Officers
Co-Presidents | Debbie Meeks Sandy Stern |
1st Vice President – Programs | Rita Rivlin |
2nd Vice President – Membership | Liz VanAlstyne |
Secretary | Melissa Olsen |
Treasurer | TBA |
From left to right: President, Carol Sevelowitz; 1st Vice President, Janina Cushman; 2nd Vice President, Christine Thumm; Secretary, Ceil Weser (filling in for Melissa Olsen); Treasurer, Jane Johnson
Committee Chairmen
Awards | Sandy Stern |
Community Projects | |
Memory Matters | Committee |
Plant It Pink | Janina Cushman |
Rob Cushman | |
School Gardens | Sandy Stern |
Jane Johnson | |
Fundraisers | Liz Van Alstyne |
Historian | Joyce Prange |
Holiday Decorations | Mary Long |
Holiday Event | Liz Van Alstyne |
Horticulture | Karen Heaney |
Hospitality | Judy Cherry, Claudia Hawn |
Mentor Program / Sunshine | Dede Bethke |
Parliamentarian | Carol Sevelowitz |
Publicity | Carolyn Schmidt |
TAG Talk | Carol Sevelowitz, Christine Thumm |
Website | Christine Thumm |
Yearbook | Lori Schmidt |
Past Presidents
Jake Thompson | 1987-1990 |
Marion Maloney | 1990-1991 |
Joyce Geiger | 1991-1993 |
Betty Edwards | 1993-1995 |
Nadine Korosi | 1995-1996 |
Louise Gault | 1996-1998 |
Jean Hawkins | 1998-1999 |
Jane MacLeod | 1999-2000 |
Jane MacLeod/Louise Gault | 2000-2001 |
Dottie Doyle | 2001-2003 |
Diane Middleton | 2003-2005 |
Mary Slothower | 2005-2006 |
Suzy Baldwin | 2006-2008 |
Rosemary Kratz/Maryjane Major | 2008-2009 |
Rosemary Kratz/Sharon Jaunsem | 2009-2010 |
Sharon Jaunsem | 2010-2011 |
Pat Rapp | 2011-2013 |
Sarah Jebo/Pia Cannon | 2013-2015 |
Dick Phillips | 2015-2017 |
Caroline Alderman | 2017-2019 |
Olivia Ford | 2019-2021 |
Carol Sevelowitz | 2021-2025 |
Debbie Meeks, Sandy Stern | 2025-2027 |
Founding Members
Sue Baldwin | Mary Billanca | Mary Lou Cline |
Betty Eichman | Louise Gault | Evelyn Goodsell |
Lillian M. Shaffer | Lillian C. Shaffer | Dorothy Teal |
Jake Thompson | Jan Wallis | Eleanor Wiley |
Other Organization Member Affiliations
Audubon Society | Herb Society |
Atlanta Botanical Garden | Hilton Head Island Land Trust |
Backyard Wildlife Habitat | Island Beautification Association |
Coastal Discovery Museum | Maryland Nurserymen & Growers Assoc. |
Farmers Club | Master Gardeners |
Fairfield Tropical Garden | Master Naturalists |
The Fishing Club | National Trust |
Florida Nurseryman & Growers Assoc | Nature Conservancy |
Franklin Garden Club | National Wildlife Association |
Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens | New York Botanical Garden |
Garden Club of SC’s 5 Star | Sierra Club |
Memorial Program | South Carolina Native Plant Society |
Green Thumbers |
Making A Difference In Our Community for 38 Years
- National Award Winner Korosi Garden at HHI School for the Creative Arts
- National Award Winning Flower Shows
- National Award Winning Cookbook “Culinary Treasures”
- National Award Winner General Howard Davis Garden
- Butterfly Garden at HHI School for the Creative Arts
- Plant It Pink Garden at Hilton Head Hospital
- Flagpole and Garden for Spring Lake Pavilion
- Monthly Newsletter TAG Talk
- The Avid Gardeners Website
- Annual Amaryllis and Caladium Fundraisers
- Annual Member Garden Tour
- Memory Matters Christmas Decorations
- Whooping Crane Azalea Trail
- Neighborhood Sign Christmas Decorations
- Dolphin Head Bench, Nature Signs, Map & Landscaping
- Spring Lake Park Landscaping & Cypress Trees
- HH Plantation House Magnolia Trees
- HH Plantation House Cleanup
- Retirement Home Planting Therapy
- HHP Entrance Leyland Cypress Tree
- HH Plantation Beautification Advisory
- Welcome Center Butterfly Garden
- Whooping Crane Conservancy Boardwalk
- Bluebird Houses
- Backyard Wildlife Habitats
- District, State, and National Awards
- Monthly Member Education on Birds, Conservation and Horticulture
- Surrey Lighting
- Reflection Garden
- Gardens at Volunteers in Medicine
- We support the Garden Clubs of South Carolina’s 5-Star Memorial Programs