The Indiana Native Plant Society is led by volunteers who share a passion for our mission and are devoting their talents and ideas to making INPS a robust organization. We invite you to contact us and to consider taking an active role in our organization.
INPS Council meetings, which include the Board of Directors, State Program Leaders, Operations, and Chapter Leaders, are open to INPS members. Contact president@indiananativeplants.org if you would like to attend.
2026 Board of Directors
President, Coralie Palmer
president@indiananativeplants.org
Vice President, George Manning
vicepres@indiananativeplants.org
Secretary, Wyatt Williams
secretary@indiananativeplants.org
Treasurer, Michelle Hedge
treasurer@indiananativeplants.org
Director, Brooke Alford
Director, Christine Carlson
Director, Mike Homoya
Director, Ruth Ann Ingraham
Director, Ellen Jacquart
Director, Lisa Milton
Director, Mary Welz
State Program Leaders
Annual Conference 2026, Brooke Alford, Bobby Kimball
conference@indiananativeplants.org
Biodiversity Grants, Molly Baughman
grants@indiananativeplants.org
Book Sales, TBD
booksale@indiananativeplants.org
Conservation Advocacy, Brenten Reust
conservation@indiananativeplants.org
DEIJ, Brooke Alford
diversity@indiananativeplants.org
Florathon, Barbara Homoya
florathon@indiananativeplants.org
Grow Indiana Natives Certification Program, Heidi Gray
grow@indiananativeplants.org
Indiana Native Seed Communities, Bill Daniels
seed@indiananativeplants.org
INPS Journal
Team Leader, Scott Namestnik
Journal Editors, Paul Rothrock (content) and Samantha Ransdell (layout)
journal@indiananativeplants.org
Journal Distribution, Amanda Woods
Invasive Plant Education, Dawn Slack, Liz Yetter
invasives@indiananativeplants.org
Invasive Plant Removal, contact your chapter leader for local activities
Landscaping with Natives, Coralie Palmer
landscape@indiananativeplants.org
Letha’s Youth Outdoors Fund, Nicole Messacar
lethasfund@indiananativeplants.org
Native Plant Rescue, contact your chapter leader for local activities
Native Plant Wizard Patch Program, Nicole Messacar
wizard@indiananativeplants.org
Plant Auction 2026, Aimee Cooper
auction@indiananativeplants.org
Public Outreach, contact your chapter leader for local activities
Speakers Bureau, contact your chapter leader for local activities
State Flower Project, Tom Hohman
stateflower@indiananativeplants.org
Youth Education, Michelle Kolar, Beth Kosiba
youth@indiananativeplants.org
Operations
Donor Relations, Lisa Canada
donors@indiananativeplants.org
Historian, Ruth Ann Ingraham
historian@indiananativeplants.org
info@indiananativeplants.org
Membership, Wendy Ford
membership@indiananativeplants.org
Website & Communications, Wendy Ford
webmaster@indiananativeplants.org