2023-2024 Unit Officers:
Chair: AJ Star
Vice Chair & Programs: Joanne Ruggieri
Secretary: Tricia Hallam
Treasurer: Denise Nelson
Unit Committee Chairs:
By-Laws: Joanne Ruggieri
Communications: Pat Greathead
Facebook: Susan McDonell
Finance: Denise Nelson
Grants/Scholarships: Lore Borth
Herb Fair: Melody Orban
Historian/Archives:
Holiday Party: Denise Nelson
Horticulture: Nino Ridgway
Librarian: Lore Borth
Luncheons: Mary K. McDevitt
Membership: Pat Greathead
Nominating: Melody Orban
Out & About:
Sage Leaves: Diane Kescenovitz
Speakers Bureau:
Sunshine: Pat Greathead & Joan Amundson
Symposium: Denise Nelson
Web Master: Diane Kescenovitz
The Herb Society of America’s
WISCONSIN UNIT
Membership May 1, 2023
Joan Amundson 4/26/10
1638 Falls Road bd 5/26
Grafton, WI 53024
414.617.1461C
djamuna@mac.com
Penny Atkin 3/7/20
693 Ulao Lane bd 9/4
Grafton, WI 53024 262.377.1238
chrisatkin34@gmail.com
Annette Beitel 6/1/22
1014 Pontiac Road
Wilmette, IL 60091
847-920-0367
annete.beitel@gmail.com
Susie H Bigham 3/8/14
3447 Valley Creek Circle bd 10/26
Middleton, WI 53562
414.704.0494C lizbet123@gmail.com
Louise Block 3/7/15
W52 N118 Pioneer Ct. bd 3/12
Cedarburg, WI 53012
262.377.5504H 262.227.5433C
louise.block@att.net
Boerner Botanical Gardens 1997
Lorrie Burrows, Liaison bd 5/15
9400 Boerner Drive
Hales Corners, WI 53130
414.525.5641W
LorrieBurrows@milwaukeecountywi.gov
Eva Boldt 1/96-6/06 3/5/16R
2290 Hall Road bd 2/9
Hartford, WI 53027
262.673.5429H 262.357.4703C
reboldt66@gmail.com
Lore Borth 2/16/11
2866 N. Summit Ave. bd 9/13
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414.963.0345H 414.881.0412C
borthlore@att.net
Valerie Brumder 1995
1030 W. Bradley Rd. bd 2/28
Milwaukee, WI 53217
414.352.4506H viipiib@gmail.com
Diane Clark 3/2/19
117 Lake Shore Rd. bd 11/16
Grafton, WI 53024
262.305.9888
dianeclark1116@gmail.com
Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens’
9400 Boerner Drive
Hales Corners, WI 53130
414.418.4845 kcopeland@fbbg.org
Shelly Culea 3/9/13R
3049 W. Hidden Lake Road. bd 11/5
Mequon, WI 53092
262.240.0536H
sculea@wi.rr.com 262.573.4096C
Ebert’s Greenhouse Village 3/20/06
Mike Timm
W1795 Fox Road bd 7/2
Ixonia, WI 53036
920.261.5645B
mtimm@ebertsgreenhouse.com
Pat Greathead unit ‘07 1/27/06
1744 Tam O’Shanter Trail bd 10/8
Sun Prairie, WI 53590-9517
608.692.3920C
patherbs@frontier.com
Four Elements Organic Herbals – Business
Jane Hawley Stevens 2/13/17R bd 4/4
E8984 Weinke Road
North Freedom, Wi 53951-9565
608.522.4492B 608.434.4492C
janehawleystevens@gmail.com
Gail Gabreilan bd 11/1 6/1/22
3508 W Rawson Avenue
Franklin, WI 53132
414.651.2880C
gabreliangail@sbcglobal.net
Tricia Hallam 4/16/19
3360 Woodview Lane bd 4/21
Saukville, WI 53080-1426
262.284.3630H leave messages here
tricialhallam@gmail.com
Ellen Hayward 12/1/14
N21 W24108 Dorchester Dr. Unit E
Pewaukee, WI 53072 bd 11/30
262.696.6878H ehayward@fbbg.org
262.825.2357C 414.525.5651B
Joan E. Janssen 1974
New Perspectives Senior Living
Apt 18, 2790 Elm Tree Hill bd 8/20
Green Bay, WI 54313
920.489.8661
joan.esser.janssen@gmail.com
Diane Kescenovitz 7/18/11R
2427 W. Plum Tree Ct. bd 3/13
Mequon, WI 53092
262.777.1672C
kescenovitz.diane@att.net
Gerry Kovatch b/d 5/18 1996
125 Cedar Ridge Dr. Apt #S345
West Bend, WI 53095
gkovatch@wi.rr.com
262.353-3599H 414.640.6225C
Valerie Kupczak-Rios 3/9/11
5661 So. 121st St. bd 7/18
Hales Corners, WI 53130
414.975.4247C
vali.kupczak@sbcglobal.net
Kathy Laurent 3/7/11
3222A N. Dousman St. bd 4/28
Milwaukee, WI 53212
