Our 2023 – 2025 officers are:
| President: | Carol Frederick |
| First Vice Presidents | Andrea Kroll Anne Watson |
| Second Vice President: | Peggy Cochran |
| Recording Secretary: | Carolyn Steiner |
| Corresponding Secretary: | Lucy Muehleisen |
| Treasurer: | Shahla Butler |
| Advisor | Helen Prince |
The Executive Board of the Club is made up of its elected officers whose roles and responsibilities are defined by the Club bylaws and conform to the bylaws of the National Garden Clubs, Central Atlantic Region and the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland. The routine activities of the Club are carried out by Standing Committees. Committee responsibilities are defined below.
| COMMITTEE | RESPONSIBILITIES |
| Awards Alice Galligan Joyce Fletcher | Maintains the range of awards available from NGC, CAR, and State. Determine the appropriate awards category for the various projects undertaken by club members. Understands the submission process. Assists chairs and project managers with completing the applications. Submits applications in a timely fashion. |
| Bay-Wise Denise Moroney Mary Ellen Romney (C) | Encourages members to sign up for the learning experience that is provided by assessing their current practices and learn some new practices to promote healthy land, waterways, and our Chesapeake Bay. The Bay-Wise Yardstick is an efficient resource for gardeners and is usually given to the gardeners before the visit so they can see practices that make them stewards of their land. |
| Budget & Finance Shahla Butler (C), Carol Frederick | Reviews requested budget from committee and project chairs, prepares a proposed annual balanced budget for the March meeting. Finalizes the budget after member approval. Maintains the financial books of the Club. |
| Chaplain Adele Maguire | Opens meeting with an inspirational prayer or poem, usually gardening related. |
| Conservation | Monitors and informs the club of any Federal or State legislation concerning conservation and encourages members to support it. Monitors county and local community conservation efforts and informs/involves the Club as appropriate. Promotes conservation practices in Club programs and projects. |
| Floral Design Mary Smolinski & Joyce Fletcher | Schedules workshops for each year. Coordinates workshop hosts and location. Recruits members for participation. Tracks participants and provides a report to the President. Writes a monthly newsletter article outlining the upcoming design, acknowledging designers, provides next month’s theme. |
| Historian Carol Frederick | Keeps a historical record of all major activities and accomplishments of the Club. |
| Horticulture Mary Ellen Romney & Beth Beighley | Schedules the horticulture exhibits for monthly meetings; tracks participants and provides a report to President; contributes to the monthly newsletter. |
| Horticulture Study Group Shahla Butler | Organizes short field trips or discussion groups where members learn about horticulture trends and practices. |
| Hostesses Kathy Ursic | Coordinates hostesses for meetings and events ensures that each member fulfills their requirement to serve as a hostess. |
| Landscape & Community Outreach Susan Moe & Andrea Kroll | Point-person for members of the community who would like the Club to help with civic landscaping. Coordinates members’ participation in civic projects and if requested, acts as the design consultant for civic landscaping projects. |
| Membership Databases Colleen Davies | Maintains a database for the master roster and Quick Reference chart with up-to-date member contact information. Ensures the most current Member Roster and Quick Reference is provided to the Webmaster. |
| Membership Peggy Cochran | Recruits new members and guides them through the membership process; maintains membership files, tracks meeting attendance; keeps the guest book and provides nametags. |
| Memorials & Remembrances | Proposes memorials or remembrances for deceased Club presidents. |
| Newsletter Lucy Muehleisen | Produces and distributes the monthly newsletter, maintains the Club’s Calendar. |
| Parliamentarian Adele Maguire | Ensures that the Club follows Robert’s Rules of Order and adheres to Club’s bylaws. |
| Photographer Beth Beighley Andrea Kroll | Responsible for the official photographic history of the Club. Takes pictures at meetings, workshops, flower shows, trips and all gatherings where the Club is involved. |
| Plant Sale Mary Augustosky Pat Childs Maricarol Cloak (A) | The Annual Plant Sale is the Club’s main fundraising activity, and it provides the means of funding all the community outreach activities of the Club. It takes place on the last Saturday of April. Members provide the plants for free from their gardens. Their contributions are augmented by plants from wholesalers or other nurseries that provide the Club with special pricing. It is a morning of fun activities and information exchange. Knowledgeable members and master gardeners circulate to provide the public with information about the plants. Raffles help raise additional money. Baked goods provided by members add to the festive ambiance. |
| Programs Andrea Kroll Anne Watson | Plans, coordinates, and supervises all club programs and trips. Solicits input from other members and clubs. |
| Publicity Maricarol Cloak | The Club’s liaison with newspapers, magazines, radio stations and other forms of communication to promote the Club activities and projects. |
| Sunshine Janet Cosh Ilze King | Maintains the “Sunshine Fund” and sends cards/flowers to sick or hospitalized members or their family. |
| Ways & Means Suzane Miller Diane Reyno (C) | Raises money for the Sunshine fund by various means (eg, auctions, raffles, sales). |
| Website Shahla Butler | Designs and maintains information on the Club website for members and to inform and educate our community. Provides links to useful resources and educational materials that are used by schools and other interested community organizations. Keeps the information accurate and useful for member communication, recruitment of new members, and publication of civic events and communication with the public. |
| Wildlife | Contributes a monthly newsletter article regarding wildlife, birding and nature. |
| Yearbook Colleen Davis | Coordinates and produces the annual Club Yearbook and Quick Reference, interfaces with other chairs to obtain updated information, procures printing and distributes to members. |
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