RHODE ISLAND

ROSE SOCIETY

CONTACTS & AWARDS

Officers
Directors
Committee Chairs
Consulting Rosarians
Past Presidents, Society Chairs, ARS Bronze Medal Recipients, and President's Award Winners

Officers 2012-2013
 

President


Frank Karikas
fkarikas@gmail.com

Vice President


Rachelle Desrochers
rachelle47@verizon.net

Past-President




Dacia Nickerson
Daciaandclive@cox.net
 

Treasurer

 Angelina Chute
apc1090@aol.com
 

Recording Secretary

Marie Cobleigh

 

 

Executive Secretary

Kate Daniels
ktjd.daniels2@verizon.net

Directors
(3 year terms, maximum 2 consecutive)

 

Term expires 2013

Mari-Ann Suvari
sailtimemab@aol.com

 

 

Term expires 2013

Clive Nickerson
Daciaandclive@cox.net

 


 

 

Term expires 2104

Charlotte Karikas





 

 

 

 

Term expires 2015


Linda Shamoon
Linda.Shamoon.Roses@gmail.com

 

Term expires 2015

 

Yolande Riendeau

 

Committee Chairs

Programs:


Dacia Nickerson
Daciaandclive@cox.net

Rose Garden:

 

Andy Vanable
apa693@littlerhodypress.com

Webmaster:

Patsy Cunningham

Patsy Cunningham
patham@cox.net

Librarian:
Jin Lee

Fund Raising:
Louis Horne

Louis Horne

Membership:
 

Bob and Linda Emerson
epjoslin@cox.net

 

 

Publications:
Angie Chute


apc1090@aol.com

 

 

Finance and Audit:
Angie Chute


apc1090@aol.com

 

 

 

Publicity:
Sofi Cofield

sofikip@aol.com

 

 

Hospitality:
Nancy Gaiewski

Nang9@msn.com

 

 

Consulting Rosarian Chair:


 

Mike Chute

Mike Chute
Mikechute@aol.com


 


Rose Show Chairs 201
2

 

 

Yolande Riendeau
Maggie Petisce


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Consulting Rosarians

When contacting our consulting rosarians, be sure to tell us who you are, and what area you are from. 
Be specific in your questions please.

 

Our online consulting rosarians are:

Herma Altman Growing and exhibiting Hybrid Teas

Marion Cafferky:

Dave Candler: Rose Photography and Exhibition

Mike and Angie Chute: General Questions on all aspects of rose culture may be e-mailed to them at Mikechute@aol.com.
They also specialize in the Brownell roses. A line of hardy roses bred by the Brownells in Rhode Island.

Ed and Patsy Cunningham: Interested in Climbers, Vintage Hybrid Teas, Old Garden Roses, and Arrangements.

Irwin Ehrenreich: Choosing Roses to Buy, Earthkind Roses

Cynthia Fraser:

Mike Fuss: Shrub and Old Garden Roses

John Mattia: Exhibition, Hybrid Teas, Compost

Manuel Mendes, Jr. General Rose Culture, Choosing Roses, Climbing Roses

Dacia and Clive Nickerson

Mari-Ann Suvari

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Past Presidents of the Rhode Island Rose Society

2010-2012 Dacia Nickerson
2008-2010 Linda Shamoon
2007-2008 - Angie Chute
2005-2007 - Curt Lufkin
2004-2005 - Nancy Edgar
2001-2004 - Patsy Cunningham
1999-2001 - Mike Chute
1998-1999 - Joe Kolis


Rose Show Chairs

2012-Yolande Riendeau  & Maggie Petisce
2011-Rachelle Desrochers & Yolande Riendeau
2010- Mari Ann Suvari
2009 - Andy Vanable & Mari-Ann Suvari
2008 - Dacia Nickerson
2007 - Kate Daniels
2006 - Linda Shamoon
2005 - Denise Trapani & Bob Forand
2004 - Barbara Briggs
2003 - Nancy Edgar
2002 - Patsy Cunningham
2001 - Angie Chute
2000 - Bob Siezciewicz
1999 - Nancy Archimbault
 


American Rose Society
Bronze Medal

 


2012 - Linda Shamoon
 


2011- Andy Vanable
 

2010- Angie Chute

 

Patsy Cunningham receives the 2009 ARS Bronze Award from President, Linda Shamoon

2009 - Patsy Cunningham

 

Mike Chute receives the 2008 ARS Bronze Medal from President, Angelina Chute

2008 - Mike Chute


 


President's Award Winners

2005 - Sofi Cofield
2004 - Bob Forand

Bob Forand receives the 2004 President's Award from President, Patsy Cunningham

2003 - Barbara Briggs
2002 - Mike & Angie Chute
2001 - Nancy Edgar
2000 - Patsy Cunningham
1999 - Joe Kolis
 

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