Deep South Region Contact Information

Deep South Regional Council
2007-2009
Contact Information

Theme: “Today’s Youth – Tomorrow’s Future”

Position	Name	Contact Information
Director About our Director	Mary W. Summerville P.O. Box 680636 Fort Payne, AL 35968-1607	res: 256-845-4440 ofc:256-845-4121 fax: 256-845-4129 msummer1@hiwaay.net Director@DSRegion.org
Alternate Director	Carol Keefe 446 Woodlawn Estates Eufaula, AL 36027	334-687-5120 TKEEFE4779@aol.com
Recording Secretary	Mary Sue Colvin 10473 Hwy 562 Fort Necessity, LA 71243-5122	318 723-4725 fax: 318-723-4725 (Call first) jhcolvin2@bellsouth.net
Corresponding Secretary	Celestine Darnell P.O. Box 680377 Fort Payne, AL 35968-1603	256-845-4740 cmdarnell@bellsouth.net
Treasurer	Juanita Allinder 122 Bluegrass Circle Hendersonville, TN 37075-2725	615-824-4417 eallinder@earthlink.net
Parliamentarian	Freda Harrison 104 Grey Brant Court Madison, MS 39110	601-898-8789 fax:601-898-9370 RVMH@aol.com
Historian	Bonnie Borne 4644 Stone Cross Drive Olive Branch, MS 38654	662-890-8901 fax: 662-890-8908 bborne@centurytel.net
Advisor	Annette Stanbery 413 Berywood Trail Cleveland, TN 37312-5285	423-472-4817 fax: 423-476-2021 chars@bellsouth.net

State Presidents

Alabama	Margaret Reynolds 6317 Chappelle Lane Montgomery, AL 36117	334-270-1774 mrlr@knology.net
Florida	Cinny O’Donnell 411 Bunker Hill Drive Pensacola, FL 32506-5631	850-456-9740 msodo@cox.net
Georgia	Sara Lanier 11 Tanglewood Road St. Simons Island, GA 31522-1425	912-638-2621 saralanier@bellsouth.net
Louisiana	Sybil Colichio 6325 E Ridge Drive Shreveport, LA 71106-2431	318-868-8364 sybilshrvprt@aol.com
Mississippi	Ann Turnbow 1012 University Avenue Oxford, MS 38655	662-234-5527 turnbowg@bellsouth.net
Tennessee	Annette Shrader 131 Ussery Road Clarksville, TN 37043	931-552-2356 as_fromthegarden@bellsouth.net

