BOARD MEMBERS
Our 2025/2026 Board Members are passionate gardeners residing near or in the City of Sammamish. Serving on our board is a volunteer position.
Annual meetings are held in late October. SAVE THE DATE! Our 2025 annual meeting was held at the Lodge at Beaver Lake on Wednesday, October 29th, 2025 at 7:00 pm. We enjoyed a presentation by well-known local gardener, writer and speaker, Lorene Edwards Forkner.
Board meetings are usually held on the second Tuesday of intermittent months - location to be determined. All members of the SBGS are welcome to attend. Our first 2026 was held on February 10th at 1:00. We have currently scheduled board meetings for this year on April 7th, June 2nd, August 11th and October 6th. Please send attendance requests to our website email for more specific information.
Board Member Application: If you are interested in serving on the board, please contact us at our general email: info@sammamishbotanical.org or fill in the form below. Your name will be forwarded to the nominating committee, who will provide a Candidate Information Form and have further discussions.
2025 - 2026 Board and executive committee
Sharon Steinbis, President and Coordinating Committee (City Liaison)
Janelle Deutsch, Vice-President, Events and Co-Garden Development Committee
Elena Trindeva, Secretary
Sarah Cheng, Treasurer and Membership
Lena Wegner, Co-Garden Development Committee
Jayme Carleton, Chair of Education
Maura Donegan, At Large
Karen Houlding, Education and Volunteers