{"id":14,"date":"2014-02-05T13:41:03","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T13:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctorchids.org\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-02-19T18:36:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T23:36:54","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/?page_id=14","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Mentor List<a href=\"http:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/image3301.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-53\" src=\"http:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/image3301.gif\" alt=\"image3301\" width=\"126\" height=\"97\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The following COS members are available to answer your culture questions and help you with any orchid growing problems you may have:<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Tognalli<\/strong><br \/>\nWindowsill &amp; outdoor growing methods: Warm growers, Cattleyas, Dendrobiums &amp; mixed genera.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Glenn McGeough<\/strong><br \/>\nSpecializing in Cattleyas<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeffrey Richards<\/strong><br \/>\nGreenhouse growing methods:\u00a0 Paphiopedilums<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rebecca Schwartz<\/strong><br \/>\nVivarium growing methods, windowsill Catasetums and species Phaleanopsis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christian Lesage<\/strong><br \/>\nGreenhouse growing methods: Wide variety of species and hybrids<\/p>\n<h3>Officers &amp; Posts<\/h3>\n<style>\n table, th, td {<br \/>  border: 0px;<br \/>  border-collapse: collapse;<br \/>}<br \/><\/style>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Co-Presidents:<\/td>\n<td><strong>Christian Lesage\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vice President:<\/td>\n<td><strong>Jason Chang<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Treasurer:<\/td>\n<td><strong>Mary Rampone<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Directors-at-large:<\/td>\n<td><strong>Rebecca Schwartz, Michael Wicki, &amp; Virginia Palmer-Skok<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Recording Secretary:<\/td>\n<td><strong>Carla Koch &amp; Valerie D&#8217;Apice<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Membership Chairperson:<\/td>\n<td><strong>Mary Rampone<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Corresponding Secretary:<\/td>\n<td><strong>VACANT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Editor:<\/td>\n<td><strong>Rebecca Schwartz<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Librarian\/Historian:<\/td>\n<td><strong>VACANT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>AOS Representative:<\/td>\n<td><strong>Glenn McGeough<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Conservation Chairperson:<\/td>\n<td><strong>VACANT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Special Events Coordinator:<\/td>\n<td><strong>VACANT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Refreshment Chairperson:<\/td>\n<td><strong>Jacqui Meghani<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Social Media Coordinator:<\/td>\n<td><strong>Christian Lesage<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Position-Descriptions-for-Elected-and-Appointed-Positions-10-17.docx\">Position Descriptions for Elected and Appointed Positions<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/COS-Bylaws.pdf\">COS Bylaws<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Contact Us<\/h3>\n<p>General Inquiries: <a href=\"mailto:ctorchidsociety@gmail.com\">ctorchidsociety@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mailing Address:<br \/>\nConnecticut Orchid Society<br \/>\nPO Box 198<br \/>\nFarmington, CT\u00a0 06034-0198<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mentor List The following COS members are available to answer your culture questions and help you with any orchid growing problems you may have: David Tognalli Windowsill &amp; outdoor growing methods: Warm growers, Cattleyas, Dendrobiums &amp; mixed genera. Glenn McGeough Specializing in Cattleyas Jeffrey Richards Greenhouse growing methods:\u00a0 Paphiopedilums Rebecca Schwartz Vivarium growing methods, windowsill [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2629,"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/2629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}