Executive Board
Emily Dangremond
INPS, President
Biologist, Author, host of “Kid’s Questions Answered Podcast with Dr. Danger”
Susanne Masi
INPS, Vice-President
Grants Committee Coordinator
Botanist, Retired Manager Plants of Concern, Chicago Botanic Garden
Becky Croteau
INPS, Treasurer
Plant Ecologist, Retired Professor
Lincoln Land Community College
Kelsay Shaw
INPS, Membership Chair
Owner, Possibility Place, Native Plant Nursery
Chapter Representatives
Trish Quintenz
Member At-Large
Central Chapter
President
Retired RN, Plant Enthusiast
Floyd Catchpole
Member At-Large, Past President
Kankakee Torrent Chapter
President
Ecologist, Retired Will County Forest Preserves
Kurt Neubig
Member At-Large
Southern Chapter
President
Plant Systematist, Southern Illinois University
Paul Marcum
Member At-Large
Forest Glen Chapter
President
Botanist, Illinois Natural History Survey
Joe Armstrong
Member At-Large
Grand Prairie Chapter
President
Samantha Chavez
Member At-Large
Quad Cities Chapter
President
Interested? Contact us to get involved.
Member At-Large
Northeast Chapter
President
Members At-Large
Eric Ulaszek
Member At-Large
Erigenia Associate Editor, Grants Committee
Illinois Natural History Survey
Kate Ahrens
Member At-Large
Webmaster
Transportaion Operations, Amazon, native enthusiast
Carolyn Villa
Member At-Large
Ecologist, Ecological restoration
Brian Charles
Member At-Large
Harbinger Co-Editor
Botanist, Illinois Natural History Survey
Daniel Lara-Newman
Member At-Large
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Member At-Large
Erigenia Online
A peer-review publication of the INPS
John Taft
Erigenia Editor
Botanist/Plant Ecologist
Retired, Illinois Natural History Survey
Eric Ulaszek
Erigenia Associate Editor
Member At-Large, Grants Committee
Illinois Natural History Survey
Jason Koontz
Erigenia Associate Editor
Suneeti Jog
Erigenia Associate Editor
THE HARBINGER
A quarterly newsletter publication of the INPS.
Chris Benda
The Harbinger, Editor
M.S., Botanist, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
Katie Kucera
The Harbinger, Designer
Ecologist, The Wetlands Initiative
Brian Charles
The Harbinger, Co-Editor
Botanist, Illinois Natural History Survey
INPS Grants Committee
The Illinois Native Plant Society Research Fund was developed to promote the conservation of Illinois native plants and communities through scientific research.
Susanne Masi
Committee Member
INPS Board Vice-President
Botanist, Retired Manager Plants of Concern, Chicago Botanic Garden
Connie Cunningham
Committee Member
Retired Botanist, Illinois Natural History Survey
Eric Ulaszek
Committee Member
Member At-Large, Erigenia Associate Editor
Illinois Natural History Survey
ILLINOIS NATIVE PLANT AND SEED GROWERS STEERING COMMITTEE
Members: Janine Catchpole, Caron Wenzel, Blazing Star, Inc., Juli Crane, Lake County Stormwater Management Commission, Kathy Hale-Johnson, Simply Native Plant Nursery, Corrine Daniels, Taylor Creek Restoration Nurseries, Roger Anderson, Illinois State University, Jack Kaskel, Red Buffalo Nursery, Kyle Banas, Pizzo Native Plant Nursery, Bill Carter, Prairie Moon Nursery, Jack Pizzo, The Pizzo Group, Rob Walker, Agrecol, Grace Koehler, Pizzo Native Plant Nursery, Ellen Starr, USDA NRCS, Sandy Ascot, Muddy Paws Garden Nursery, John Wilker, IDNR, Chris Evans, IDNR, Trish Beckjord, Midwest Groundcovers, Larry Creekmur, Country Road Greenhouses, Inc., Todd Polacek, Taylor Creek Restoration Nurseries, Carl Linman, Restoration Landscaping, Terra Ozenkoski, Fromm-Huff Farm Inc., Kelsay Shaw, Possibility Place, Terry Rohwedder, Possibility Place
contact: j9-catchpole@comcast.net
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (IDOT) ADVISORY GROUP
contact: j9-catchpole@comcast.net
