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