President

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Anne was lucky to grow up in Eureka Township on a 5-acre hobby farm with a football field sized garden. She loves growing vegetables, especially tomatoes, peppers and beets, as well as zinnia flowers. The scent of lily of the valley, lilacs, peonies, and wild roses are divine to her.

 
In addition to gardening, Anne's family also raised meat chickens each season, which they would butcher together with their extended family. Her dad was the master gardener with her and her sister apprenticing most on planting, weeding, and picking spring through fall. Anne's mom was a  master at canning and food preservation having taken classes in the late 70s at the Dakota Extension Office to become a Home Food Preservation Specialist. Blessed by both, Anne still gets to pick the crab apples from a Dolgo Crab Apple tree that she helped plant in '78! She makes crab apple jelly annually with the juice and even entered jelly in the MN State Fair in 2024.

Anne also enjoys hiking in MN state parks, canoeing and fishing, reading, playing Christmas carols on the piano at home, designing eLearning courses with Articulate Rise, reading, music, and theater. 

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The President's role is to lead monthly Club meetings and to oversee the operations of the entire Lakeville Area Garden Club. This is a one year term.​

Vice President

 

​​​Diane is delighted to be the new VP for LAGC as of 2026! She is retired from Product Management and now takes care of two grandchildren part-time during the week. Her career and previous volunteer work have allowed her to lead teams, train individuals, and serve on boards. She enjoys being able to help her 92-year-old mother remain independent, volunteer weekly with Feed My Starving Children, and do water aerobics four times a week. Diane’s love for plant life came from her father, who was a farmer, my paternal grandmother, who had beautiful flower gardens, and my mother-in-law, who had an extensive vegetable garden. 

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The Vice President assists the President, leads meetings in their absence, helps make decisions, communicates with team leaders, and supports the Programs team. This is a one year term.

Secretary

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Angie grew up in Rosemount, Minnesota.  After living out of state for several years she moved back to Minnesota and eventually ended up in Lakeville.  She has been a part of the Lakeville Community for over 20 years. 

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She had been a Regional VP at a local identification and security solutions provider, but in the last couple of years has gone part time to focus on more “fun” stuff.  She has previously held a position on the Lakeville South Band Board from 2016 to 2020.  She is a member of the ISD 194 Lakeville Area Schools Community Education Advisory Council since 2011, currently volunteers in a wide variety of events and is Service Chair with the Lakeville Lions and most recently became a member of the Lakeville Area Garden Club in 2023. 

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She is married to her husband Steve and they have one adult son, Ryan, who attended Lakeville Schools and also has two dogs, Norman and Indie. 

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Angie is not only an avid gardener but also a lifelong learner. She stays updated on the latest trends in gardening and eco-friendly practices, trying out fresh ideas and innovative approaches. When not knee-deep in soil, attending LAGC and Lion’s meetings or events, Angie can be found exploring various gardens in MN and beyond, attending horticulture conferences/events and spending time up north at their cabin in Otter Tail County, where she also started a native shoreline restoration project with help from the County Soil and Water Conservation District.

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The Secretary maintains meeting minutes, manages the club's social media, and tracks monthly membership. They keep the official club roster up to date and help organize the membership drive each December. This is a two year term.​

Treasurer

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Lois is a Wisconsin native, retired and living in Lakeville the last 12 years. She started gardening as a teenager, bastard trenching 4 raised beds, yielding 1lb tomatoes. Presently a raised bed garden and a large butterfly garden grace her yard, and this year will start to convert to clover lawn. Other interests are knitting, crochet, weaving, spinning. She resides with husband, David, and Bebe, the yellow parakeet.

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The Treasurer's job is to track the money coming in and out of the Club and to maintain monthly budget reports, as well as maintain the annual budget spreadsheet. This is a two year term.​