• Service commitment: 2 years (July 2026 through June 2028)
• Time Commitment: The Awards Committee reviews nominees in January-February of each year. Committee Members are given approximately 2 weeks to review all nominations, with additional time being given if there is a high volume of applicants. A 2-hour deliberation meeting is held in February or March. 2-3 additional meetings (1 hour or less) occur throughout the year.
• Travel: No travel required for regular committee members, but the Awards Committee Chair typically presents the Awards at the APGA Annual Conference each summer.
• Experience: This Committee seeks to represent the diversity of APGA’s membership. All interested are encouraged to apply, regardless of experience, position, location, etc.

• Service commitment: While there are no formal term limits as an Editorial Advisory Group member, we encourage each to serve at least two years (July 2026 through June 2028) to realize the fullest potential of their service. 
• Committee Purpose:  The Editorial Advisory Group exists to shape and deliver exceptional content for Public Garden. Members maintain an active presence within Association communities and events to stay abreast of trending topics and advancements in their discipline(s). Members may volunteer to write articles, recruit expert authors for specific topics, or interview identified individuals for magazine content. Members also provide guidance to authors, review article drafts, and furnish other assistance as needed.
• Time Commitment: The Editorial Advisory Group holds quarterly virtual meetings to discuss upcoming issue content. Editorial assignments are divided among group, and members have approximately 1-6 weeks to work with authors on drafts.
• Travel: No travel required
• Experience: This Committee seeks to represent the diversity of APGA’s membership. All interested are encouraged to apply, regardless of experience, position, location, etc. Familiarity with Public Garden is encouraged as well as a willingness to use existing or build new professional connections within and outside the public garden field.

• Service commitment: 2 years (July 2026 through June 2028)
• Committee Purpose: APGA provides waived registration fees and travel stipends to scholarship awardees to assist in their participation in in-person professional development events. APGA accepts scholarship applications for the Annual Conference and for each in-person symposium held each year. The Scholarships Committee is responsible for setting award criteria, reviewing and scoring applications, deliberating, and selecting final award candidates. Additionally, the Scholarships Committee reviews applicants for the annual Hope Goddard Iselin Fellowship and recommends a candidate to the Garden Club of America to receive the award.
• Time Commitment: The Scholarships Committee reviews applications two months prior to each event. Committee Members are given approximately two weeks to review applications for each event and 1- to 2-hour deliberation meeting is held six weeks prior to the event. Additional meetings (1 hour or less) may occur throughout the year.
• Travel: No travel required for regular committee members
• Experience: This Committee seeks to represent the diversity of APGA’s membership. All interested are encouraged to apply, regardless of experience, position, location, etc.

• Service commitment: 2 years (July 2026 through June 2028)
• Time Commitment: This committee meets twice a month in the fall, with ~10 hours of review time needed in November, two full day selection days in December, minimal time from January through July.
• Travel: No travel; attendance at Annual Conference is optional but does help in understanding what makes sessions successful.
• Experience: The Program Selection Committee is seeking folks from entry-level through executive leadership. Previous experience submitting a session and/or presenting at an APGA event is preferred but not required.

Standing Committees as defined by the Association by-laws may include Board, Members (pursuant to the Committee Charter), and Staff Liaison (non-voting). The number of board members on a committee must exceed the number of non-board members.

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AUDIT
helping the Board carry out its due diligence function related to proper external review of the not-for-profit audited financial statements, as well as the organization’s risk management to include monitoring the internal control environment.

FINANCE
helping the Board carry out its due diligence function related to fiduciary oversight for APGA.

GOVERNANCE
helping the Board carry out its due diligence function related to the approving, reviewing, and revising all governing documents of the Association.

NOMINATING
helping the Board carry out its due diligence function related to board member nominations.

Ad Hoc Committee members may include Board, Staff, and APGA Members or Stakeholders (pursuant to the Committee Charter) and a Staff Liaison (non-voting). The number of board members on a committee must exceed the number of non-board members.

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ADVOCACY
helping the Board carry out its due diligence function related to advocating for and on behalf of the public garden community.

IDEA – Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility
creating an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible public garden culture in which the contributions of all community members are respected.

MEMBERSHIP
provide the guidance necessary to grow and fulfill the membership program within APGA.

STRATEGIC PLANNING
assisting the Board to carry out its due diligence function of longer-term planning.

Other Committee and Group members may include Board, Staff, and APGA Members or Stakeholders and some include a Staff Liaison (non-voting).

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AWARDS COMMITTEE
evaluates nominees to acknowledge and celebrate public garden excellence and achievement.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP
responsible for shaping and delivering exceptional content for Public Garden magazine.

GARDEN SCHOLARS COMMITTEE
responsible for the review and selection of qualified individuals to receive underwriting support.

PLANT COLLECTIONS NETWORK COMMITTEE
guides program development and focuses on an annual project to support program deliverables.

PROGRAM SELECTION COMMITTEE
creates an engaging, relevant, timely, quality program for Annual Conference.