CONTACT AVSA TEAM MEMBERS
AVSA Office Manager
AVSA Office Manager Amy Carruth
Amy Carruth, Office Manager
email: office@avsa.org
Phone: (409) 839-4725
AVSA Editor
AVSA Editor Sophia Bennett
Sophia Bennett, Editor AVM
email: editor@avsa.org
AVSA Officers 2023-2025
Mary Corondan
Mary Corondan, President
434 Plumwood Way
McKinney, TX
president@avsa.org
Glenda Williams, 1st Vice-President
829 Old Highway 20, Unit B
McDade, TX 78650
firstvp@avsa.org
Rich Follett, 2nd Vice-President
49 Courtney Circle
Strasburg,VA 22657-5270
secondvp@avsa.org
Richard Craft, 3rd Vice-President
9421 Teton Wood Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89129
thirdvp@avsa.org
Terri Post, Treasurer
29384 Diamante Dr.
Sioux City, IA 51109
treasurer@avsa.org
Sue Ramser, Secretary
2413 Martin
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
secretary@avsa.org
Susan Anderson, Immediate Past President
4040 E. Maldonado Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85042
pastpresident@avsa.org
AVSA Committee Chairs
ADVERTISING CHAIR
- Richard Craft advertising@avsa.org
AFFILIATE CHAIR
- Mary Thompson affiliate@avsa.org
AWARDS CHAIRS
- AVSA Show Awards: Teri Post awards@avsa.org
- AVSA Society Awards: Linda Hall societyawards@avsa.org
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
- Kathy Bell commercials@avsa.org
CONVENTION DIRECTOR
- Kathy Lahti convention@avsa.org
- 2024 Convention Chair: Candace Baldwin conventionchair@avsa.org
- 2024 Convention Show Chair: Susan Anderson conventionshowchair@avsa.org
FINANCE CHAIR
- Terri Post finance@avsa.org
FUNDRAISING CHAIR
- Randy Deutsch fundraising@avsa.org
LIBRARY CHAIR
- Kurt Jablonski library@avsa.org
MARKETING CHAIR
- Chris Brooks marketing@avsa.org
- Violet of the Day submissions violetoftheday@avsa.org
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
- Stephen Covolo membership@avsa.org
NOMINATING CHAIR
- Winston Goretsky nominating@avsa.org
PLANT REGISTRATION CHAIR
- Dr. Jeff Smith registration@avsa.org
PUBLICATIONS CHAIR
- OPEN
RESEARCH CHAIR
- Dr. Jeff Smith research@avsa.org
SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR
- Charles Ramser scholarship@avsa.org
SHOWS AND JUDGES CHAIR
- Mary Corondan judges@avsa.org
- SHOW SCHEDULE APPROVER: Susan Anderson showschedule@avsa.org
- JUDGING SCHOOL CHAIR: Ruth Loomis ruthloomis@msn.com
TECHWEB CHAIR
- Candace Baldwin website@avsa.org
OFFICE HOURS:
- 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (CST) Monday – Thursday
OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS
- P.O. Box 22417, Beaumont, TX 77720-2417
Email: office@avsa.org
Phone: (409) 839-4725
FAX: (409) 839-4329
The African Violet Society of America, Inc. (AVSA) was organized on November 8, 1946, and was incorporated on June 30, 1947.
It has grown to be one of the largest societies devoted to a single indoor plant in the world.
The African Violet Society of America Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
THE PURPOSES OF AVSA
AVSA exists to:
- Provide a convenient association for people interested in African violets
- Stimulate interest in propagation and culture of African violets
- Promote distribution of all varieties and species among members and others interested in growing them
- Publish reliable, practical information about plants and the organization
