2024-2025 Board of Directors
Board Co-Presidents Nancy Englund and Mary Shanchez head a 14-member Board in the 2024-2025 season that will discuss and vote on key club policies and initiatives and will oversee club finances. Members of this year’s Board are:
Nancy Englund
Co-President, 2024-2025
Member since 2003
Director of Ways & Means, 2020-2021
President, 2018-2020
Gate & Garden Tour, 2006-2018
Director of Ways & Means, 1999-2006
Club Member of the Year, 2020-2022
Garden of the Year, 2017
Penny Pines Honoree, 2011
Lifetime Member
Mary Sanchez
Co-President, 2024-2025
Member since 2016
Penny Pines Honoree, 2024
Blair Contratto
Vice President, 2024-2025
Member since 2021
Co-Vice President, 2023-2024
Rookie of the Year, 2023
Lynn Jax
Director of Membership, 2021-2025
Member since 2009
Co-Vice President 2020-2021
Co-Director of Media Publicity, 2019-2020
President, 2016-2018
Vice President, 2012-2016
Member of the Year, 2020-2022
Penny Pines Honoree, 2019
Lifetime Member
John Holcombe
Co-Treasurer, 2023-2025
Member since 2021
Penny Pines Honoree, 2024
Jeff Whittiker
Co-Treasurer, 2023-2025
Member since 2023
Rookie of the Year, 2024
Brian Jones
Co-Financial Secretary, 2023-2025
Member since 2006
Co-Treasurer, 2021-2023
Garden of the Year, 2023
Mary Jones
Co-Financial Secretary, 2023-2025
Member since 2006
Co-Treasurer, 2021-2023
Penny Pines Honoree, 2023
Monica Thompson
Recording Secretary, 2024 to 2025
Member since 2015
Gardener of the Year, 2020-2022
Karen Nelson
Director of Media Publicity, 2021-2025
Member since 2014
Co-Director of Gate & Garden Tour, 2022-2024
Director of Gate & Garden Tour, 2018-2020
Co-Director of Membership, 2016-2018
Member of the Year, 2023
Penny Pines Honoree, 2020
Susan Denton
Director of Gate & Garden Tour, 2022-2025
Member since 2018
Director of Gate & Garden Tour, 2020-2022
Co-Director of Gate & Garden Tour, 2023-2024
Rookie of the Year, 2019
Penny Pines Honoree, 2020
Garden of the Year, 2023
Susan South
Director of Ways & Means, 2022–2024
Member since 2021
Gardener of the Year, 2020-2022
Kari Nies
Director of Website, 2020-2025
Member since 2020
Member of the Year, 2023
Rookie of the Year, 2020-2022
Jane Leary
Immediate Past President
Member since 2021
President, 2023-2024
Co-Vice President, 2022-2023
Rookie of the Year, 2020-2022