Board of Directors 2024 – 2025
Gordon Stewart – President, CVHS
I am a wanna be gardener! Growing up in Victoria, I was tasked with cutting the
lawn and pulling dandelions. Not a great start to gardening I must say!
Patricia Foster – Treasurer
I became a member of the Society in early 2021 as I wanted to become a better gardener and the...
Corinne Bjorge – Secretary
I moved to Courtenay after 26 years of living on Denman Island, and into our new home in March of...
Sherry Elwood – Director and OGT Chair
To come...
Kim Stubblefield – Director, Website Administrator
I've been gardening for most of my life, having started beside my father as a little girl in...
Carroll Church – Director & Membership Co-Chair
I started with a backyard garden and a couple of chickens then proceeded to a small farm in...
Stacey Gutierrez – Director & Membership Co-Chair
Plants have been a comfort and pleasure for me throughout my adult life, from collecting orchids...
Veronica Wills – Treasurer Trainee, Open Garden Tour Chair
Check back later to learn more about our CVHS Director.
Volunteer Recognition
Open Garden Tour Volunteers
Open Garden Tours (OGT)These are the volunteers that organize the Open Garden Tours Dee Horie Judy...
Sonia Gonsalves – Workshops Co-Chair
With a background in landscape gardening, I have enjoyed the possibilities here on Vancouver...
Janelle Collett – Social Media Associate
I adore all things gardening. I love chatting with fellow gardeners, photographing gardens,...
Dulcie Smith – Publicity Chair
My love of gardening began in England when, aged 16, I planted daffodil bulbs upside down in a pot...
Opportunity Table Volunteers
Opportunity TableThese are the volunteers that organize and staff the tables with member plants...
Membership Greeters
Membership GreetersFriendly volunteers who greet our members at the door when we have in-person...
June Ballantyne – Workshops Co-Chair
June Ballantyne, Library Co-Chair & Workshops Co-ChairCheck back at a later time to learn more...
Eleanor Riddell – Herb Garden Chair
Eleanor Riddell - Herb Garden ChairCheck back another time for more about Eleanor Riddell, Chair...
Frank Hovenden – Grow’n Show Chair
Frank Hovenden - Grow'n Show ChairWith a background in Forestry, spending time with Frank in the...
Lorna Doucette – Social Media Director
At 18, I planted a pack of zinnias in a south-facing bed and they exploded into a colourful mass....
Darlene Berry – Plant Sale Chair & Social Events Chair & Opportunity Table Chair
Volunteer Recognition
The Comox Valley Horticultural Society has been organized and run solely by dedicated volunteers for over 40 years!
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