The officers of the North American Rock Garden Society consist of a president, a vice-president, a recording secretary, and a treasurer. The officers are elected by the membership.
The Board of Directors of NARGS consists of the four above-name officers, the immediate past president of NARGS, and nine elected directors.
The affairs of NARGS are administered by an Administrative Committee (called AdCom) consisting of the president, vice-president, recording secretary, treasurer, and one director who is selected annually by the NARGS officers from among the nine elected directors.
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Administrative Committee
Name
Position
Panayoti Kelaidis
President
Todd Boland
Vice President
Richard Lane
Treasurer
Mariel Tribby
Director-At-Large
Sarah Strickler
Recording Secretary
Board of Directors
Name
Term
Edward Glover
2020-2023
John Willis
2020-2023
Susan Schnare
2020-2023
Tony Avent
2021-2024
Mariel Tribby
2021-2024
Peter Zale
2021-2024
Cynthia Cromwell
2022-2025
Yaghoub Christine Ebrahimi
2022-2025
Kiamara Ludwig
2022-2025
Elizabeth "Betty" A. Spar
Past President
Tours and Expeditions
Name
Responsibility
David White
Chair
Todd Boland
Nominating Committee
Name
Responsibility
Edward Glover
Chair
Bobby J. Ward
Brendan Kenney
Terry Laskiewicz
Mike Bone
Tony Reznicek
Sarah Strickler
Awards Committee
See the Nargs Awards page for nominations procedures, previous awards, and more.
Name
Responsibility
Cynthia Cromwell
Chair
Rosemary Monahan
Florene Carney
Don LaFond
Mark McDonough
By-Laws Committee
View NARGS By-Laws www.nargs.org/laws
Name
Responsibility
Judith O. Dumont
Chair
Ben Burr
Jennifer Kalb
Development Committee
Name
Responsibility
Bobby J. Ward
Investment Committee
Name
Responsibility
Edward Spar
Richard Lane
Membership Strategy Committee
Name
Responsibility
Janet Novak
Chair
Mariel Tribby
Joyce Fingerut
Matt Mattus
Robert Swartz
Lori Chips
Managers
Name
Responsibility
Joseph Tychonievich
Editor -Rock Garden Quarterly
Bobby J. Ward
Executive Secretary
David Collura
NARGS Book Sales
David White
NARGS Tours
Laura Serowicz
Seed Exchange - Intake Manager
Joyce Fingerut
Seed Exchange Director, Government Liaison
Rosemary Monahan
Speakers Tour
Elisabeth B. Zander
Website
Todd Boland
Plant of the Month
Steven M. Whitesell
Book of the Month
Social Media Committee
Name
Responsibility
Bobby J. Ward
Chair
Mariel Tribby
Chair
Web Site Committee
Name
Responsibility
Elisabeth B. Zander
Chair
Joyce Hemingson
Joyce Fingerut
Tony Avent
Bobby J. Ward
Laura Serowicz
Speakers Tour Committee
Name
Responsibility
Panayoti Kelaidis
Southwestern Region
Cynthia Cromwell
Southeast Region
Rosemary Monahan
Overall Chair
Elisabeth B. Zander
Northeast Region
Barbara Cooper
Canadian Region
Bella Seiden
Canadian Region
Norman Singer Endowment Fund Committee
Name
Responsibility
Anne Spiegel
Catherine King
Phyllis Gustafson
Linda Nishikawa
Randy Tatroe
Chair