State Leadership
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Susanne Masi
INPS, Vice-President
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Lailah Reich
INPS, Secretary
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Becky Croteau
INPS, Treasurer
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Kelsay Shaw
INPS, Membership Chair
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Eric Ulaszek
INPS, Member-at-Large
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Daniel Pohl
INPS, Member-at-Large
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Brian Charles
INPS, Member-at-Large
CHAPTER PRESIDENTS
vacant – Northeast
Floyd Catchpole – Kankakee Torrent
Samantha Chavez – Quad Cities
Joe Armstrong – Grand Prairie
Paul Marcum – Forest Glen
Trish Quintenz – Central
Nick Seaton – Southern
THE HARBINGER
Editor: Chris Benda
Design: Martha Witt
Contact: botanizer@gmail.com
ERIGENIA
Erigenia Editor: John Taft
Contact: erigenia.editor@gmail.com
Floral Update Committee Members: Eric Ulaszek, Paul Marcum, Dave Ketzner
Contact: erigenia.editor@gmail.com
GRANTS COMMITTEE
Connie Cunningham, Susanne Masi & Kelly Ksiazek-Mikenas
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
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