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.

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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.

We hope you might find some inspiration here and decide to join us on a fun gardening journey as a member. Click the JOIN US button at the top right of every page if you are interested in learning more.

Officers, Staff, & Chairs

Our Leadership

Officers Directors Staff Chairs Committees

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Steve Horan Region 1 Contact Me 2024 - 1st Term	Rhonda Veroeven Region 2 Contact Me 2025 - 2nd term (appointed)	Rich Crider Region 3 Contact Me 2024 - 1st Term
Brian Derrah Region 4	Patty Franklin Region 5	Mike Peppers Region 6
Lois Hart Region 7 2023 - 1st Term (appointed)	Dwayne Booth Region 8 Contact Me 2024 - 1st Term (appointed)	Vacancy – Region 10 Director Region 10
Steve Amy Region 11 2024 - 1st Term	Marsha Crisler Region 12 2025 - 1st Term	Joe Goudeau Region 13 2024 - 1st Term
Debbie Smith Region 14 2025 - 2nd Term	Ray Quinn Region 15 2023 - 1st term

Adele Turet Advertising Sales Manager, Executive Editor, The Daylily Journal journal@daylilies.org	Jane Amy Publication Services Manager pubsales@daylilies.org	Nancy Lovingood Executive Secretary secretary@daylilies.org
Belinda Cunningham Webmaster webmaster@daylilies.org	Mary Gunter Membership Manager membership@daylilies.org	Bret Clement General Counsel, Parlimentarian counsel@daylilies.org
Elizabeth Trotter Committee Chair, Registrar registrar@daylilies.org	Kyle Billadeau Committee Chair, Treasurer treasurer@daylilies.org

Audit Rhonda Veroeven	Archives and History Melodye Campbell	Compensation Dwayne Booth
Conventions Caroline Zebroski	Display Gardens Joe Hudson	Daylily Ambassadors Brian Derrah
Endowments Joe Goudeau	Exhibitions Patty Franklin	Exhibition Judges Debbie Smith
Executive Rhonda Veroeven	Finance Dwayne Booth	Garden Judges Expediter Blaine Chickering
Garden Judges Records Steve Horan	International Membership Paula Dyason	Judges Education Scott Elliott
Local Club Facilitation Laura Ross	Long Range Planning Brian Derrah	Marketing Vacancy – Marketing Chair
Membership Steve Amy	Newsletter Awards Marsha Crisler	Ombudsman Scott Elliott
Policies and Procedures Michael Kowalchyk	Publications Lois Hart	Regional Officers Marsha Crisler
Registration Ray Quinn	Registration Data Collection Janice Wood	Registration Image Collection Michael Bouman
Registration Name Review Elizabeth Trotter	Registration Policy Advisory Ray Quinn	Round Robins Laura Teague
Scientific Studies Sue Bergeron	Special Projects Vacancy – Special Projects Chair	Technology Rich Crider
The Daylily Journal Editorial Board Adele Turet	The Daylily Journal Proofreaders Adele Turet	Video and Photographic Awards Jim Cruise
Youth Kathy D’Alessandro

Audit Chair: Rhonda Veroeven Committee Members: Brian Derrah Debbie Smith Dwayne Booth Joe Goudeau Lois Hart Marsha Crisler Patty Franklin Ray Quinn Rhonda Veroeven Rich Crider 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 No Chairperson Listed Committee Members: Blaine Chickering Chris Petersen Jim Cruise Julie Covington
Compensation Chair: Dwayne Booth Committee Members: Kyle Billadeau Lois Hart Rhonda Veroeven Rich Crider Steve Amy	Display Gardens Chair: Joe Hudson Committee Members: Carl Harmon Jim Cruise Sue Hill	Education Outreach No Chairperson Listed Committee Members: David Kirchhoff Elizabeth Trotter Jacob Henry Jason Halonen Karol Emmerich
Endowments Chair: Joe Goudeau Committee Members: Charles Douglas Heidi Douglas Mary Collier Fisher Nikki Schmith	Executive No Chairperson Listed Committee Members: Dwayne Booth Lois Hart Rhonda Veroeven Rich Crider	Exhibitions Chair: Patty Franklin Committee Members: Debbie Smith James Mullins
Exhibition Judges Chair: Debbie Smith Committee Members: James Mullins Scott Elliott	Finance Chair: Dwayne Booth Committee Members: Kyle Billadeau Lois Hart Rhonda Veroeven Sandy Holmes Steve Amy	Garden Judges Expediter Chair: Blaine Chickering Committee Members: Gary Jones
Garden Judges Records Chair: Steve Horan Committee Members: Steve Horan	Judges’ Education Chair: Scott Elliott Committee Members: Blaine Chickering Debbie Smith Gary Jones James Mullins Nikki Schmith Patty Franklin Robert Stanton, Ph. D. Scott Elliott	Membership Chair: Steve Amy Committee Members: Jane Amy Kathy D’Alessandro Paula Dyason Russ Allen Steve Amy
Newsletter Awards Chair: Marsha Crisler Committee Members: Ken Cobb Opal Howell	Ombudsman Chair: Scott Elliott Committee Members: Scott Elliott	Policies and Procedures Chair: Michael Kowalchyk Committee Members: Ken Cobb Linda Sue Barnes Mary Collier Fisher
Portal Site Management No Chairperson Listed Committee Members: Belinda Cunningham	Publications Chair: Lois Hart Committee Members: Adele Turet Bret Clement Dwayne Booth Jane Amy Kyle Billadeau Lois Hart Rhonda Veroeven Scott Elliott	Regional Officers Chair: Marsha Crisler Committee Members: Ken Cobb Opal Howell
Registration Chair: Ray Quinn Committee Members: Ray Quinn	Registration Data Collection Chair: Janice Wood Committee Members: Janice Wood Michael Bouman	Registration Image Collection Chair: Michael Bouman Committee Members: Bobbie Brooks Debbie Butler Monbeck Janice Kennedy Janice Wood Joan Zettel Linda Sue Barnes Maureen Strong Michael Bouman Timothy J. Fehr
Registration Name Review Chair: Elizabeth Trotter Committee Members: Adele Turet Becky Hinshaw Elizabeth Trotter Gail Korn Kevin Walek Madis Nurms Maureen Strong Michael Bouman Ray Quinn	Registration Policy Advisory Chair: Ray Quinn Committee Members: