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Officers
President
Chris Bevins
[ Email: president@centraljerseyorchids.org ]
Chris is a Zoning Official by day and a passionate orchid grower, artist, and indoor gardening enthusiast by night. With over a decade of experience growing orchids under artificial lights, Chris enjoys cultivating everything from beginner-friendly hybrids to the most challenging species.
He's always experimenting, learning, and sharing his journey with others—because in his words:
“We can all teach an old dog new tricks.”
Follow along as he combines creativity, curiosity, and a serious green thumb to grow beautiful things—one bloom at a time.
[ *YouTube Channel: 'Growing Things' ]
Vice President
George Wallace
[ Email: vice.president@centraljerseyorchids.org ]
George is an IT professional by day and an avid orchid grower by night. He has been growing orchids for 10+ years and has a strong focus on indoor growing. He enjoys the challenges of growing plants and sharing his knowledge with others in the orchid community.
[ *YouTube Channel: 'LGW3 Orchids & Exotics' ]
Treasurer
Matthew Pagano
[ Email: treasurer@centraljerseyorchids.org ]
Matthew is an avid windowsill grower of several different species of orchid. Though he struggled to keep them alive early on, he’s now getting the hang of it and has had success with some more temperamental species. CJOS has been a great way for him to learn more about the art and science of caring for these beautiful plants.
Matthew is a Market Research Director and serves on the Alumni Association Board of his alma mater, Lafayette College.
Corresponding/Recording Secretary
Danielle Gordon
By profession, Danielle works in information technology at a major bank, but her passion for plants goes back as far as she can remember. She inherited her green thumb from at least her Grandmother—who was famously said to be able to “grow a blade of grass.” In recent years, Danielle has focused her attention on orchids. Though she enjoys growing all kinds, she has a particular fondness for miniatures, which only fuel her growing obsession.
She attends most meetings and is always happy to share orchid stories and swap tips.
Editor Newsletter
Ed Frankel
[ Email: newsletter@centraljerseyorchids.org ]
Ed is the lead editor for the CJOS Newsletter and other information. He has been growing orchids for more than a decade. As a valuable member of CJOS, it is his job to compile all of our meeting and event information into a friendly newsletter.
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Volunteers
Website Administrator
George Wallace
George is an IT professional by day and an avid orchid grower by night. He has been growing orchids for 10+ years and has a strong focus on indoor growing. He enjoys the challenges of growing plants and sharing his knowledge with others in the orchid community.
[ *YouTube Channel: 'LGW3 Orchids & Exotics' ]
Photographer
Jeff Tryon
[ Email: photographer@centraljerseyorchids.org ]
Jeff is currently Art Director for Witherspoon Media Group; publishers of Princeton Magazine, Urban Agenda Magazine, and the Town Topics Newspaper. Working in the architecture and design industries since 2003 has provided Jeff the unique opportunity to work alongside and acquire innovative photography techniques from notable architectural photographers.
Personal interests are many — including botany, growing orchids, cacti, succulents, tropical and carnivorous plants; landscape design; gardening; Bonsai; tropical fish and corals; snorkeling, fine arts, photography, hiking and travel; cooking ethnic foods; collecting guitars, basses, drums and world instruments.
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