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The American Rose Society(ARS) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that is focused on the appreciation of the rose. Established in Hershey Pennsylvania in 1892, the head quarters for the American Rose Society currently resides on 118 acres of gardens in Shreveport, LA, known as America’s Rose Garden. The American Rose Society was a founding member of the World Federation of Rose Societies, which provides additional benefits to all ARS members. The American Rose Society provides educational content through a bi monthly magazine,
Meet the ARS Staff
Ed Wallace
BUILDING MAINTENANCE
Jack Bogues
Crew
Arthur Draper
crew
Roy LaCour, III
Crew
ARS Board
Board of Directors
Vice President Craig Dorschel, Worcester, MA
Treasurer Carrie Bergs, Union Grove, WI
President Emeritus Jim Hering, Marion, OH
Past presidents
Pat Shanley, Locust Valley, NY
Jolene Adams, Rio Vista, CA
Jeffrey Wyckoff, Des Moines, WA
Steven Jones, Fiddletown, CA
Marilyn Wellan, Alexandria, LA
Thomas Cairns, Studio City, CA
James Hering, Marion, OH
Donald Ballin, Highland Park, IL
Regional Directors
Northeast Region – Linda Kimmel
Southeast Region – Ralph Stream
Northwest Region – Jolene Adams
Southwest Region – Kreg Hill
District Directors
Carolina – Robin Hough
Central – John Riley
Colonial – Carol Fox
Deep South – Cindy Dale
Great Lakes – Jim Riggle
Gulf – Dr. Allen Owings
Illinois-Indiana – Roger Brueckman
New York – Louis Arce
North Central – Lois Ann Helgeson
NCNH – Sue Bennett
PNW- Caroline Fredette
PSW – Linda Clark
Penn-Jersey – Bill Dorn
Rocky Mountain – Ron Royce
South Central – Debra Bagley
Tenarky – Lori Emery
Yankee – Dave Long
