What is the American Daylily Society?

Founded in '46

The American Daylily Society (also known as the American Hemerocallis Society, Inc. ) is a non-profit service organization dedicated to educating people about daylilies, promoting the cultivation and enjoyment of daylilies, and fostering the on-going improvement of this perennial flower (genus hemerocallis). Our membership includes over 5,000 avid gardeners and daylily enthusiasts from all over the world.

Our Mission

The American Daylily Society exists to educate people about daylilies, promote the cultivation and enjoyment of daylilies and foster the on-going improvement of this perennial flower (genus hemerocallis). We accomplish this mission through the dedicated efforts of all our volunteers, members, local clubs and staff who are committed to the continuous improvement of our efforts to build support for the cultivation and appreciation of daylilies.

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Officers, Staff, & Chairs

Our Leadership

Officers Directors Staff Chairmen Committees

Scott Elliott

Committee Chair, President

658 Edward Smith Road, Ellabell, GA 31308, USA

(912) 596-7252

president@daylilies.org

Dwayne Booth

Chief Financial Officer

6117 150th Place Southwest, Edmonds, WA 98026, USA

(425) 971-5607

cfo@daylilies.org

Rhonda Veroeven

Vice President

6674 Windsor Ridge Lane, Windsor, WI 53598, USA

(608) 345-0395

vicepresident@daylilies.org awards@daylilies.org

Steve Horan Director Garden Judges Records Region 1 3674 Commonwealth Draw, Woodbury, MN 55125, USA (651) 402-4681 gardenjudges@daylilies.org 2024 - 1st Term	Rhonda Veroeven Vice President Awards and Honors Region 2 6674 Windsor Ridge Lane, Windsor, WI 53598, USA (608) 345-0395 vicepresident@daylilies.org awards@daylilies.org 2025 - 2nd term (appointed)	Rich Crider Committee Chair, Director, Webmaster Technology Region 3 18910 Geeting Road, Keedysville, MD 21756, USA (304) 596-4910 technology@daylilies.org 2024 - 1st Term
Russ Allen Director Marketing Region 4 18 Point Arrowhead Road, Guilford, CT 06437, USA (203) 457-0121 marketing@daylilies.org 2023 – 2nd term	Scott Elliott Committee Chair, President Audit, Executive Region 5 658 Edward Smith Road, Ellabell, GA 31308, USA (912) 596-7252 president@daylilies.org 2023 - 2nd Term	Bill Walker Director Daylily Ambassadors, Long Range Planning, Special Projects Region 6 6508 Poza Rica Court, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM, USA 505-991-2188 director6@daylilies.org 2025 - 1st Term
Lois Hart Director Publications Region 7 P.O. Box 100, Louisburg, KS 66053 (913) 837-5209 publications@daylilies.org 2023 - 1st Term (appointed)	Dwayne Booth Chief Financial Officer Compensation, Finance Region 8 6117 150th Place Southwest, Edmonds, WA 98026, USA (425) 971-5607 cfo@daylilies.org 2024 - 1st Term (appointed)	Allen Bonner Committee Chair, Director E-Newsletter, Education Outreach, Long Range Planning Region 9 2125 Stanley Drive, Albany, GA 31721, USA (334) 301 2936 EducationOutreach@daylilies.org 2024 - 1st Term (appointed)
Greg Crane Director Endowments Region 10 5392 Savannah Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406, USA (205) 454-8116 endowments@daylilies.org 2024 - 1st Term	Steve Amy Director Membership Region 11 611 Adam Drive, Wamego, KS 66547, USA (785) 844-1866 membershipchair@daylilies.org 2024 - 1st Term	Marsha Crisler Committee Chair, Director Newsletter Awards, Regional Officers Region 12 585 Rehwinkel Road, Crawfordville, FL 32327, USA (850) 528-7473 regionalofficers@daylilies.org 2025 - 1st Term
Linda Sue Barnes Committee Chair, Director, Ombudsman Ombudsman Region 13 6713 Wade-Stedman Road, Wade, NC 28395, USA 910 308 0643 ombudsman@daylilies.org 2023 - 1st Term (appointed)	Debbie Smith Director Exhibition Judges, Judges Education Region 14 10175 Tom Waller Rd, Grand Bay, AL 36541, USA (251) 957-0066 (Home); (344) 277-0994 (Cell) exhibitionjudges@daylilies.org judgeseducation@daylilies.org 2025 - 2nd Term	Ray Quinn Director Registration, Registration Policy Advisory Region 15 825 Tyler Dewar Lane, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526, USA (919) 552-7844 registration@daylilies.org 2023 - 1st term

