Deep South Region Contact Information

Deep South Regional Council
2011-2013
Contact Information

Theme: "Membership Offers Opportunities for Everyone"

Position	Name	Contact Information
DS Regional Director About our Director	Sara Lanier 11 Tanglewood Road St. Simons Island, GA 31522-1426	912-638-2621 cell: 912-270-6742 saralanier@bellsouth.net
DS Alternate Regional Director	Betty Grimes P.O. Box 349 Hiawassee, GA 30546	706-379-9841 cell: 706-338-1786 gggrimes2@aol.com
Recording Secretary	Terry Waith 6590 Long Acres Drive Sandy Springs, GA 30328-3018	404-252-4473 fax: 404-252-1554 twaith@bellsouth.net
Corresponding Secretary	Cinny O'Donnell 411 Bunker Hill Drive Pensacola, FL 32506-5631	850-456-9740 cell: 850-572-7869 msodo@att.net
Treasurer	Juanita Allinder 122 Bluegrass Circle Hendersonville, TN 37075-2725	615-824-4417 ejallinder@bellsouth.net
Parliamentarian	Mary Summerville P.O. Box 680636 Fort Payne, AL 35968-1607	256-845-4440 work: 256-845-4121 msummer1@att.net
Historian	Gay L. Austin 405 Marion Avenue McComb, MS 39648	601-684-3952 fax: 601-684-0129 glaustin2@bellsouth.net
Advisor	Mary Sue Colvin 10473 Hwy. 562 Fort Necessity, LA 71243-5122	res: 318-723-4725 cell: 318-439-0222 jhcolvin2@bellsouth.net

State Garden Club Presidents

Alabama Theme: ST A R S STATE TEAM ALABAMA REALLY SHINES through Teamwork * Membership * Scholarships	The Garden Club Of Alabama, Inc. Jo Ann Wade 4700 16th Avenue Phenix City, Al 36867	334-298-3392 jcwade56@aol.com
Florida Theme: "A TIME TO KNOW, SOW AND GROW"	Florida Federation Of Garden Clubs, Inc. Jan Sillik 5707 Cedar Park Lane Jacksonville, FL 32210-5246	904-772-1365 fax: 904-374-4467 cell: 904-422-5220 gluegunjan@aol.com
Georgia Theme: "Our Garden of Georgia"	The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Caroline Silcox 951 East Lake Drive Gainesville, GA 30506-1729	770-534-4506 cell: 770-539-4000 csilcox@bellsouth.net
Louisiana Theme: Continuing our Legacy of Beautification, Education, and Restoration	Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc. Mary Jacobs 29 Chateau Mouton Drive Kenner, LA 70065-1902	504-469-4397 mary_garden@msn.com
Mississippi Theme: "Gardeners' Hands in Service"	The Garden Clubs of Mississippi, Inc. Nancy Moore P.O. Box 116 Decatur, MS 39327	601-635-3160 fax same as home jmmoore@decaturtel.net
Tennessee Theme: Gardening Gifts-Education, Friendship and Service in the Home and Community	The Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. Valerie C. Tipps 902 West Brow Road Lookout Mountain, TN 37350-1022	423-821-7289 cell: 432-605-2616 tippstfgc@gmail.com

2011-2013
Council Directory

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LAST UPDATE 10/25/2011

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Deep South Region of National Garden Clubs, Inc.

Committees

Adopt-A-Park	Kathy Bedenbaugh
Air	Dot Williams
Arboreta/Botanical Gardens	Mary Denney
Awards Chairman	Marge Willis
Co-Chairman	Mary Tomlinson
Awards Advisory Chairman	Debby Cooper
Co-Chairman	Carol Bullard
Members	Brenda Burch Elizabeth Shaw Deanna McFarlan Margo Racca Eloise Cumbaa Annette Stanbery
Honorary Member	Deen Day Sanders
Backyard Habitat	Martha Price
Birds	Dollie Harper
Blue Star Memorial	Peg Glover
Butterflies	Suzanne Wheeler
Calendar-Vision of Beauty	Brenda Griner
Chaplain	Naomi Gerson
Children's Gardens	Carlene Elrod
Civic Development	Dot Mapes
Container Gardening	Johnnie Berry
Convention 2012 - Co-Chairman Murfreesboro, TN	Florence Ann Ketelsen
Co-Chairman	Pam Dowd
Co-Chairman	Mary Lou Gallager
Convention 2013 - Chairman Savannah, GA	Shirley Lewis
Co-Chairman	Dyanna Byers
Credentials Chairman	Appointed by Convention Chairman
Directory	Sara Lanier
Energy	Melanie Gousset
Co-Chairman	Pattie Smith
Environmental Studies Schools	Jayne Hemstreet
Finance Chairman	Rhea Brightwell
Co-Chairman	Mary Sue Colvin
Member	Juanita Allinder
Floral Design	Gina Jogan
Flower Show Schedules and Updates	Marie Harrison
Flower Show Schools	Harriet Osborne
Garden Centers	Maggi Burns
Gardening Study Courses	Mary Jacobs
Co-Chairman	Debbie Corales
Garden Therapy	Jackie I. Quisenberry
Girl Scout Liaison	Jo Ann Ryan
Government Action Liaison	Mary Lovings
Habitat For Humanity Landscape Project	Jo Williams
Healing/Sensory Gardens	Jane Hersey
Herb/Food Gardening	Annie Jewel King
Historic Gardens/Trails	Janet W. Lewis
Historic Preservation	Winette Almon
Co-Chairman	Joyce Bollinger
Horticulture	Tina Tuttle
Hospitality Chairman	Johnnie Ruth Sturgeon
Co-Chairman	Lena Bateman
Co-Chairman	Willie Allen
Illustrated Slides	Helen Gough
Improved Cultivars	Yvette Hebert
Intermediate/High School Gardeners	Jan Thomas
Internet	Jan Sillik
Judges Council	Trece Chancellor
Junior Gardeners - Grades 1 - 6	Joy Scriber
Landscape Design	Barbara Hadsell
Landscape Design Consultants	Jane Whiteman
Land Trust/Nature Conservancy	Marion Bloomer
Co-Chairman	Linda Ford
Legislation	Marion Hilliard
Life Membership/Deep South	Bess Hartley
Litter	Sybil Ingram
Member Services	Sara Weiss
Membership Chairman listed under Deep South Project
Memorial Gardens	Frances Ambrose
National Affiliates/Plant Societies Liaison	Addie Lou Harris
National Garden Week	Elisabeth Jumper
Natural Disasters	Ann Findlater
Natural Resources	Pat Carver

