Volunteers Promoting Peonies
Leaders With a Passion for People and Peonies
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
Nate Bremer
Board Member & Past President
Reedsville, Wisconsin
Directorship & Executive Terms Expiring Spring of 2026
Lois Girton
President & Board Member
Ames, Iowa
Cory Tischman
Vice President & Board Member
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Lynn Gessling
Treasurer & Board Member
Tennessee
Brandie Orchard
Recording Secretary & Board Member
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Sheryl Lawson
Corresponding Secretary
Kentucky
Rich Grenier
Board Member
Maine, USA
Matthew Snyder
Board Member
Pennsylvania, USA
Melissa Sullivan
Board Member
Kentucky, USA
Nick Maycher
Board Member & Canadian Peony Society President
Canada
David Michener
Board Member
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mary Muellner
Board Member
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Scott Parker
Board Member & Past President
Tomah, Wisconsin
Steve Smith
Board Member
Edgewood, Washington
Jill Stevens
Board Member
Benson, Minnesota
Kent Tretheway
Board Member
Derby, Kansas
Piet Wierstra
Board Member
Woodburn, Oregon
Society Support
Jordan Kabat
International Cultivar Registration Authority Registrar
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Kimberly Bremer
Editor
Reedsville, Wisconsin, USA
Elizabeth Best
Membership
Alabama, USA
David Sorrentino & Linette Sorrentino
Exhibition and Flower Shows
Chaska, Minnesota