OUR BOARD
The SCNPS State Team
Members at the Blue Ridge Parkway. Credit: Daniel Whitten.
The South Carolina Native Plant Society (SCNPS) was founded in 1996 as a Section 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Over the decades, we have grown to over a thousand members and six chapters throughout the state.
While much of our programing happens at the local chapter level, our state Board of Directors sets the goals, provides oversight, and promotes collaboration between our chapters, as well as with other agencies and organizations that share our mission. In addition to our President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, the Board encompasses the President and a Chapter Representative from each of our six chapters.
President: Dan Whitten
Vice President: Frank Holleman
Secretary: Samantha Porzelt
Treasurer: Tierney Rosenstock
Grand Strand Chapter President: Victoria Green
Lowcountry Chapter President: Amber Von Harten
Midlands Chapter President: Don McInnes
Pee Dee Chapter President: Marigold Wilson
Piedmont Chapter President: Mitzi Stewart
South Coast Chapter President: Laura Lee Rose
Upstate Chapter President: Rick Huffman
Savannah River President: Holly DeVault
Grand Strand Chapter Representative: vacant
Lowcountry Chapter Representative: vacant
Midlands Chapter Representative: Jordan Houser
Pee Dee Chapter Representative: vacant
Piedmont Chapter Representative: vacant
South Coast Chapter Representative: Diane Morey
Upstate Chapter Representative: vacant
Savannah River Chapter Representative: vacant
State Membership Chair: Cynthia Gibson
Invasive Species Chair: Jan Haldeman
Parks Mill Restoration Chair and Past Journal Editor: Bill Stringer
Cullowhee Chair: Laura Lee Rose
Advocacy Chair: Rick Huffman
Lisa Matthews Bay Chair: Sudie Thomas
Kingsburg Bay Chair: Lisa Lord