LVGC BOARD AND COMMITTEES
JUNE 2024 – JUNE 2025
EXECUTIVE BOARD AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
PRESIDENT Jennifer Brickley
FIRST CO-VICE PRESIDENTS Lucy Townsend
Shelley Graham
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Shelley Marcus
SECRETARY Meg Tillapaugh
TREASURER Paula Newman
MEMBER AT LARGE Elaine Bresee
STANDING COMMITTEES WITH CHAIRMAN LISTED FIRST:
Conservation: Susanna Membrino
Flower Show: Theresa Hensley
Floral Design: Karen Crissman
Membership/Nominating: Melissa Barry, Shelley Graham
Horticulture: Lucy Townsend, Jen Hulse
Photography: Carol Steigelman, Lisa Kressbach
Programs: Shelley Marcus
Hospitality: Luann Conlon, Pamela Scurry
SPECIAL COMMITTEES:
Archives: Cathy Howarth
Awards: Elaine Breese, Marion King
Civic:
a.) Cooperstown Community Peggy Leon
Christmas Committee
b.) Farmers Museum Barb Cannon
c.) Fenimore Christmas Lucy Townsend, Shelley Graham
d.) Thanksgiving Home Elaine Bresee
Communications:
a.) Web Administrator/ GCA Bulletin Carol Steigelman
b.) GCA Administrator/Bulletin Mickie Richtsmeier
c.) Publicist Melissa Barry
Founders Fund
Civic Improvements
Buffer Strip Gardner
Partners for Plants: Mickie Richtsmeier
Chris Weiss
Susanna Membrino
Paula Newman
Garden History & Design: Pat Hanft
House:
a.) Bylaws & Constitution Lucy Townsend
b.) Custodian of Properties Susan Huxtable
Scholarship: Mickie Richtmeier
Visiting Gardens & GCA on The Road: Susie Prew, Peggy Poulson
Ways and Means: Lisa Kressbach, Cathleen Ediden,
Angela Plowden-Wardlaw
