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Our 2025–2027 Executive Committee and Board of Directors
Executive CommitteeMDGC officers are elected by ballot at the district's fall meeting in even-numbered years and serve for 2-year terms. The Parliamentarian is appointed.
DIRECTOR - Norma McReynolds Town & Country Garden Club VICE DIRECTOR – Open RECORDING SECRETARY - Kitty Larkin Western Acres Garden Club TREASURER - Kerry Krokos Western Acres Garden Club MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY - Cheryl Lausten Elm Grove Garden Club PARLIAMENTARIAN - Lynne Ehnert Western Acres Garden Club |
Board of DirectorsThe MDGC Board of Directors consists of the Executive Committee, the following chairpersons of the Standing and Special Committees and the president of each garden club in the Milwaukee District.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIR - Diane Olsen Town & Country Garden Club AWARDS CHAIR - Kerry Krokos Western Acres Garden Club BLUE/GOLD STAR MARKER CHAIR - Nancy Gregory Town & Country Garden Club HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CHAIR - Susan Miller Garden Club of Greater Milwaukee HISTORIAN - Open NOMINATIONS CHAIR - Katie Jackson Town & Country Garden Club ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES CHAIR - Lynne Ehnert Western Acres Garden Club SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR - Laura Skoff Hawthorn Garden Club SOCIAL MEDIA CHAIR/WEB MASTER – Skylar Chrobak Town & Country Garden Club |
Board of Directors Meetings
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Members Inspired with Garden Floral Designs,
Honor VIP Members at Fall Lunch and Learn Milwaukee District Garden Clubs members celebrated fall at a districtwide Lunch and Learn on Saturday, Oct. 11. The workshop was held at Greater Milwaukee Foundation in ThriveOn King at 320 W. Lloyd St, Milwaukee. This is Town & Country Garden Club’s regular meeting venue, and they served as co-host. The day began with Nancy Cody demonstrating how to create unique fall arrangements with garden flowers and foliage. A certified floral designer and the owner of Rose and Twig Floral Design, Nancy turned a grocery bouquet into a “garden inspired floral design.” During lunch, garden club presidents sharedtheir clubs plans for 2025–2026. Also, the following garden club members were honored and recognized as VIP members:
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MDGC Sets Oct. 11 for Fall Members Meeting
The Board of Directors of the Milwaukee District Garden Clubs (MDGC) met June 25 at the Schlitz Mansion in Milwaukee to plan activities for the upcoming year and to discuss membership participation. The Board’s business meeting followed tours of the garden and house led by home owners and hosts, John Shaeffer and Tim Baack. Save the Following Dates The Board set meeting dates for 2025-2026:
In other business, MDGC Director Norma McReynolds announced that Mayfair Park Garden Club and South Shore Garden Club have defederated. Norma gave an update of the June 19 Wisconsin Garden Club Federation’s (WGCF) Executive Committee meeting. She announced that the theme for her term as MDGC director is “Learning Together Is How We Grow.” She plans to promote districtwide workshops, speakers and special events and the National Garden Clubs schools and symposiums being held by WGCF in Wisconsin. |
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WGCF President Joe Powelka shares his President's theme and project.
2025-2027 Executive Committee Installed at MDGC Spring Meeting
The Milwaukee District Garden Club's (MDGC) Executive Committee for 2025-2027 were installed at the MDGC's Annual Spring Meeting May 7 in Greenfield. Joe Powelka, President of the Wisconsin Garden Club Federation (WGCF) installed Norma McReynolds as Director, Kitty Larkin as Recording Secretary, Kerry Krokos as Treasurer, Cheryl Lausten as Membership Secretary and Lynne Ehnert as Parliamentarian.
Joe also discussed his WGCF President's theme – A Time for Change – and his president's project. In addition, garden club presidents shared their clubs' work and projects during 2025 and plans for 2025. During the MDGC business meeting, the bylaws were updated and approved and a scholarship was awarded.
MDGC Awards Chairman, Kerry Krokos presented yearbook awards to Elmbrook Garden Club and the Garden Club of Greater Milwaukee. Susan Miller received the "And Then Some" award for her work as chairman of the Habitat for Humanity Plant Share. Connie Sandell was honored with the Doris Schultz Award for outstanding contributions to the Milwaukee District. Longevity certificates were given to Hawthorn Garden Club for 100 years and to Fox Point Garden Club for 75 years.
The Milwaukee District Garden Club's (MDGC) Executive Committee for 2025-2027 were installed at the MDGC's Annual Spring Meeting May 7 in Greenfield. Joe Powelka, President of the Wisconsin Garden Club Federation (WGCF) installed Norma McReynolds as Director, Kitty Larkin as Recording Secretary, Kerry Krokos as Treasurer, Cheryl Lausten as Membership Secretary and Lynne Ehnert as Parliamentarian.
Joe also discussed his WGCF President's theme – A Time for Change – and his president's project. In addition, garden club presidents shared their clubs' work and projects during 2025 and plans for 2025. During the MDGC business meeting, the bylaws were updated and approved and a scholarship was awarded.
MDGC Awards Chairman, Kerry Krokos presented yearbook awards to Elmbrook Garden Club and the Garden Club of Greater Milwaukee. Susan Miller received the "And Then Some" award for her work as chairman of the Habitat for Humanity Plant Share. Connie Sandell was honored with the Doris Schultz Award for outstanding contributions to the Milwaukee District. Longevity certificates were given to Hawthorn Garden Club for 100 years and to Fox Point Garden Club for 75 years.
WGCF President Joe Powelka installs the MDGC 2025-2027 Executive Committee: Norma McReynolds, Director; Kitty Larkin, Recording Secretary; Kerry Krokos, Treasurer; Cheryl Lausten, Membership Secretary; and Lynne Ehnert, Parliamentarian.
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Kerry Krokos (far right) presents Nancy Cody, President of the Garden Club of Greater Milwaukee, with the Milwaukee District yearbook award.
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Our Mission
Our mission is to provide education, resources and opportunities for our members to promote and share the love of gardening, floral design, and civic and environmental responsibility.
We are a not-for-profit educational organization focused on promoting and sharing the love of gardening. In addition to horticulture and landscapes, we offer educational opportunities to learn about floral design through our classes taught by experts in their fields. We promote civic and environmental responsibility and our non-profit status gives our clubs the ability to apply for grants to help fund projects.
We are a not-for-profit educational organization focused on promoting and sharing the love of gardening. In addition to horticulture and landscapes, we offer educational opportunities to learn about floral design through our classes taught by experts in their fields. We promote civic and environmental responsibility and our non-profit status gives our clubs the ability to apply for grants to help fund projects.
Our Purpose
The purpose of the Milwaukee District Garden Clubs (MDGC) is to:
- Coordinate and promote the interests and activities of the member clubs of MDGC.
- To operate on a non-profit basis solely for charitable, educational and scientific purposes conducive to the well being of the community and the public at large.
- To aid in the conservation of all natural resources and to participate in public movements for the protection of the environment.
- To promote civic beauty and to stimulate interest in the improvement of roadsides, parks, landmarks and the scenery incidental thereto.
- To advance the fine art of gardening, of floral design, of landscape design and the study of horticulture through education and example.
- To further horticultural education, conservation, landscape design and related fields through the gift of scholarships.
- To cooperate with other organizations in the promotion of the foregoing objectives and activities as may be determined by the Board of Directors. To remain absolutely nonpolitical.
