The Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the administrative and executive body of The Gesneriad Society. All actions of the Board of Directors are reported to the membership once a year.

Officers (2005 – 2007)

The Board of Directors elects officers for a two-year term from its membership at a meeting held during the annual convention. The current officers are:

President - Peter Shalit, 105 Fourteenth Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98112-5207
First Vice-President - Bill Price, 2909 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver, BC, V7V 2J7 Canada
Second Vice-President - Paul Susi, 10 Briarwood Lane, Millerton, NY 12546
Corresponding Secretary - Kathy Spissman, 4086 Brownlee Dr., Tucker, GA 30084
Recording Secretary - Allison Brigham, 1122 8th, Street Golden, CO 80401-1009
Treasurer - Becky Fontes, 1621 W. Cedar Hills Dr., Dunlap, IL 61525

Directors 

The membership elects seven directors for a three-year term at the membership meeting held during the annual convention. There are 21 directors serving staggered terms. The current directors are:

Term expiring in 2008
Helen Bortvedt, Tom Bruning, Gussie Farrice, David Harley, Toshijiro Okuto, Carolyn Ripps, Vivian Scheans 

Term expiring in 2009
Allison Brigham, Doris Brownlie, Becky Fontes, Mollie Howell, Paul Lee, Leslie Milde, Lee Stradley

Term expiring in 2010
Alan LaVergne, Ingrid Lindskog, Bill Price, Peter Shalit, Kathy Spissman, Paul Susi, and Beverley Williams

Advisory Board of Past Presidents (non voting)

Michael Riley (1985-1989), Lee Linett (1993-1997), Jon Dixon (1997-2001), Susan Grose (2001-2005), Carol Ann Bonner (2005-2007)