Officers

Past Presidents

• James S. Wells* 1951–52
• James S. Wells* 1952–53
• L.C. Chadwick* 1953–54
• Richard H. Fillmore* 1954–55
• Edward H. Scanlon* 1955–56
• Louis Vanderbrook 1956–57
• Hugh Steavenson* 1957–58
• Roy M. Nordine* 1958–59
• Harvey M. Templeton, Jr.* 1959–60
• Martin Van Hof* 1960–61
• William E. Snyder* 1961–62
• John P. Mahlstede* 1962–63
• John B. Roller* 1963–64
• Vincent K. Bailey* 1964–65
• J. Peter Vermeulen* 1965–66
• Stuart H. Nelson 1966–67
• Ralph Shugert* 1967–68
• David H. Dugan* 1968–69
• Charles E. Hess 1969–70
• Thomas Pinney, Jr. 1970–71
• William Flemer, III* 1971–72
• Harold B. Tukey, Jr. 1972–73
• David B. Paterson* 1973–74
• Lawrence Carville 1974–75
• Lawrence Carville 1975–76
• Richard Bosley 1976–77
• John McGuire 1977–78
• Ray Halward* 1978–79
• Wayne Lovelace 1979–80
• John A. Wott* 1980–81
• John Sparmann 1981–82
• Don Shadow 1982–83
• Leonard Stoltz* 1983–84
• Leonard Savella* 1984–85
• Elton M. Smith 1985–86
• Charles Tosovsky* 1986–87
• Kathleen Freeland 1987–88
• Chris Graham* 1988–89
• Peter Orum 1989–90
• Clayton Fuller* 1990–91
• Steven Still 1991–92
• Paul L. Smeal 1992–93
• Thomas McCloud 1993–94
• David Beattie* 1994–95
• Anna J. Knuttel 1995–96
• Kris R. Bachtell 1996–97
• Deborah D. McCown 1997–98
• Tim Brotzman 1998–99
• Dale G. Deppe 1999–00
• Dan Studebaker 2000–01
• Richard Bir 2001–02
• James Johnson 2002–03
• Alan Jones 2003–04
• Tom Intven 2004–05
• Steve Castorani 2005–06
• Darrel Apps 2006–07
• Brian K. Maynard 2007–08
• Howard “Bill” Barnes 2008–09
• Michael Emmons 2009–10
• Robert Geneve 2010–11
• David Sanford 2011–12
• Paul Cappiello 2012–13
• Ron Amos, 2013-14
• Peggy Walsh Craig, 2014-15
• Brian Decker, 2015–16
• Dale Pierson, 2016–17
• Brian Maynard, 2017–18
• Ron Strasko, 2018-19
• Winston Dunwell, 2019-2020
• Keith Osborne, 2020-2021
• Todd Baker, 2021-2022
• Elizabeth Dunham, 2022-2023
• Matthew Palmieri, 2023 -2024
• Shelby French, 2024-2025

Committees

Area Meeting Committee

Chair: Jeff Kurtz, Spring Meadow Nursery, Grand Haven, MI

Members

• Keith Osborne (Ont)
• Liz Dunham (Midwest)
• Sarah Shank (New England)
• Kendall Kuxhouse
• Kim Shearer
• Tyler Easter
• Isabel Mooney (Mid Atlantic)
• Phil Cabassa

Finance Committee

Chair: Adam Kobes, Kobes Nursery, Ontario, CA

Members

• Shelby French (Pres)
• Keith Osborne
• Bill Barnes
• Rachel Conley
• Savanah Tanner

Long Range Planning Committee

Chair: Mike Gates, McKay Nursery,  Waterloo, WI 

Members

• Liz Erickson, (Past Pres)
• Dennis Roher
• Jessica Gulczynski
• Ross Strasko 
• Paul Pfiefer
• Keith Osbourne

Membership Committee

Chair: Cathy Thomas, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL

Members

• Kyle Banas
• Adam McClanahan
• Ryan Butcher
• Stephanie Hopfinger
• Will Utech
• Vicki Gustafson
• Julie De Guire
• Gladys Opiyo

Research Grant and Posters Committee

Chair: Paul Pfeifer, Hidden Lake Gardens | Michigan State University, Tipton, MI

Members

• Shelby French (1st VP)
• Daniel Jacobs
• Connor Hagemeyer
• Brandon Miller

Publicity Committee

Chair: Kyle Banas, Pizzo Native Plant Nursery, Leland, IL

Members

• Phoebe Joyner
• Kyra Matin
• Claire Zuidervliet
• Adam Kobes
• Trevor Trevino
• Savanah Tanner

Nominating and Recognition Committee

Chair: Matt Palmieri, Chesapeake Nursery (Past President)

Members

• Brian Maynard, University of Rhode Island
• Steve Castorani, North Creek Nurseries
• Megan Mathey, Spring Meadow Nursery
• Peggy Walsh Craig

Program Committee

Chair: Stephen Foltz, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanic Garden, Cincinnati, OH (1st Vice President)

Members

• Ryan Butcher
• Jack Schaefer
• Matt Fredrickson

Staff Evaluation Committee

Chair: Shelby French, The Farm at Doe Run (President)

Members

• Matt Palmieri, Chesapeake Nursery, Salisbury, MD (Past President)
• Stephen Foltz, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanic Garden, Cincinnati, OH (First Vice President)
• Vacant (Second Vice President)

Local Site Committee

Chair: Paul Cappiello, Yew Dell Botanical Gardens

Members

• Melvin Moffet Snow Hill Nursery, Shelbyville, KY
• Kris Stone Boone County Arboretum, Union, KY
• John Swintosky Louisville Metro Government
• Scott Beuerlein Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
• Steve Foltz Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
• Stephanie Tittle Woodland Farm, Goshen, KY
• Mary Vaananen Jelitto Perennial Seed, Louisville, KY
• Allen Bush Jelitto Perennial Seed (retired)
• Mary Anne Thornton Volunteer
• Bob Geneve University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
• Tracey Williams Greensleeves Design, Anchorage, KY
• Win Dunwell University of Kentucky, (retired)
• Cindy Finneseth Kentucky Horticulture Council, Frankfort, KY
• Jeff Margreiter Yew Dell Botanical Gardens
• Jacob Stidham Yew Dell Botanical Gardens

International Tour Committee

Chair: Liz Erickson, Knight Hollow Nursery, Inc. 

Members

• Bill Barnes
• Matt Fredrickson 
• Jeff Marindell
• Bob Geneve
• Jeff Kurtz
• Kim Shearer
• Cathy Thomas
• Keith Osborne
• Mike Gates
• Kyle Banas
• Savanah Tanner

Executive Committee

Chair: Shelby French, The Farm at Doe Run (President)

Members

• Stephen Foltz, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanic Garden (First Vice President)
• Vacant (Second Vice President)
• Matthew Palmieri, Chesapeake Nurseries (Past President)