2025-2027 Officers and Chairs
Officers
President
Lelia Johnson
Theme: Plant Tennessee with Years of Growth and Continuing a Century of Green
First Vice President
Gloria Harris
Second Vice President
Diane Ryder
President-Elect
LaQuita Misner
Corresponding Secretary
Vicky Richards
Recording Secretary
Faith Young
Treasurer
Marilyn Smith
Assistant Treasurer
Evelyn Davis
District Directors
District I
Jacqueline Walker
District II
Becky Fox Matthews
District III
Jacqueline Westfield
District IV
Dr. Janet Brown
District Vice Directors
District I
Pamela Reiners
District II
Karen Dawson
District III
LuAnn Carey
District IV
Gina Clark
Appointed Officers
Chaplain
Charlotte Scott
Parliamentarians
Debbie Shaver
Fredricka Lawson
Historian
Ginger Cloud
Committee Chairs
Arboreta/Botanical Gardens
Wanda Taylor
Awards
Debbie Shaver
Bees/Butterflies
Ann Brown
Birds/Wildlife
Kay Flynn
Blue Star
Pam Dowd
Bylaws/Standing Rules
LaQuita Misner
Calendar-NGC
(Vision of Beauty)
Debbie Shaver
Club Programs
Janice Meissner
Conservation
Camp 2026
Debbie Shaver
Anne Leonard
Convention 2027
Janet Brown
Cumberland Trail
Debbie Shaver
Deep South Garden Club Unified Project
Janie Bitner
Energy & Water Conservation
Betty Tusa
Endowment Trust
Trustees
Lelia Johnson, TFGC President
LaQuita Misner, TFGC President–elect
Marilyn Smith, TFGC Treasurer
Chris Kelyman, District I Trustee
Becky Fox Matthews, District II Trustee
Evelyn Davis, District III Trustee
Janet Brown, District IV Trustee
LaQuita Misner, TFGC President–elect
Marilyn Smith, TFGC Treasurer
Chris Kelyman, District I Trustee
Becky Fox Matthews, District II Trustee
Evelyn Davis, District III Trustee
Janet Brown, District IV Trustee
Finance/Budget Committee
Members
Marilyn Smith, TFGC Treasurer
Jacqueline Walker, District I
Becky Fox Matthews, District II
Evelyn Davis, District III
Janet Brown, District IV
Jacqueline Walker, District I
Becky Fox Matthews, District II
Evelyn Davis, District III
Janet Brown, District IV
Facebook Page - TFGC
Dixie Seaton, Administrator
Flower Show Judges
Members
Molly Hampton, TN Council of FS Judges
Ginger Cloud, State Flower Show
Paula Fortson, FS Judges Credentials
Carole Whited, FS Evaluations
Kathy Rychen, FS Schedule Review
Cecile Broz, FS Schools & Symposiums
Ginger Cloud, State Flower Show
Paula Fortson, FS Judges Credentials
Carole Whited, FS Evaluations
Kathy Rychen, FS Schedule Review
Cecile Broz, FS Schools & Symposiums
Garden Therapy/
Gardening with Youth
Cassandra (Kay) Cox
Gardening/Native Plants
/Vegetables & Herbs
Marilyn McDonnell
Charlotte Timberlake
Charlotte Timberlake
Horticulture Society
Anna Marie Allen
Hospitality
Charlotte Timberlake
Cynthia Humes
Cynthia Humes
Land Trust/Nature Conservancy
Linda Ford
Carole Whited
Life
Membership
Charlotte Scott
Litter/Recycling
LaQuita Misner
Membership
Database
Dianna Mansfield
Membership Development
Debbie Boyett
Plant America
Plant for Pollinators & Wildlife Habitat Certification
Kathy Jennedy-Crownover
Plant a Tree
(formerly Penny Pines)
Jacqueline Westfield
Plant It Pink
Carole Whited
Scholarships
Candace Wells
Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl
Phyllis Allen
Trees
Starr Alexander
The Volunteer Gardener
Anna Marie Allen
Zoom Coordinator
Diane Ryder
Trillium Consultants Council
President
Virginia Pennington
Trillium Consultants Council
Education
Environmental Schools
Jeri Melton
Gardening School
Marilyn McDonnell
Landscape Design Schools
Carole Whited
Ways & Means
Kroger Community Awards
Wandy Copley
Website Management
Administrator
Janeene Larkin Horn
Administrator
Shannon Thurman
Forms Administrator
Fredricka Lawson
TFGC Youth Projects & Activities
Youth Projects
Cassandr (Kay) Cox
Youth Garden Clubs/ Youth Contests, Youth Poetry, Youth Sculpture, High School
Service Project, High School Essays