Jane Amy Publication Services Manager 611 Adam Drive, Wamego, KS 66547, USA . pubsales@daylilies.org	Chris Tyler Membership Manager 3210 W 109th St, Wakarusa, KS 66546, USA (845) 372-5666 (845-37-BLOOM) membership@daylilies.org	Nancy Lovingood Executive Secretary 6210 Shadburn Ferry Rd, Buford, GA 30518, USA (770) 8914776 secretary@daylilies.org
Adele Keohan Advertising Sales Manager, Executive Editor, The Daylily Journal 40 Bayberry Drive Unit #4, Sharon, MA 02067, USA (781) 249-0222 journal@daylilies.org	Bret Clement General Counsel, Parlimentarian 13816 Laredo Drive, Carmel, IN 46032, USA (317) 438-0508 counsel@daylilies.org	Elizabeth Trotter Committee Chair, Registrar 421 S Mt Gilead Church Rd, Georgetown, KY 40324, USA (502) 857-8600 registrar@daylilies.org
Kyle Billadeau Committee Chair, Treasurer 17 N Park Ln, Palm Coast, FL 32137, USA (612) 298-5607 treasurer@daylilies.org

Audit Scott Elliott Committee Chair, President 658 Edward Smith Road, Ellabell, GA 31308, USA (912) 596-7252 president@daylilies.org	Archives and History Melodye Campbell Archivist, Committee Chair, Historian 117 Brooklyn Avenue, Hendersonville, NC 28792, USA (585) 749-7433 archivist@daylilies.org	Awards and Honors Rhonda Veroeven Vice President 6674 Windsor Ridge Lane, Windsor, WI 53598, USA (608) 345-0395 vicepresident@daylilies.org awards@daylilies.org
Compensation Dwayne Booth Chief Financial Officer 6117 150th Place Southwest, Edmonds, WA 98026, USA (425) 971-5607 cfo@daylilies.org	Conventions Jack Rigsby Committee Chair 3180 West Somerset Court Southeast, Marietta, GA 30067, USA (770) 951-2539; (404) 316-9412 (cell) rigsby_j@bellsouth.net	Display Gardens Sue Hill Committee Chair 8495 County Road G, Verona, WI 53593, USA (608) 469-4133 displaygardens@daylilies.org
Daylily Ambassadors Bill Walker Director 6508 Poza Rica Court, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM, USA 505-991-2188 director6@daylilies.org	Education Outreach Allen Bonner Committee Chair, Director 2125 Stanley Drive, Albany, GA 31721, USA (334) 301 2936 EducationOutreach@daylilies.org	E-Newsletter Allen Bonner Committee Chair, Director 2125 Stanley Drive, Albany, GA 31721, USA (334) 301 2936 EducationOutreach@daylilies.org
Endowments Greg Crane Director 5392 Savannah Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406, USA (205) 454-8116 endowments@daylilies.org	Exhibitions Patty Franklin Committee Chair 15230 Birmingham Highway, Alpharetta, GA 30004, USA (770) 815-1902 exhibitions@daylilies.org	Exhibition Judges Debbie Smith Director 10175 Tom Waller Rd, Grand Bay, AL 36541, USA (251) 957-0066 (Home); (344) 277-0994 (Cell) exhibitionjudges@daylilies.org judgeseducation@daylilies.org
Executive Scott Elliott Committee Chair, President 658 Edward Smith Road, Ellabell, GA 31308, USA (912) 596-7252 president@daylilies.org	Finance Dwayne Booth Chief Financial Officer 6117 150th Place Southwest, Edmonds, WA 98026, USA (425) 971-5607 cfo@daylilies.org	Garden Judges Expediter Gary Jones Committee Chair 40 Woodstock Meadows Drive, Woodstock, CT 06281, USA (860) 928-0198 gardenworkshops@daylilies.org
Garden Judges Records Steve Horan Director 3674 Commonwealth Draw, Woodbury, MN 55125, USA (651) 402-4681 gardenjudges@daylilies.org	International Membership Paula Dyason Committee Chair 2 Primes Corner, Histon, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB24 9AG, UK (905) 643-3271 international@daylilies.org	Judges Education Debbie Smith Director 10175 Tom Waller Rd, Grand Bay, AL 36541, USA (251) 957-0066 (Home); (344) 277-0994 (Cell) exhibitionjudges@daylilies.org judgeseducation@daylilies.org
Local Club Facilitation Laura Ross Committee Chair 416 Settlers Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049, USA (424) 247-3133 localclubs@daylilies.org	Long Range Planning Allen Bonner Committee Chair, Director 2125 Stanley Drive, Albany, GA 31721, USA (334) 301 2936 EducationOutreach@daylilies.org	Marketing Russ Allen Director 18 Point Arrowhead Road, Guilford, CT 06437, USA (203) 457-0121 marketing@daylilies.org
Membership Steve Amy Director 611 Adam Drive, Wamego, KS 66547, USA (785) 844-1866 membershipchair@daylilies.org	Newsletter Awards Marsha Crisler Committee Chair, Director 585 Rehwinkel Road, Crawfordville, FL 32327, USA (850) 528-7473 regionalofficers@daylilies.org	Ombudsman Linda Sue Barnes Committee Chair, Director, Ombudsman 6713 Wade-Stedman Road, Wade, NC 28395, USA 910 308 0643 ombudsman@daylilies.org
Policies and Procedures Mitchell Hagler Committee Chair 3308 Kendale Avenue Northwest, Concord, NC 28027, USA (704) 960-4778 policy@daylilies.org	Publications Lois Hart Director P.O. Box 100, Louisburg, KS 66053 (913) 837-5209 publications@daylilies.org	Regional Officers Marsha Crisler Committee Chair, Director 585 Rehwinkel Road, Crawfordville, FL 32327, USA (850) 528-7473 regionalofficers@daylilies.org
Registration Ray Quinn Director 825 Tyler Dewar Lane, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526, USA (919) 552-7844 registration@daylilies.org	Registration Data Collection Janice Wood Committee Chair 8379 Rivertrail Cove, Cordova, TN 38018, USA (901) 753-2337 datacollection@daylilies.org	Registration Image Collection Michael Bouman Committee Chair 624 Hidden Lake Drive, St. Peters, MO 63376, USA (636) 284-7745 images@daylilies.org
Registration Name Review Elizabeth Trotter Committee Chair, Registrar 421 S Mt Gilead Church Rd, Georgetown, KY 40324, USA (502) 857-8600 registrar@daylilies.org	Registration Policy Advisory Ray Quinn Director 825 Tyler Dewar Lane, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526, USA (919) 552-7844 registration@daylilies.org	Round Robins Laura Teague Committee Chair 30 Carroll Gentry Road, Madisonville, KY 42431, USA (270) 821-3472 roundrobins@daylilies.org
Scientific Studies Sue Bergeron Committee Chair RR #3, Almonte, Ontario KOA 1AO . science@daylilies.org	Special Projects Bill Walker Director 6508 Poza Rica Court, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM, USA 505-991-2188 director6@daylilies.org	Technology Rich Crider Committee Chair, Director, Webmaster 18910 Geeting Road, Keedysville, MD 21756, USA (304) 596-4910 technology@daylilies.org
The Daylily Journal Editorial Board Adele Keohan Advertising Sales Manager, Executive Editor, The Daylily Journal 40 Bayberry Drive Unit #4, Sharon, MA 02067, USA (781) 249-0222 journal@daylilies.org	The Daylily Journal Proofreaders Adele Keohan Advertising Sales Manager, Executive Editor, The Daylily Journal 40 Bayberry Drive Unit #4, Sharon, MA 02067, USA (781) 249-0222 journal@daylilies.org	Video and Photographic Awards Jim Cruise Committee Chair 2066 1700 E, Wyoming, IL 61491, USA (309) 219-4239 photographyawards@daylilies.org
Youth Kathy D’Alessandro Committee Chair 2076 Silo Lane, East Greenville, PA 18041, USA (215) 679-8910 youth@daylilies.org