2007 Board Directory

DSRegion Directory

Alphabetical Directory

2007-08 Alpha Roster

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LAST UPDATE 10/29/07
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Committees
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Adopt-A-Park	Doris Jones
Air	Ann Daniels
Arboreta/Botanical Gardens	Betty Grimes
Awards Chairman	Virginia Whitworth
Co-Chairman	Mary Jo Dougherty
Awards Advisory Chairman	Eloise Cumbaa
Co-Chairman	Mary Pennington
Members	Deanna McFarlan Brenda Burch
Honorary Member	Deen Day Sanders
Backyard Habitat	Elaine Thompson
Blue Star Memorial	Peg Glover
Birds	Jessie Bean
Co-Chairman	Darlene Glisson
Butterflies	Anne Leonard
Co-Chairman	Mary Evitt
Calendar-Vision of Beauty	Trece Chancellor
Chaplain	Melanie Gousset
Children's Gardens	Elizabeth Denham
Civic Development	Dot Mapes
Convention 2008 Chairman	Helen Purvis
Co-Chairman	Laura Mock
Convention 2009 Chairman Dates: March 27 - 28 (Board breakfast morning of the 29th)	Betty Spradley
Co-Chairman	Carlene Elrod
Credentials Chairman	Betty Castleberry
Co-Chairman	Jean Hardwick
Directory	Margaret Fancher
Energy	Louise Vines
Environmental Studies Schools	Jayne Hemstreet
Finance Chairman	Alice Holmes
Co-Chairman	Ruth Sullivan
Member	Juanita Allinder
Floral Design	Gina Jogan
Flower Show Schools	Harriet Osborne
Food Gardening	Lois Varnell
Garden Centers	Margaret Saxton
Garden Study Courses	Lucille Gates
Garden Therapy	Kay Lee
Habitat For Humanity Landscape Project	Jo Williams
Healing/Sensory Gardens	Sara Weiss
Historic Gardens/Trails	Arlene Thurstone
Historic Preservation	Joyce Bollinger
Co-Chairman	Jean Thompson
Horticulture	Tina Tuttle
Hospitality Chairman	Virginia DeBrocke
Co-Chairman	Lou Bethay
Co-Chairman	Janice Hollis
Illustrated Slides	Elizabeth Harrer
Improved Cultivars	Chris Cooney
Indoor Gardening	Helen Richards
Intermediate/High School Gardeners	Jan Thomas
Internet	Jan Sillik
Judges Council	Peggy Nuse
Junior Gardeners - Grades 1 - 6	Cindy Allgood
Landscape Design	Carlene Elrod
Landscape Design Consultants	Helen Hargreaves
Land Trust/Nature Conservancy	Carolyn Wynn
Legislation	Marion Hilliard
Life Membership/Deep South	Peggy White
Litter	Debby Cooper

Memorial Gardens,Chairman	Viola Harrison
Co-Chairman	Nancy Kemp
Member Services	Beth Wilson
Membership Chairman	Barbara Anthony
Co-Chairman	Martha Burkhalter
National Affiliates/Plant Societies Liaison	Addie Lou Harris
National Garden Week	Gay Austin
Natural Disasters/World Gardening	Carol Bullard
Natural Resources	Pat Carver
NGC Nominating Committee
Louisiana: Member	Betty Bagert
Alternate Member	Billie Massa
Alternate Member-at-Large	Mary Sue Colvin
Tennessee: Member	Annette Stanbery
Alternate Member	Ruth Lamb
Alternate Member-at-Large	Anne Leonard
NGC Projects Coordinator	Jackie Quisenberry
Organic Gardening	Novel Skeen
Personnel	Billie Massa
Policy and Procedure Chairman	Elise Haymans
Member	Freda Harrison
Member	Jeannine Row
Member	Billie Massa
Member	Leona Kirtley
Member	Ruth Lamb
Protocol	Joan Pryor
Publicity Press Book	Jo Ann Wade
Public Relations	Margo Racca
Radio/Television/Newspaper/Magazine	Marie Harrison
Resolutions	Helen Gough
Roadside Beautification	Annamary Miester
Scenic America	Ann Findlater
Scholarship Chairman	Barbara Bohmann
Co-Chairman	Charles Bohmann
School Grounds/Outdoor Classrooms	Ruth Lamb
Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl	Betty Bagert
The National Gardener	Mary Jo Wedgeworth
Unified Regional Project	Carol Keefe
Water Conservation	Joan Ochs
Ways and Means Chairman	Pat Smith
Co-Chairman	Ann McCormick
Webmaster	M.E. DePalma
Wetlands	Leona Kirtley
Wildflowers/Native Plants	Halla Jo Ellis
Wildlife/Endangered Species	Donna Bucci

ADVISORY COMMITTEE (FORMER DIRECTORS)
Chairman: Annette Stanbery 2005-2007

MEMBERS:
2003-2005 Bonnie Borne, Mississippi
2001-2003 Addie Lou Harris, Florida
1999-2001 Peggy White, Georgia
1997-1999 Billie Massa , Louisiana
1991-1993 Eloise Cumbaa, Mississippi
1987-1989 Marvina Northcutt, Georgia
1983-1985 Louise Vines, Alabama
1979-1981 Virginia Lacey , Mississippi

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