Executive Board Members
Craig Smith
President
crsgto@live.com
(248) 515-5355
Sally Bolle
Vice President
sallybolle@comcast.net
(248) 909-8668
Committee Chairs
Bowers Farm
Nancy Schmid – Committee Chair and Wednesday Team Leader
Christine Van Wagoner – Wednesday Team Leader
Cecily Roney – Wednesday Team Leader
Amanda Koran – Saturday Team Leader
Karol Carter – Saturday Team Leader
Robert Denver – Saturday Team Leader
Communication/ Marketing
Sally Bolle
Corresponding Secretary
Cecily Roney
Door Prize & Raffle
Janie Grissom
Education
Amanda Koran
Educational Conference
Betty Peters
Fundraising
Denise Brown
Grants & Scholarships
Open
Hospitality
Kathy Sobanski
Membership & Elections
Julie Bird
Trips & Tours
We are looking for a volunteer to take over our annual Garden Tour, could it be you?
Other Resources
Michigan State University Extension, Oakland County Office, Building #34, East 2nd Floor, Pontiac, Michigan 48341
Consumer Horticulture Educator, Melanie Fuhrmann – fuhrma19@msu.edu
Greenhouse and Floriculture Extension Educator, Caitlin Splawski – splawski@msu.edu
-News about Caitlin’s promotion: https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/caitlin-splawski-joins-msu-extension-consumer-horticulture-team-in-oakland-county
Assistant to Melanie: Cathy Morris, et al – morri735@msu.edu
Sherry Riedel, Oakland County EMG Coordinator, riedels2@msu.edu
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-Noon, and 1-5 p.m.
Phone: (248) 858-1639
Lawn and Garden Hotline Services – 888-678-3464
Volunteer Central Hours – Entry and Program Questions
Have questions about entering hours into Volunteer Central or other program questions? Start with our excellent team of VC Ambassadors. These fellow volunteers can talk you through entering hours and research other program questions for you. You can also directly contact the EMG state office for program questions.
- VC Ambassadors – Oakland County
- Cherilyn Philabaum – (248) 881-3674, cherilyn.phillabaum.mg@gmail.com
- Sherree Jones – (734) 634-4637, Sherree.jones.mg@gmail.com
- Amanda Koran – (231) 578-6027, amanda.koran.mg@gmail.com
- State Office EMG Program
- Melissa Haug, EMG Program Assistant, haugmeli@msu.edu
- Sarah Rautio, state leader, rautio@msu.edu
- Hours entry instructions: https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/how-to-enter-hours-in-volunteer-central
Looking for existing projects?
All of the projects statewide are in Volunteer Central and can be searched by name or zip code. If you want to narrow it down to local projects that are actively recruiting assistance, check out the Project Connection.
- Project Connection: https://sites.google.com/msu.edu/oakland-project-connect-2021/oakland-project-connection
Submitting a new project: https://msu.samaritan.com/custom/502/proposal_form
Lawn and Garden questions:
- Ask Extension: https://www.canr.msu.edu/outreach/ask-an-expert
- Lawn and Garden hotline: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9 AM to noon, 1-888-678-3464