Volunteers Promoting Peonies
Leaders With a Passion for People and Peonies
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Lois Girton – President
The American Peony Society leadership is made of a diverse group of peony aficionados that include commercial growers, passionate gardeners, photographers, hybridizers, writers, business people and other occupations. All are dedicated to supplying a support network for its members and promoting the peony.
Directorship Terms Expiring Spring of 2025
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Nate Bremer
Board Member & Past President
Reedsville, Wisconsin
Directorship & Executive Terms Expiring Spring of 2026
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Lois Girton
President & Board Member
Ames, Iowa
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Cory Tischman
Vice President & Board Member
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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Lynn Gessling
Treasurer & Board Member
Tennessee
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Brandie Orchard
Recording Secretary & Board Member
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
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Sheryl Lawson
Corresponding Secretary
Kentucky
Rich Grenier
Board Member
Maine, USA
Matthew Snyder
Board Member
Pennsylvania, USA
Melissa Sullivan
Board Member
Kentucky, USA
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Nick Maycher
Board Member & Canadian Peony Society President
Canada
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David Michener
Board Member
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Mary Muellner
Board Member
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
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Scott Parker
Board Member & Past President
Tomah, Wisconsin
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Steve Smith
Board Member
Edgewood, Washington
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Jill Stevens
Board Member
Benson, Minnesota
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Kent Tretheway
Board Member
Derby, Kansas
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Piet Wierstra
Board Member
Woodburn, Oregon
Society Support
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Jordan Kabat
International Cultivar Registration Authority Registrar
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Kimberly Bremer
Editor
Reedsville, Wisconsin, USA
Elizabeth Best
Membership
Alabama, USA
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David Sorrentino & Linette Sorrentino
Exhibition and Flower Shows
Chaska, Minnesota