organization

The Orchid Society of Southern California is the oldest orchid society in Southern California, founded in 1940. It is affiliated with the American Orchid Society, as well as Orchid Digest magazine, California Garden Clubs, and the 1% for Orchid Conservation program of the Orchid Conservation Coalition. Additionally, OSSC supports the Orchid Conservation Alliance.

Affiliated Organization Logos

Members of OSSC come from all over the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. Current members reside in the following cities:

Altadena, CA	Arcadia , CA	Bell Canyon, CA	Beverly Hills, CA
Burbank, CA	Camarillo, CA	Chatsworth, CA	Encino, CA
Glendale, CA	Green Valley, CA	Hollywood, CA	La Habra, CA
Laguna Hills, CA	Los Angeles, CA	Mission Hills, CA	Moorpark, CA
Murrieta, CA	North Hills, CA	North Hollywood, CA	Northridge, CA
Orange, CA	Pasadena, CA	Pomona, CA	San Diego, CA
Santa Barbara, CA	Sherman Oaks, CA	Sierra Madre, CA	South Pasadena, CA
Strongsville, OH	Studio City, CA	Tujunga, CA	Valley Glen, CA
Walnut, CA	West Hills, CA	Winnetka, CA

our mission

According to the Society's bylaws, "The purpose of the Society shall be to foster and encourage the education of its members with respect to the culture, growing, hybridization, preservation, and perpetuation of native and hybrid orchids of every variety." And we just happen to have a lot of fun doing it! The complete by-laws of the society were last revised in March 2003, and can be found here in Adobe PDF format.

The Orchid Society of Southern California is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

2009-2010 officers & chairmanships

President	Lucille Banks
1st Vice President	Estee Magid
Deputy 1st Vice President	Marissa Mitchell
2nd Vice President	Rose Fistrovic
Recording Secretary (Acting)	Lucille Banks
Treasurer	Norma Skinner
Membership Secretary	Larry Freeman
Publicity Chair	Carlos Cruz
Librarian	David Dassey
Newsletter Editor	Linda Bailey & Krystine Chaparro
Newsletter Publisher	Linda Bailey
Hospitality Chair	Luis Pineda
Ribbon Judging	Alberto Ossa
Webmaster	Ted Augustyn
Administrative Assistant	Susan Roberts
AOS Contact	David Dassey
SOSC Contact	Carol Beule

board of directors

Past President: Krystine Chaparro

2008-2010	2009-2011	2010-2012
Harry Atighi	Linus Bittner	Lumi Guy
Francine Lockett	Pedro Elizondo	Margo Thomas
Marie Maize	Astrid Ferency	Maria Yee

golden circle honorary board

Ted Augustyn
Camille Bartczak
Dan Dickey
Steve Gollis

Lumi Guy
Ernest Hetherington
Alfred Hockenmaier
Alberto Ossa

past ossc presidents

Southern California Chapter of The Orchid Society of California

Mr. W. E. Severence	1940	Dr. Gustav Mehlquist	[Left in fall] 1944
Mr. Howard I. Stites	1941	Mr. Robert B. Dugger	1945
Mr. Glenn Hiatt	1942 & 1943	Mr. J. Henry Orme	1946

Orchid Society of Southern California

Mr. Frank B. Cobb	1947	Mr. Mike Mayo	1973
Mr. Robert B. Dugger	1948	Mr. Merle Nelson	1974
Mr. D. N. Maccone	1949	Mr. Robert F. Metzler	1975 & 1976
Mr. Howard I. Stites	1950	Mr. F. C. Herman	1977
Mr. J. A. Muller	1951	Mrs. Robert F. Metzler	1978
Mr. Morris Holmquist	1952	Mr. John Christie	1979
Mr. Howard A. Anderson	1953	Mr. Jim Rassmann	1980
Mr. J. A. Muller	1954	Dr. Carl Eyerick	1981
Mr. Ernest E. Hetherington	1955	Dr. Arnold N. Oldre	1982
Mr. Joseph Hampton	1956	Mr. Ron J. Hall	1983
Mr. George D. Field	1957	Mr. Fordyce "Red" Marsh	1984
Mr. J. Howard Carrington	1958	Mr. Robert Spangenberg	1985 & 1986
Mr. Frank J. Manahan	1959	Mr. Bill Paylen	1987 & 1988
Mr. John W. Hanes	1960	Mrs. Elizabeth Pellett	1989
Dr. William S. McEwan	1961	Mrs. Fordyce S. (Trudi) Marsh	1990 & 1991
Mr. Philip lsley	1962	Mr. Steve Gollis	1992, 1993 & 1994
Mr. Wilbur G. Wood	1963	Mr. Robert Lauri	1995 & 1996
Mr. Leo Holguin	1964 & 1965	Mr. Alfred Hockenmaier	1997 & 1998
Mr. Gene Boyd	1966 & 1967	Mr. Leonard Dean	1999 & 2000
Mr. John W. Hanes	1968	Mr. Dan Dickey	2001 & 2002
Mr. Ralph W. Spencer	1969	Mr. Ted Augustyn	2003 & 2004
Mr. Carl F. Keyes	1970	Mr. Michael Scarbrock	2005 & 2006
Mr. Donald E. Herman	1971	Mrs. Krystine Chaparro	2007 & 2008
Mrs. Marie R. Morgan	1972