2021-2023 Officers and Chairs
Officers
President
Julie Wilson
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First Vice President
Suzy Askew
Second Vice President
Janice Oliver
President-Elect
Denise Thorne
Corresponding Secretary
Carol Symeon
Recording Secretary
GaNelle Roberts Ballard
Treasurer
Susan Quinn
Assistant Treasurer
Molly Hampton
District Directors
District I
Phyllis Allen
District II
Bobbie Wolcott
District III
Diane Ryder
District IV
Wanda Taylor
Appointed Officers
Chaplain
Anne Krekelberg
Parliamentarians
Ann McCormick
Janan Jones
Historian
Bonnie Borne Stockel
Committee Chairs
Arboreta/Botanical Gardens
Fay Weaver
Archivist
Cathy Donaldson
Awards
Debbie Shaver
Bees/Butterflies
Ann Brown
Birds/Wildlife
Kay Flynn
Blue Star
Pam Dowd
Bluebirds
Kathy Russo
Bylaws/Standing Rules
Maggi Burns
Calendar-NGC
Marilyn Smith
Club Programs
Starr Alexander
Community Gardens
Conservation
Camp 2022
Suzy Askew
Conservation
Education
Jeanie Jackson
Convention 2023
Denise Thorne
Convention Co-chair
Fay True
Energy & Water Conservation
Betty Tusa
Endowment Trust
Trustees
Julie Wilson, TFGC President
Denise Thorne, TFGC President–elect
Susan Quinn, TFGC Treasurer
Molly Hampton, District I Trustee
June Gilmore, District II Trustee
Candace Wells, District III Trustee
Janie Bitner, District IV Trustee
Denise Thorne, TFGC President–elect
Susan Quinn, TFGC Treasurer
Molly Hampton, District I Trustee
June Gilmore, District II Trustee
Candace Wells, District III Trustee
Janie Bitner, District IV Trustee
Finance/Budget Committee
Members
June Gilmore, District II
Susan Quinn, District I, TFGC Treasurer
Janice Meissner, District III
Molly Hampton, District I
Cathy Donaldson, District IV
Susan Quinn, District I, TFGC Treasurer
Janice Meissner, District III
Molly Hampton, District I
Cathy Donaldson, District IV
Floral Design Programs
Trustees
Caroline Nave, District I
Virginia Pennington, District II
Ginger Cloud, District II
Kathleen Wright, District IV
Virginia Pennington, District II
Ginger Cloud, District II
Kathleen Wright, District IV
Flower Show Judges
Members
Debbie Shaver, TN Council of FS Judges
Paula Fortson, FS Judges Credentials
Carole Whited, FS Evaluations
Kathleen Wright, FS Schedule Review
Pam Braun, FS Schools & Symposiums
Paula Fortson, FS Judges Credentials
Carole Whited, FS Evaluations
Kathleen Wright, FS Schedule Review
Pam Braun, FS Schools & Symposiums
Garden Therapy
Bette Ann Fields
Gardening/Indoor
Herbs/Organic
Sherry Arnold
Horticulture,
Improved Cultivars
& Invasive Species
Cathy Waitinas
National & TN Natural Disasters
Denise Thorne
Land Trust/Nature Conservancy
Linda Ford
Carole Whited
Cumberland Trail Park Manager
Bobby Fulcher
State Scenic Trail Newsletter Editor
Debbie Shaver
Legislation/Govt Action Liaison
GaNelle Roberts Ballard
Life
Membership
Amelia Wilkes
Litter/Recycling
& Waste Management
Janan Jones
Membership
Database
Barbara Williams
Membership Development
Debbie Boyett
NGC Member Services and Permanent Home
Fredericka Lawson
National Garden Week
Lelia Johnson
Native Plants Book
Suzy Askew
Native Plants, Trees & Wildflowers
Janie Bitner
Memorial Gardens/Historic Gardens & Preservation
Blossom Merryman
Penny Pines
Kathleen Boryla-Payne
Scholarships
Valerie Tipps
The National Gardener
Wanda Taylor
TN Executive Residence
Jerri Davis-Dress, Chair
Bonnie Stockel, District I
District III
Marilyn Johnson, District IV
Bonnie Stockel, District I
District III
Marilyn Johnson, District IV
Trees
Kim Rucker
Trillium Council
Virginia Pennington
President
The Volunteer Gardener
Editor
Anne Krekelberg
Associate Editor
Janice Oliver
Trillium Consultants Council
Education
Environmental Schools
Jeri Melton
Gardening
Maggi Burns
Landscape Design Schools
Carole Whited
Ways & Means
Amazon Smile
Jennifer Hinson
Kroger Community Awards
Wandy Copley
TFGC Items
Caroline Nave
Website Management
Administrator
Janeene Larkin Horn
Administrator
Shannon Thurman
Events
Nancy Goodrich
Forms
Susan Quinn
Social Media
Facebook
Kim Halyak
Social Media
Instagram
Monty West
TFGC Youth Projects & Activities
Youth Projects
Kay Cox
Youth Garden Clubs/ Youth Contests, Youth Poetry, Youth Sculpture, High School
Service Project, High School Essays
Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl
Phyllis Allen
TFGC Headquarters—Ivan Racheff House and Gardens
Chair
Hal E. Watts
Vice Chair
Cathy Waitinas
Recording Secretary
LaQuita Misner
Corresponding Secretary
Janie Bitner
Treasurer
Rebecca Schular
Assistant Treasurer
Teresa Schehr
Parliamentarian
Charlotte Miller
Friends of Racheff
Linda Ford
Recognition and Remembrance Book
Illy Wood