NGC Nominating Committee
Florida: Member	Cinny O'Donnell
Alternate Member	Carol L. Hall
Georgia: Member	Deanna McFarlan
Alternate Member	Joy Zaidan
NGC Special Projects Coordinators:
Plantings for Public & Special Places Gardens with Edibles Container Gardens Trees and Shrubs Protecting Aquatic Ecosystems Photo Archiving of Accomplishments
Chairman Co-Chairman	Debby Cooper Carol Bullard
PLANT IT PINK	Mary Hazen
PENNY PINES	Gloria Blake
Organic Gardening	Mary Jane Peters
Personnel	Katherine Allen
Policy and Procedure
Members	Mary W. Summerville Mary Sue Colvin Annette Stanbery Bonnie T. Borne Elise Haymans Sara Lanier
Protocol Chairman	Pat Grulke
Co-Chairman	Jo Ann Guise
Publicity Press Book	Dorothy Lee
Public Relations	Betty Spradley
Radio/Television/Newspaper/Magazine	Laura Broussard
Resolutions Appointed by Convention Chairman
Roadside Beautification	Eleanor Talley
Recycling	Kit Cashman
Scholarship Chairman	Mary Summerville
Co-Chairman	Celestine Darnell Betty Grimes
School Grounds/Outdoor Classrooms	Ruth Lamb
Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl - Chairman	Betty Bagert
Co-Chairman	Pat Smith
The National Gardener	Sue Angle
Unified Regional Project "Building Membership" - Chairman	Betty Grimes
Membership Leaders:	Ann C. Daniels Carol L. Hall Donna Bucci Gay L. Austin Alice Robertson Overton
Tree Chairman	Mary Phillips
Water Conservation	Jean Gilstrap
Ways and Means Chairman	Deanna McFarlan
Co-Chairman	Alice Boyd Sally Holcombe
Webmaster	M.E. DePalma
Wetlands	Carolyn Wynn
Wildflowers/Native Plants	Cindy Hintz
Wildlife/Endangered Species	Elaine Thompson
Yearbook Chairman	Sherle Beck

FORMER REGIONAL DIRECTORS of the DEEP SOUTH REGION
2009 -2011 Mary Sue Colvin Louisiana
2007 -2009 Mary W. Summerville Alabama
2005 -2007 Annette Stanbery Tennessee
2003 -2005 Bonnie T. Borne Mississippi
2001 -2003 Addie Lou Harris Florida
1999 -2001 Peggy B. White Georgia
1997- 1999 Billie Massa Louisiana
1995 -1997 Evelyn Isbell* Alabama
1993 -1995 Jerry Tubb* Tennessee
1991 -1993 Eloise Dean Cumbaa Mississippi
1989 -1991 Jean Bates Villareal* Florida
1987 -1989 Marvina W. Northcutt Georgia
1985 -1987 Marilyn Carlton* Louisiana
1983 -1985 Louise Vines Alabama
1981 -1983 Betty Millar* Tennessee
1979 -1981 Virginia Lacey Mississippi
1977-1979 Ellen Griffin* Florida
1975-1977 Celeste Williams* Georgia
1973-1975 Mrs. N. P. Martone* Louisiana
1971-1973 Clara Easterly* Alabama
1969-1971 Ellen Rowe* Tennessee
1967-1969 Mrs. Walton W. Gresham* Mississippi
1965-1967 Jessie McGraw Conner* Florida
1963-1965 Mrs. Shelby Myrick* Georgia
1961-1963 Mrs. Frederick Osbourne* Louisiana

FORMER REGIONAL DIRECTORS of the SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION
1959-1961 Mary Louise Merriwether* Alabama
1955-1957 Mrs. Charles Sanders* Tennessee
1953-1955 Geraldine R. Dean* Mississippi
1951-1953 Mrs. Karl A. Bickel* Florida
1947-1949 Mrs. Thomas M. Brumby* Georgia
1933-1937 Mrs. Oscar Mitchell * Tennessee

FORMER NATIONAL PRESIDENTS FROM DEEP SOUTH REGION
1999-2001 Deen Day Smith Georgia
1987-1989 Ellen Griffin* Florida
1975-1977 Jessie M. Conner* Florida
1967-1969 Geraldine R. Dean* Mississippi

* Deceased

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