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 2021-2023

President Susan Anderson
Susan Anderson, President
4040 E. Maldonado Drive
Phoenix , AZ 85042
email: president@avsa.org
Mary Corondan, 1st Vice-President
434 Plumwood Way
McKinney , TX
email: firstvp@avsa.org
Glenda Williams, 2nd Vice-President
829 Old HIghway 20, Unit B
McDade, TX 78650
email: secondvp@avsa.org
Sharon Shannon, 3rd Vice-President
3 Alby Lane
Los Lunas, NM 87031
email: thirdvp@avsa.org
Rich Follett, Secretary
49 Courtney Circle
Strasburg VA 22657-5270
email: secretary@avsa.org
Terri Post, Treasurer
29384 Diamante Dr.
Sioux City, IA 51109
email: treasurer@avsa.org
Sue Ramser, Immediate Past President
2413 Martin
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
email: pastpresident@avsa.org
AVSA Committee Chairs
ADVERTISING CHAIR
- Richard Craft advertising@avsa.org
AFFILIATE CHAIR
- Jeri Anderson affiliate@avsa.org
AWARDS CHAIRS
- AVSA Show Awards: OPEN 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
- 2022 Convention Chair: Danny Tidwell conventionchair@avsa.org
- 2022 Convention Show Chair:
FINANCE CHAIR
- Terri Post finance@avsa.org
FUNDRAISING CHAIR
- Randy Deutsch fundraising@avsa.org
LIBRARY CHAIR
- Kurt Jablonski library@avsa.org
MARKETING CHAIR
- Joyce Stork marketing@avsa.org
- Violet of the Day submissions violetoftheday@avsa.org
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
- Stephen Covolo membership@avsa.org
NOMINATING CHAIR
- Linda Price nominating@avsa.org
PLANT REGISTRATION CHAIR
- Joe Bruns 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
NOTE: The office will be closed until Tuesday, January 3, 2023
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