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, and the California Garden Clubs.

Affiliated Organization Logos

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

Burbank, CA	Camarillo, CA	Castaic, CA	Glendale, CA
La Canada, CA	La Crescenta, CA	Los Angeles, CA	Mission Hills, CA
Misson Hills, CA	Montebello, CA	Montrose, CA	North Hills, CA
North Hollywood, CA	Pahoa, HI	Pasadena, CA	San Marino, CA
Santa Monica, CA	Seal Beach, CA	Shadow Hills, CA	Sherman Oaks, CA
South Pasadena, CA	Studio City, CA	Sunland, CA	Temple City, CA
Whittier, 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 November 2017, and can be found here in Adobe PDF format.

The Orchid Society of Southern California is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code.

2019 officers & chairmanships

President	TBD
1st Vice President	Carol Beule
2nd Vice President	Donna Ballard
Recording Secretary	Linda Connell
Treasurer	Wendy Fisher
Membership Secretary	Kathy Dupree
Publicity Chair	Ted Augustyn
Librarian	David Dassey
Newsletter Editor	David Dassey
Newsletter Publisher	David Dassey
Hospitality Chair	Lezlie Moore-Purcell
Ribbon Judging	Alberto Ossa
Webmaster	Ted Augustyn
Social Media Chairperson	Erin Maxick
Administrative Assistant	Norma Skinner
AOS Contact	David Dassey

board of directors

Past President: Mrs. Erin Maxick

2017 - 2019	2018 - 2020	2019 - 2021
Linda Connell	Kristine Chaparro	Junaid Farook
Linda Bailey	Christine Duden	Richard Rothschild
Maria Yee	Norma Skinner	Erin Maxick

golden circle honorary board

Ted Augustyn
Camille Bartczak
Dan Dickey
Steve Gollis

Lumi Guy
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. Robert B. Dugger	1948	Mr. Robert F. Metzler	1975 & 1976
Mr. D. N. Maccone	1949	Mr. F. C. Herman	1977
Mr. Howard I. Stites	1950	Mrs. Robert F. Metzler	1978
Mr. J. A. Muller	1951	Mr. John Christie	1979
Mr. Morris Holmquist	1952	Mr. Jim Rassmann	1980
Mr. Howard A. Anderson	1953	Dr. Carl Eyerick	1981
Mr. J. A. Muller	1954	Dr. Arnold N. Oldre	1982
Mr. Ernest E. Hetherington	1955	Mr. Ron J. Hall	1983
Mr. Joseph Hampton	1956	Mr. Fordyce "Red" Marsh	1984
Mr. George D. Field	1957	Mr. Robert Spangenberg	1985 & 1986
Mr. J. Howard Carrington	1958	Mr. Bill Paylen	1987 & 1988
Mr. Frank J. Manahan	1959	Mrs. Elizabeth Pellett	1989
Mr. John W. Hanes	1960	Mrs. Fordyce S. (Trudi) Marsh	1990 & 1991
Dr. William S. McEwan	1961	Mr. Steve Gollis	1992, 1993 & 1994
Mr. Philip lsley	1962	Mr. Robert Lauri	1995 & 1996
Mr. Wilbur G. Wood	1963	Mr. Alfred Hockenmaier	1997 & 1998
Mr. Leo Holguin	1964 & 1965	Mr. Leonard Dean	1999 & 2000
Mr. Gene Boyd	1966 & 1967	Mr. Dan Dickey	2001 & 2002
Mr. John W. Hanes	1968	Mr. Ted Augustyn	2003 & 2004
Mr. Ralph W. Spencer	1969	Mr. Michael Scarbrock	2005 & 2006
Mr. Carl F. Keyes	1970	Mrs. Krystine Chaparro	2007 & 2008
Mr. Donald E. Herman	1971	Mrs. Lucille Banks	2009 & 2010
Mrs. Marie R. Morgan	1972	Mr. Ted Augustyn	2011 & 2012
Mr. Mike Mayo	1973	Ms. Linda Bailey	2013
Mr. Merle Nelson	1974	Mrs. Krystine Chaparro	2014 - 2016
		Mrs. Erin Maxick	2017-2018