OFFICERS FOR 2025
President – Kathy Kogut
Vice President – Burton Jaynes
Treasurer – Natalie Fillion
Secretary – Dr. Richard Cowles
DIRECTORS FOR 2025
Louis Bacchiocchi – Fairfield County ’26
Bill Syme – Hartford County ’27
Tim Angevine – Litchfield County ’26
Chris Staehly – Middlesex County ’27
Joseph Vignola – New Haven County ’26
Tom Umryz – New London County ’28
Barbara Hedden – Tolland County ’28
Dirk Hansen – Windham County ’27
To Be Determined – Director at Large (East) ’28
Joe Wettemann – Director at Large (West) ’28
Kathy Kogut – National Representative
ADVISORS
John Cimochowski
Dr. Richard Jaynes
Tom Langlais
John Gilbert
Joe Goodreau
Will Jones
Kathy Angevine
Scott Edwards
Bill Kogut
Terry Jones
Charles Langevin
Tom Rathier
Newsletter Editor – Erika Smialowski
Web Site Manager – Emily Syme
Facebook & Email Manager – Lisa Angevine Bergs
Auditors – Frank Davis
Historians – Pete Merrill and Dr. Richard Jaynes
COMMITTEES
Natalie Fillion, Chair
John Cimochowski
Dirk Hansen
Burton Jaynes
Program Committee
Will Jones, Chair
Bill Kogut
Tom Rathier
Bill Syme
Fair Committees
Brooklyn – Eric Lapointe, geersg1@gmail.com
Durham – Josh Miller, Jmdrmct@gmail.com
Eastern States Exposition – Bill Syme, Symetrees@cox.net
Hebron – Patrick Hedden, patchshillsidefarm@aol.com
Prescott Lehmann, mplehmann@myyahoo.com
Woodstock – Mark Parker, mnparker269@charter.net
Memorial Research Committee
Dr. Richard Jaynes, Chair
Natalie Fillion
Tom Langlais
Chris Staehly
Nominating Committee
Tim Angevine, Chair
Bill Kogut
Chris Staehly
Merit Award Committee (last 3 years recipients)
Tree Improvement Committee
Joe Vignola, Chair
Dr. Richard Jaynes
Dr. Richard Cowles
Pete Merrill
Terry Jones
Dr. Jonghao Li
Charles Langevin
Bill Kogut
