ADMIN: TEAMS AND THEMES

Orange County Chapter

Native Plants Support Nature

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President
2023
ELIZABETH WALLACE

Vice President, 2022-2023
Chapter Council Rep., 2023
REBECCA CROWE

Treasurer
2023-2024
LEWIS MARCHAND

Recording Secretary
2023-2024
LESLEY BINDLOSS

Director
2022-2023
DAN SONGSTER

Director
2023-2024
LAURA CAMP

Director
2022-2023
RON VANDERHOFF

Director
2023-2024
BRAD JENKINS

Director
2022-2023
GABRIEL VERDUZCO

Director
2022-2023
OPEN

Director
2022-2023
SUNNY SAROA

Director
2023-2024
JONATHAN FRANK

PLANT SCIENCE COMMITTEE
know where plants were, are, could be – and why

Chairperson:  RON VANDERHOFF
Field Trips:  JONATHAN FRANK (team lead), RON VANDERHOFF, EMILE FIESLER, RACHEL WHITT, JONATHAN ROBBINS, SANDY LEATHERMAN
O’Neill Grant:  SUNNY SAROA (team lead), GREG VOSE, ALEJANDRA SOTO, REBECCA CROWE, ROBIN MATTHEWS
Rare Plants:  FRED ROBERTS (team lead), BOB ALLEN, RON VANDERHOFF, MIKE SIMPSON, SANDY LEATHERMAN
OC Parks Vascular Plant Checklists:  In collaboration with the UC Irvine Herbarium
Traveler’s Grant:  RON VANDERHOFF, SUNNY SAROA, DAN SONGSTER

CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
protect our wildlands

Chairperson:  OPEN
At Large Member:  REBECCA CROWE, ALEX LEWANDOWSKI, ELIZABETH WALLACE
Emergent Invasive Plants:  RON VANDERHOFF (co-lead), JOSIE BENNETT (co-lead), DAVID PRYOR (Bolsa Chica Conservancy), MATT MAJOR (OC Parks), JOAN MILLER

CNPS State Conservation Liaison:  JOSIE BENNETT

GARDENING COMMITTEE
build nature gardens in every neighborhood

Chairperson:  DAN SONGSTER

Garden Tour 2023:  ROBIN HUBER (team lead), SARAH JAYNE, DORI ITO, MABEL ALAZARD, JENNIFER BEATTY, LESLEY BINDLOSS, BRAD JENKINS, JENNIFER MABLEY
Garden Tour 2024:  IRINA ENSMINGER (team lead), team assembling fall of 2023!
School Gardens & Acorn Grant:  ELIZABETH WALLACE, DAN SONGSTER, RON VANDERHOFF
Horticulture Grant:  DAN SONGSTER
Homeowner Associations:  ELIZABETH WALLACE
City Public Works Dept. Outreach:  ELIZABETH WALLACE (team lead), REBECCA CROWE, LAURA CAMP, LESLEY BINDLOSS, TINA CREMER

PUBLIC EVENTS
participate, learn, improve, and have fun

Programs
    Presenter Procurement:  DAN SONGSTER, RON VANDERHOFF, GABRIEL VERDUZCO, SUNNY SAROA
    Greeters:  DORI ITO, JENNIFER BEATTY
    Tech Support:  BOB ALLEN, SUNNY SAROA
    Murray Center Liaison:  ELIZABETH WALLACE
    Zoom:  SUNNY SAROA
Sage Campaign:  ELIZABETH WALLACE (team lead), RON VANDERHOFF, LAURA CAMP, LESLEY BINDLOSS, THEA GAVIN, TRACEY DASCHBACH, SARAH JAYNE, DAN SONGSTER
Outreach Coordination:  LESLEY BINDLOSS (team lead), JENNIFER MABLEY, ELIZABETH WALLACE
Online Book Sales:  JENNIFER MABLEY
In Person Sales:  JENNIFER MABLEY
Inventory, Equipment, Supplies:  BRAD JENKINS, DAN SONGSTER (posters)

COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE
present intriguing, curated, useful information

Communication Coordinator: ELIZABETH WALLACE
E-Newsletter (via Luminate):  TRACEY DASCHBACH (lead), THEA GAVIN
Website:  RICH SCHILK (back-end), BRAD JENKINS (front-end)
Instagram/Facebook:  GABRIEL VERDUZCO, MEL LETTERMAN, ELIZABETH WALLACE
Press Releases: ELIZABETH WALLACE
Buckwheat Brings Butterflies Blog:  ELIZABETH WALLACE

ADMINISTRATION

Membership Administrator:  LAURA CAMP
Includes Luminate membership system
Bylaws, Handbook, Org Chart Guardians:  OPEN