Great Programming From Committees
Volunteer Members Make the APS World Go Round
APS committees perform the work of the society in supporting our mission and are integral to the success of APS. Many new initiatives are brought forth each year through committee work as APS continually seeks to broaden its reach – to members and to the public. Each board member is expected to serve on one or more committees, but we also solicit and encourage participation from individual and commercial members. All positions are as unpaid volunteers. The president is an ex officio member of all committees but may delegate another member of the executive committee as the advisor in their stead.
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Auction
Plans and executes the live convention and fall online auctions.
Co-Chairs – Mary Muellner & Jill Stevens
Lois Girton
Debbie Lisser
Nick Maycher
Award Of Landscape Merit
Recruits and trains ALM judges; selects peonies to be evaluated for ALM; establishes criteria and tabulates results.
Chair – Cory Tischman
Rich Grenier
Matt Snyder
Jill Stevens
Awards Committee
Selects candidates for personal awards; selects peonies for Gold Medal and Award of Distinction.
Chair – Steve Smith
Scott Parker
Brandie Orchard
Advisor – Nate Bremer
Reference Gardens
Identifies, invites, and evaluates public gardens featuring peonies to become APS Peony Reference Gardens; oversees grants to these gardens.
Chair – Lois Girton
Brandie Orchard
Melissa Sullivan
Nick Maycher
David Michener
Steve Smith
Bulletins and Publications
Oversees the quarterly print and online flagship publication, the APS Bulletin. Assembles the online monthly e-newsletter.
Kimberly Bremer – Bulletin Editor, Contributor
Sharon Schmitz – Bulletin Advertising Specialist
Lois Girton , Jill Stevens, Melissa Sullivan, Denise Vrchota – Bulletin Proofing, Contributors, Support
Jerri O’Connor – Bulletin Peony Society News
Lois Girton, Nate Bremer – Bulletin Science Editors
Bernie Miller – Monthly Newsletter Editor
Liz Best – Bulletin & Newsletter Membership Lists
Commercial Members
Acts as liaison to commercial members; encourages compliance with the Commercial Growers Code of Ethics.
Chair– Piet Wierstra
Advisor – Nate Bremer
