Board of Directors 2025 – 2026
Sherry Elwood – President
To come...
Gordon Stewart – Vice President
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 – Secretary
I became a member of the Society in early 2021 as I wanted to become a better gardener and the...
Mike Young – Treasurer
Mike Young is an enthusiastic gardener, grass-cutter and compost-maker. He is never happier than...
Corinne Bjorge – Volunteer Coordinator
I moved to Courtenay after 26 years of living on Denman Island, and into our new home in March of...
Helen Cluett – Director, Program Chair
I have been enchanted by gardens and natural spaces since I was a child. The excitement of...
Stacey Gutierrez – Director & Membership Co-Chair
Plants have been a comfort and pleasure for me throughout my adult life, from collecting orchids...
Leslie Hauser – Director, Membership Co-Chair
Leslie Hauser moved to the Comox Valley from Alberta in 2006 and has truly come to appreciate the...
Kim Stubblefield – Director, Website Administrator
I've been gardening for most of my life, having started beside my father as a little girl in...
Wendy Young – Director, Newsletter Admin.
My earliest memories are of being outside looking at plants on family walks or helping in the...
Committee Chairs
June Ballantyne – Workshops Co-Chair
Check back at a later time to learn more about June Ballantyne, our club workshops co-chair.
Darlene Berry – Plant Sale Chair & Social Events Chair & Opportunity Table Chair
Darlene is our club Chair of the Opportunity Table, the Plant Sale, and Social Events!
Carroll Church – Membership Co-Chair
I started with a backyard garden and a couple of chickens then proceeded to a small farm in...
Janelle Collett – Social Media Associate
I adore all things gardening. I love chatting with fellow gardeners, photographing gardens,...
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....
Sonia Gonsalves – Workshops Co-Chair
With a background in landscape gardening, I have enjoyed the possibilities here on Vancouver...
Eleanor Riddell & Jane Kerr – Herb Garden Co-Chairs
Check back another time for more about Eleanor Riddell and Jane Kerr, Co-Chairs of the Herb Garden...
Lynn Shaw – OGT Chair
Check back to find out more about Lynn Shaw - Open Garden Tour (OGT) Chairperson
Dulcie Smith – Publicity Chair
My love of gardening began in England when, aged 16, I planted daffodil bulbs upside down in a pot...
Membership Greeters
Friendly volunteers who greet our members at the door when we have in-person meetings: Norma...
Opportunity Table Volunteers
These are the volunteers that organize and staff the tables with member plants for sale at our...
Open Garden Tour Volunteers
These are the volunteers that help with the Open Garden Tours Dee Horie Judy Chrysler
