The Board of Gardeners
Officers 2025—2026
Co-President | Andrea Knohl and Kristy Brown
1st Vice-President Membership | Anne Berkeley 847 612-1109
2nd Vice-President Programs | Bryn Wagner Hanson
3rd Vice-President Development | Susan Fitzgerald
Recording Secretary | Julia Jackson 706-220-7221 Pam Swales 847-922-3461
Corresponding Secretary / Wesbites | Andrea Knohl and Kristy Brown
Treasurer | Laura Harvey 847-227-7431
Assistant Treasurer | Liz Morris 630-379-1965
Standing Committee chairs 2025-2026
Awards
Chairwoman | Bonnie Shapiro
Bylaws and Policies
Chairwoman | Sara Brenner
Civic improvement
Chairwoman | Sarah McHolland
Conservation
Chairwoman | Mary Martin 847-687-0264
Development
Chairwoman | Susan Fitzgerald
Floral design
Co- Chairwomen | Lisa Hershenson 847 602-5082 & Maureen Conway
Garden History & Design and Visiting Gardens
Chairwoman | Julia Sagraves
Historian/Archives
Chairwoman | Amy Ward
Horticulture
Chairwoman | Donna Frett
Hospitality
Chairwoman | Elizabeth Messersmith
levy center Garden
Chairwoman | Cie Bond 847-650-4468
Membership engagement
Chairwoman | Anne Berkeley 847 612-1109
Newsletter
Chairwoman | Nina Donnelley
Nominating
Photography
Chairwoman | Judi Iacuzzi
Programs
Chairwoman | Bryn Wagner Hanson
Public Relations, Scholarship and Founders Fund
Shakespeare Garden
Co-Chairwomen | Laurel Lovestrom 847-328-4277, Sue Carlson 847-814-1946, Barb Rosborough 847-417-0836, Mary O’Brien 847-800-5062
Shakespeare Garden wedding coordinator
Chairwoman | Erika Granchalek
Wildflower Trail Garden
Co-Chairwomen | Cie Bond 847-650-4468, Co-Chairman | Leslie Cousineau 847-502-8179, Co-Chairman | Kim Moloney 847-962-7423
GCA COMMITTEES
Stewardship Member
Claudia Lane 847-922-2090
GCA Flower Show Judges from our Club
Floral Design Prospectives
Andrea Knohl 847-910-8070, Bryn Wagner Hanson
Floral Design Judge
Ginny Noyes 847-920-9757