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
Todd Boland
President
Cynthia Cromwell
Vice President
Mike Smedley
Treasurer
Jamie Ellison
Director-At-Large
Carol Eichler
Recording Secretary
Board of Directors
Name
Term
Terry Laskiewicz
2023-2026
Patrick Ion
2023-2026
Janice Currie
2023-2026
Jennifer Kalb
2024-2027
Josh Segoviano
2024-2027
Tony Avent
2024-2027
Jamie Ellison
2025-2028
Colin Lee
2025-2028
Lisa Roper
2025-2028
Panayoti Kelaidis
Past President
Tours and Expeditions
Name
Responsibility
Todd Boland
Chair
Nominating Committee
Name
Responsibility
Carol Eichler
Chair
John Willis
Terry Laskiewicz
Tony Reznicek
Awards Committee
See the Nargs Awards page for nominations procedures, previous awards, and more.
Name
Responsibility
Cynthia Cromwell
Chair
Rosemary Monahan
Judi Dumont
Don LaFond
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
Mike Smedley
John Willis
Richard Lane
Membership Strategy Committee
Name
Responsibility
Jennifer Kalb
Chair
Mariel Tribby
Joyce Fingerut
Josh Segoviano
Judy Zatsick
Barbara Rose
Carol Eichler
Managers
Name
Responsibility
Joseph Tychonievich
Editor -Rock Garden Quarterly
Bobby J. Ward
Executive Secretary
David Collura
NARGS Book Sales
Todd Boland
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
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
Randy Tatroe
Chair
Catherine King
Patrice Van Vleet
Darwin Carr