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The Flower Show

Committees

Standing Committees

Audit and Compliance Committee

Robert C. Fell, Chair

Aaron Belitsky

Jennifer Chew

Rachael Ferraro

Henry Reichner

Staff Lead: Tamela Vieira

Development Committee

Julia Fisher, Co-Chair

Helen Horstmann, Co-Chair

Gus Carey

Ann Marshall

Margaret McCarvill

Karen Minyard

Robin Potter

Matt Rader

Margaret Sadler

Maria Wing

Staff Lead: David Chrystal

Executive Committee

Robin Potter, Chair

Sharrieff Ali

Christine Henisee, Vice Chair and Executive Compensation Committee Chair

James Jolinger, Vice Chair and Investment Committee Chair

Ann Marshall, Governance and Nominating Committee Chair

Margaret McCarvill

Molly Morrison, Strategic Oversight Committee Chair

Staff Lead: Matt Rader, PHS President

Executive Compensation Committee

Christine Henisee, Chair

Margaret McCarvill

Molly Morrison

Robin Potter

Staff Lead: Matt Rader & Patti Gregory

Finance and Administration Committee

Brett Glowacki, Chair

Bernard Carolan

David Fleischner

Jennifer Jones Gilliam

Christine Henisee

Margaret McCarvill

Robin Potter

Matt Rader

Floyd Simpson

Jason Vermillion

Kenneth G. Wood

Staff Lead: Greg Zirbser and Tamela Vieira

Governance and Nominating Committee

Ann Marshall, Chair

Sharrieff Ali

Patti Owens

Robin Potter

Matt Rader

Margaret Sadler

Jason Vermillion

Staff Lead: Matt Rader

Investment Committee

James Jolinger, Chair

Jim Averill

Erich Hickey

Nick Kovich

Margaret McCarvill

Kevin Melich

Robin Potter

Matt Rader

Tim Riddle

Staff Lead: Tamela Vieira

Strategic and Oversight Committee

Molly Morrison, Chair

Charles Ellison

Rachael Ferraro

Hans Hesselein

Helen Horstmann

Alison Marx

Gabriella Paez

Robin Potter

Matt Rader

Kenneth G. Wood

Staff Leads: Casey Kuklick

Advisory Committee Members

Awards Committee

Bill Thomas, Co-Chair

Julia Fisher, Co-Chair

Anna Marie Amey

Leo Cooper

Suku John

Matt Rader

Nicole Juday Rhoads

Claire Sawyers

Staff Lead: Matt Rader & Liz Allgood

Competitive Classes Committee

Wilfreta Baugh, Chair

Carolyn J. Adams

Lydia Allen-Berry

Joseph L. Alvarez

Hollis B. Bauer

Wilfreta G. Baugh

Susanna Baum

Gary Baum

Nancy D. Baxter

Vatsala Bhaskar

Jill Bonn

Jacqui Bowman

Jill Braid

Naomi Breman

Sandra Brethwaite

Doreen R. Brittingham

Desiree E. Brittingham

Carrie D. Buchman

Melissa Bullitt

Susan M. Bunkin

Lynn Carbonell

Kelly Caulfield

Suzanne Cavanaugh

Joy Chaffin

Lynn Cherry

Denise Clark

Ruth E. Clausen

Hope Fox Coates

Anne H. Coste

Carol F. Critchlow

Shirley Daly

Joshua Darfler

Nancy Deibert

Rita M. Dennis

MaryAnn Denver

Middy Dorrance

Dena W. Douglas

Mary Ellen Dugan

Joshua Dunham

Elsa R. Efran

Kate Fahey

Sarah M. Farnsworth

Holly B. Fergusson

Jennifer Fiss

Rebecca W. Flemer

Khara Flint

Helga Fontus

Wendy Fox

Margaret T. Gaibiselis

Debbie Gibbons-Neff

John Gibson

Nancy Greenwood

Laura P. Gregg

Robert Grenfell

Mary Anne Grenfell

Beverly Gross-Spencer

Thomas Hawkins

Susanne Hay

Bonnie M. Hays

Susan Hunsicker

Midge Ingersoll

Wilhelmina Jackson

Jo Ann Jones

Tami W. Jones

Cynthia Kase

Patti Kelly

Yvette Kinsale

Denise Klein

Lauren Kope

Lynne Kosobucki

Brenda S. Krammes

Deborah A. Laverell

Ginny Levy

Allyson F. Lewis

Kate Liba

Carol A. Lipson

Lisa M. Lloyd

Scheraz Mahushukeen

Sarah Makin

Hilary Maner

Michael Mastrangelo

Doreene Mayer

Cathy D. McGowan

Brooke McInnes

Valerie McLaughlin

Barbara Medamana

Cecelia Millea

Lorraine S. Moore

Liz Murray

Karen R. Nagel

Cherie L. Nobil

Carol Perovich

Leslie Purple

Kristine S. Qualls

Ali Quill

Lillian H. Ransom

Wendy M. Russell