414.255.5503C
kathleenlaurent553@yahoo.com
Janet M. Leach 6/1/13
4002 Walking Ridge bd 1/31
Crystal Lake, IL 60012
815.354.7188C
jleach2004@comcast.net
Anne Maehle 6/1/22
461 Hillcrest Road bd 8/21
Grafton, WI 53024
414.305.7900
annemaehle2001@gmail.com
Mary Beth Mahoney . 1/15/13
2934 Garfield St NW
Washington, DC 20008
414.208.6802C
mb.mahoneykumar@gmail.com
Mary Kay McDevitt bd 11/9- 3/11/08
462 Park Court, Hartland, WI 53029
262.418.2322 C
mkmcd@me.com
Susan McDonell bd 10/12 3/2/19
854 E Doly Place
Milwaukee, WI 53207
414.550.9377C
sdmcdonell@mac.com
Marlene C. Mravik 3/24/17
241 Oak St. bd 10/23
Grafton, WI 53024
262.377.9244H
mravikmarlene@gmai.com
Denise Nelson 6/5/08
W72 N904 London Ct. bd 12/30
Cedarburg, WI 53012
262.376.0482H 414.335.8610 C
tdnelson_74@yahoo.com
Kate Normoyle 6/21/16
945 W. Shaker Cir. bd 7/29
Mequon, WI 53092
262.643.4402H
knormoyle1@gmail.com
Susan Obry 1/19/16
8029 E. Red Pine Circle bd 2/28
Racine, WI 53406-2555
262.498.1030C
sobry@wi.rr.com
Melody Orban 11/13/12
4828 S. Beaumont Ave. bd 7/22
Kansasville, WI 53139
262 878 9941H
melody.orban@yahoo.com
Kim Paulus 8/19/19 unit 11/24/19
8810 Country View Lane bd 1/16
Burlington, WI 53105
262-539-2323H 262-716-7279C
kwpaulus16@gmail.com
Paula Peters 3/2/19
5686 W. Abbott Ave. bd 4/13
Greenfield, WI 53220
414.745.7126C
pmpeters0001@gmail.com
Rory Petry 6/1/22 bd 5/4
2843 S 43rd St
Milwaukee, WI 53219
262-510-3801C
roaryp@yahoo.com
Helene Pizzi 3/29/10
4151 N. 97th Street bd 6/4
Wauwatosa, WI 53222-1417
414 466 4011H 414.233.2041C
h.pizzi@att.net
Maureen Powers-Todt 12/8/15
4924 W. Woodlawn Ct. bd 12/1
Milwaukee, WI 53208-3659
414.614.1393C
powersmx2@yahoo.com
Hattie Purtell 1974
7775 N. River Road bd 2/12
Milwaukee, WI 53217
414.352.4148
hmpurt1@sbcglobal.net
Nino Ridgway, PhD. 1995
12353 N. Farmdale Road bd 3/14
Mequon, WI 53097
414.467.2737C
gardenernino@gmail.com
Joanne Ruggieri 8/23/16
3101 W. King Arthur Ct. bd 3/18
Greenfield, WI 53221-3135
414.281.0051C
joa38rugg@gmail.com
Nell Schneider 1997
1136 W. Riverview Drive bd 6/18
Glendale, WI 53209 952.250.4995C
414.228.9787H
nell53209@gmail.com
Deb Smith Business 9/12/22 bd 7/7
4311 Chestnut Street
West Bend, WI 53095
262-483-6616C
galaway@outlook.com
A.J. Star 3/25/08
1411 N. 58th Street bd 12/31
Milwaukee, WI 53208-2135
414.259.8953C
aj@rotarystorage.net
Susan Steinhafel 6/11/14
3412 Overlook Ct. bd 5/12
West Bend, WI 53095
262.707.4398C 262.338.3699H
srs1979@hotmail.com
Jill Stone 10/18/22 bd 8/4
627 E Carlisle Avenue
Whitefish Bay, WI 53217
618-239-8969
j608stone@gmail.com
Connie Taagen 1989
902 W. Mequon Road bd 5/29
Mequon, WI 53092 608.556.3300C
262.240.0285H
cttaagen@netwurx.net
Karen A Tibbitts 4/17/23
1260 N Prospect Avenue, Apt 706 bd 1/11
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3098
414.962.6566C
tibbikat@gmail.com
Elaine Wilhelm 3/2/19
855 Lone Tree Rd. bd 4/6
Elm Grove, WI 53122
414.520.1433C
efwilhelm@gmail.com
LaToya Williams 4/17/23
7759 N 60th Street bd 11/6
Milwaukee, WI 53223-4152
262.343.1139
dr.latoya.williams@gmail.com
Mary Bellis Williams, PhD bd 5/18 1989
Michael Dudley Williams bd 7/3 6/1/14
18422 West Village Way Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70810
8316 N. Regent Rd. (summers)
Fox Point, WI 53217 druid@wi.rr.com
414.526.3016C michaeldwsr@aol.com
Susan Williams 2004
12330 Heidis Way bd 9/24
Culpeper, VA 22701
262.622.1222C
sw0924@msn.com
Peggy Gibbs-Zautke 1997
3162 S 42nd St bd 3/27
Milwaukee, WI 53215
pzautke@ymail.com
414.940.3366C