The Kudzu Coalition is pro-active and doing things. We prefer to spend our time in action rather than to be restricted by organization and bureaucracy.

The selection of the Board of Directors is very, very important. We are blessed with a small number of hands-on, action minded citizens who are passionate about making a difference and doing it quickly — in just a few months, not years. Passion is an apt word to describe the driving force among these leaders.

By design there are few meetings — less than one per month. Communications among the Board of Directors is primarily by email.

When especially talented individuals show commitment to the cause and passion for making a difference in this way, they are asked to join the Board of Directors. We looked for special aptitudes: Webmaster skills, Internet search skills, knowledge of who the movers and shakers are in the city, and knowledge of horticulture, public relations, good research practices, herbicides, botany, and writing, to name a few.

Today, Coalition activities are guided by a diverse group of volunteers who share a happy passion for exploring ways of reining in kudzu without herbicides.



Paul David Blakeley
Mott Bramblett
Barbara Daniels
Dr. Dianne Smith Fergusson
Newt Hardie
Tim Hemphill
Bea Hill
Douglas Jones
Dr. Gillian Newberry
Steve Patton
Paul Savko
Allyn Steele
Dr. Merike Tamm




Newt Hardie
Barbara Daniels




Dr. Lou Adams
Martha Chapman
Henry Pittman




Dr. Larry Nelson
DIRECTORS

Prosthetist, Part-Time Farmer
Retired Educator
Conservation Advocate
Retired Educator, Community Activist, Writer
Retired Businessman, Engineer
Architectural Designer
Writer, Historian, Educator
City of Spartanburg
Botanist, Curator USC Herbarium
Landscaper, Horticulturist
Historian, Community Activist
Educator, Community Activist
Businesswoman, Environmentalist


OFFICERS

President, Treasurer, Executive Director
Secretary


Ex-Officio

Webmaster Emeritus
Inspiration & Role Model
Visionary, "Mr. Trees"


In Memoriam

Clemson University, Forester
Revised January 2008