Executive Board Members
Lucy Propst
President
mgsocpresident@mgsoc.org
(586) 484-1519
Sally Bolle
Vice-President
sallybolle@comcast.net
(248) 909-8668
Dianah Foster
Treasurer
dfoster777@comcast.net
(248) 961-1903
Julie Fromm
Secretary
jfromm@comcast.net
(248) 320-6497
John VanderAue
Advisor and Past President
jovan1463@gmail.com
(248) 661-0950
Committee Chairs
Beautiful Savior Gardens
Margy Truza
margy.truza@gmail.com
(248) 644-3560
Bowers Farm
Nancy Schmid – Committee Chair and Wednesday Team Leader
nancy.c.s@comcast.net
(586) 662-9394
Christine Van Wagoner – Wednesday Team Leader
vanwagc@aol.com
Amanda Koran – Saturday Team Leader
chase8219@gmail.com
(231) 578-6027
Karol Carter – Saturday Team Leader
karolvet@aol.com
Robert Denver – Saturday Team Leader
robdenv5@hotmail.com
Communication/ Marketing
Sally Bolle
sallybolle@comcast.net
(248) 909-8668
Corresponding Secretary
Cecily Roney
roneycecilya1@gmail.com
(248) 459-9216
Door Prize & Raffle
Janie Grissom
janie.grissom59@gmail.com
(248) 887-6096
Education
Amanda Koran
chase8219@gmail.com
(231) 578-6027
Educational Conference
Betty Peters
betty@peters-inc.com
(248) 930-4062
Fundraising
Denise Brown
deniseraeb@gmail.com
(248) 693-9177
Grants & Scholarships
Julie Fromm
jfromm@comcast.net
(248) 681-0858
Hospitality
Kathy Sobanski
sobanskk@yahoo.com
(248) 703-3801
Membership/ Elections
Julie Bird
jabird218@comcast.net
(214) 686-3334
Trips & Tours
We are looking for a volunteer to take over our annual Garden Tour, could it be you?
Other Resources
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 – cherilyn.phillabaum.mg@gmail.com
- Sherree Jones – Sherree.jones.mg@gmail.com
- Amanda Koran – 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