Meet our 2024-2026 Board Members

VMGA is governed by a Board of Directors which consists of the five elected officers, the Chairs of the Standing Committees and the VCE Representative. The elected officers are the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Past President. The Standing Committees are Communication, Education, Finance, Membership, Newsletter and Unit Support. Between the bi-monthly Board meetings, the Executive Committee (the five elected officers) is responsible for the association’s daily affairs.

The current Board of Directors are listed below. To contact them, click on their name. Each is also listed in the Membership Directory provided annually to members.

Board Members
President: Stacey Morgan Smith
Vice President: Jeanne Lamczyk

Secretary: Deb Straw

Treasurer: Betsy Brown

Past President: Georgi Hall

Communication Chair: Frank Reilly

Unit Support Chair: MaryAnn Kincaid

Finance Chair: Pat Reilly

Fund Raising Chair: Joe Kelly

Membership Chair: Tonya Harper

VCE Representative: Ed Olsen 

Meet our Committees and Chairs

VMGA’s committees accomplish the work of the association, achieving our education and charitable purposes and conducting necessary business. More information about the committees is found in the Bylaws and VMGA Standing Rules adopted 25 June 2022. 

Unit Reps

About Unit Representatives
Each VCE unit with a Master Gardener program is entitled to have a representative to VMGA’s Board. According to Article VI of the Bylaws, a Unit Rep and an alternate are selected by the MGs in the unit or the local Extension Agent to serve as a liaison between the local MG program and VMGA. The Unit Rep must be a member of the association.

Duties of the Unit Representative

Current contact information, maintained by the Secretary, is essential for the Unit Rep and Alternate to stay in communication with VMGA. It is expected that the Unit Rep will attend bi-monthly Board meetings, or send the Alternate, and email a report to the Secretary sharing recent activities of the local unit or the unit’s handling of a special discussion topic. The information may be used in the association’s newsletter, The VMGA Report. The Unit Rep reports back to the local unit the business and activities of VMGA. Additional information about the Unit Rep duties is found in the Standing Rules of the Association.

Resources for Unit Representatives

VMGA appreciates the assistance delivered by Unit Reps, the main conduit of information between VMGA and the local unit! To make the job of the Unit Rep easier, VMGA provides materials as reference or for downloading. Visit the Resources page to see what’s available.