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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
President Craig Dorschel
Vice President Carrie Berg, Union Grove, WI
Treasurer Roger Brueckman, Waterloo, IL
President Emeritus Jim Hering, Marion, OH
Past presidents
Diane Sommers, Colgate, WI
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, OHÂ
Donald Ballin, Highland Park, IL
Regional Directors
Northeast Region – Toni Simonett, Westport, CT
Southeast Region – Robin Hough, Raleigh, NC
Northwest Region – Jolene Adams, Rio Vista, CA
Southwest Region – Kreg Hill, Palm Srings, CA
District Directors
Buckeye – Audrey Palumbo, Perrysburg, OH
Carolina – Kim Austin, Gaffney, SC
Central – Brendan Moore, Lincoln, NE
Colonial – Carol Fox, Doswell, VA
Deep South – Karen Prevatt, Hernando, FL
Great Lakes – Jim Riggle, Kincheloe, MI
Gulf – Billie Flynn, Alexandria, LA
Illinois-Indiana – Sharon Shipp, Rockford, IL
New York – Louis Arce, Fresh Meadows, NY
North Central – Brad Meyer, Apple Valley, MN
NCNH – Cynthia Phipps, Fair Oaks, CA
PNW- Mike Humphrey, Tigard, OR
PSW – Ruth Tiffany, San Diego, CA
Penn-Jersey – Judy Goss, Township, NJ
Rocky Mountain – Ron Royce, Colorado Springs, CA
South Central – Suzanne Gilbert, Spring, TX
Tenarky – Howard Carman, Big Springs, KY
Yankee – Jacqui Nye, Cranston, RI