Audit Chair: Scott Elliott Committee Members: Allen Bonner Bill Walker Debbie Smith Dwayne Booth Greg Crane Linda Sue Barnes Lois Hart Marsha Crisler Ray Quinn Rhonda Veroeven Rich Crider Russ Allen Steve Amy Steve Horan	Archives and History Chair: Melodye Campbell Committee Members: All Regional Historians Debbie Butler Monbeck Janice Kennedy Ken Cobb	Awards and Honors Chair: Rhonda Veroeven Committee Members: Chris Petersen Janice Kennedy Jason Fleishman Jim Cruise Julie Covington Justin McLeod Melodye Campbell
Compensation Chair: Dwayne Booth Committee Members: Kyle Billadeau Lois Hart Ray Quinn Rich Crider Scott Elliott Steve Amy	Conventions Chair: Jack Rigsby Committee Members: Cynthia Rigsby Kris Henning Wilma Brouwer-Herwig	Display Gardens Chair: Sue Hill Committee Members: Carl Harmon Jim Cruise
Education Outreach Chair: Allen Bonner Committee Members: David Kirchhoff Elizabeth Trotter Jacob Henry Jason Halonen Karol Emmerich	Endowments Chair: Greg Crane Committee Members: Ginny Pearce John Martin Kathleen Schloeder Laurel Richardson Lorene Crone Marcia Zech	Executive