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: Rachel Conley, Broken Arrow Nursery, Hamden, CT

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

• Steve Foltz (Pres)
• Keith Osborne
• Bill Barnes
• Caitlin Sitte
• Shelby French

Long Range Planning Committee

Chair: Mike Gates, McKay Nursery,  Waterloo, WI 

Members

• Shelby French, (Past Pres)
• Dennis Roher
• Jessica Gulczynski
• Ross Strasko 
• Nate Maren
• Keith Osbourne

Membership Committee

Chair: Adam McClanahan, Robinson Nursery, Franklin, OH

Members

• Kyle Banas
• Cathy Thomas
• Ryan Butcher
• Stephanie Hopfinger
• Will Utech
• Vicki Gustafson
• Julie De Guire
• Gladys Opiyo
• Anna Baloh

Research Grant and Posters Committee

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

Members

• Lincoln Gillon
• Julie Marek
• Connor Hagemeyer
• Brandon Miller

Publicity Committee

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

Members

• Adam McClanahan
• Olivia Liebing
• Claire Zuidervliet
• Anna Baloh
• Rachel Ressler

Nominating and Recognition Committee

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

Members

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

Program Committee

Chair: Mark Bridgen, Cornell University, Riverhead, NY (1st Vice President)

Members

• Jeff Kurtz, Local Site Chair
• Jack Schaefer
• Matt Fredrickson
• Lincoln Gillon
• Ryan Butcher

Staff Evaluation Committee

Chair: Steve Foltz, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanic Garden, Cincinnati, OH (President)

Members

• Shelby French, The Farm at Doe Run, Coatesville, PA (Past President)
• Mark Bridgen, Cornell University, Riverhead, NY (First Vice President)
• Lincoln Gillon, Prides Corner Farm, Lebanon, CT (Second Vice President)

Local Site Committee

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

Members

• Chuck Martin
• Tom Kimmel
• Paul Pfeifer
• Ginger Thurston
• Brayden Johnson
• Liz Dunham Erikson
• Lincoln Gillon
• Mark Bridgen
• Mike Gates
• Evan Van Slooten

International Tour Committee

Chair: Liz Erickson, Knight Hollow Nursery, Inc. 

Members

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

Executive Committee

Chair: Stephen Foltz, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (President)

Members

• Mark Bridgen, Cornell University (First Vice President)
• Lincoln Gillon, Prides Corner Farms (Second Vice President)
• Shelby French, The Farm at Doe Run (Past President)