Stacy Schaffer

Leslie Simon

Carol Simonetti

Jessica Slater

Susan H. Slim

Sidney B. Spahr

Stewart Spahr

Michele Stecklair

Diana Talyansky

Gregg D. Tepper

Robert Thuener

Mary A. Tipping

Jessica Tipton

Lloyd R. Traven

Bruce Tyrell

Carmen H. von Wrangell

Lisa Walker

Margareta M. Warlick

Rylanda Epps Wilson

Karen Wychock

Judy Xie

Tonya Young

Mary Ann E. Ziemba

Michael A. Zuber

Interim Staff Lead: Gabrielle Baugh

Flower Show and Events Committee

Helen Horstmann, Chair

Wilfreta G. Baugh

Amira S. Baum

Suellen Blackwood

Lynn Carbonell

Monica Christensen

Wendy Daughenbaugh

Deb P. Donaldson

Chuck Feld

Walter Fisher

William T. Fullerton

John Gibson

Nancy Greenwood

Laura Gregg

Robert Grenfell

Melissa Gurmankin

Thomas Hawkins

Edwin J. Jesiolowski

Scott Kremp

Ann D. Marshall

Margaret McCarvill

Quincy McCoy

Leslie A. Miller

Melinda C. Moritz

John Morris

Ron Mulray

Randall D. Naftal

Diane Newbury

Francesca C. Northrup

Jane A. Pollock

Robin M. Potter

Yovana Raab

Ira L. Rosen

Michael J. Rounds

Don Slater

Sue Slim

John J. Soroko

Paul Tickle

Jason E. Vermillion

Mark C. Ward

James Watson

Staff Lead: Tamela Vieira

Gold Medal Plant Committee

Steve Mostardi, Chair
Anthony (Tony) Aiello
Sheila Gmeiner
Chuck Hinkle
Eric Hsu
Tim Ifill
Sam Ketich
Marta Lynch
Joe Marano
Diane McAllister
Sally McCabe
Philip Normandy
Andy Schenck
David Sharkey
Larry Shehan
Lisa Strovinsky
Carrie Wiles
Staff Lead: Andrew Bunting

Healthy Neighborhoods Committee

Leo Cooper, Chair
Sharrieff Ali
Sylvia Bey
Blaine Bonham
Carolyn Booker
Denise Clarke
Gregorio Cojulun, Jr.
Leo Cooper
Tiara Council
Lisa Gaffney
Jenny Greenberg
Terrill Haigler
Kiasha Huling
Lenora Jackson-Evans
Michelle Kondo
Michelle Lawson
Eleanor Lundywade
Darlene Marcus
Nikia Owens
Gabriella Paez
Robin Potter
Majeedah Rashid
Joe Revlock
Viery Ricketts-Thomas
Katie Samson
Dr. Carol Simmons
Gregory Thompson
Jasmine Thompson
Sharon Turner
Aneesah Uqdah
Michael Wilcox
Staff Lead: Julianne Schrader Ortega

Infonet Committee

Amira Baum, Chair

Monica Christensen, Chair

Karen Barsotti

Suellen Blackwood

Barbara Brackin

Wilbert Brockenbough

Marcia Carpenter

Dennis Christensen

Sylvia Deng

Angie Flowers

Jennifer Gilliam

Lee Gittens

Betty Greene

Melissa Gurmankin

Suzanne Hutchinson

Daryel Jarman

Ed Jesiolowski

Soo Klein

Cheryle Lee

Kia Linder

Martin Louie

Nancy Luciani

Ed MacFarland

Beth MacMillan

Juanita McFadden

Jack McNamara

Mark Petrozino

Caroline Pollard

Yovana Raab

Eileen Riddell

Maureen Scholz

Thomas Scholz

Juanita Seon-Leary

Russell Strover

Kathi Taylor

Anita Thallmayer

Scott Thurston

Carl Vivaldi

Susan Wilson

Diana Woodward

Daniel Zellers

Staff Lead: Rachel Cieri

Public Gardens and Landscapes Committee

TBD, Chair
Josh Altidor
Josh Darfler
Shari Edelson
Prema Gupta
Wambui Ippolito
Abra Lee
Rick Lewandowski
Ann Marshall
Dennis McGlade
Rebecca McMackin
Paul Meyer
Steve Mostardi
Patti Owens
Robin Potter
Lauren Sara
Scott Stewart
Joann Vieira
Melinda Whicher
Staff Lead: Andrew Bunting

Tree Tenders Committee

Sarah Anton, Co-Chair

Gabriella Paez, Co-Chair

Mark Alexander

Sharrieff Ali

Jacelyn Blank / Philly Tree People

Maryann Boyer

Shaun Cerborino / Brewery 121

Anne Dicker

Carolyn Duffy

Marcus Ferreira

Daniel Gibbon

Amber Grant

Bill Grubb

BJ Hauswald

Kiasha Huling

Rose Johnson

Susan Kahn

Cynthia Kishinchand

Dexter Locke

Dominique London

Hasan Malik

Juanita McFadden

Lisa Maiello

Mia Mengucci

Charles Philips

Robin Potter

Carla Puppin/Friends of Bardascino Park

Point Breeze Tree

Lara Roman

Joe Shiavo

Richard Spitzborg

Jen Tepel

Ann Watts

Staff Lead: Tim Ifill