | Greg Pokorski |
IA Schools | Patricia Nasrallah |
Landscape Design Schools | |
Chairman | Greg Pokorski |
Accrediting - SA, DS, C | Alexis Slafer |
Accrediting - SC, RM, P | Greg Pokorski |
Accrediting - NE, CA | |
Reading | Linda McLendon |
Consultants' Councils | Caroline Carbaugh |
Newscape Editor | Caroline Carbaugh |
Instructors | Yvonne Morris |
IA Schools | Hilda Gamez |
Textbook for Landscape Design School Committee | |
Chairman | Jane Bersch |
Alexis Slafer | |
Victoria Bergesen | |
Advisor | Greg Pokorski |
SPONSORSHIPS & PARTNERSHIPS
Chairman | Diane Dawson |
Vice-Chairman | Judy Binns |
Patricia Wolanski | |
Kay Cross | |
Flossie Narducci | |
Terry Holman | |
Michelle Smith | |
Jane Waugh | |
TOURS
Chairman | Mary Ann Bryant |
YOUTH
Coordinator | Sue Bennett |
Contests | |
Recyclable Sculpture Contest | Terry Critchlow |
Service Awards/Essay Contest | |
Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest | Pat Smith |
Poetry Contest | Jan Thomas |
Scout Badges | Barbara Rao |
Gardening Projects | Sue Bennett |
COMAAI | Gloria Remedi |
Maria Regina Viau |