DCMGA Board:

Voting Members

Zandra Faris – President, President@dallasmga.com
Abbe Bolich – Past President
Lisa Loughmiller – 1st VP (Fundraising), 1stvp@dallasmga.com
Janet Hunter Lane– 2nd VP (Member Services), 2ndvp@dallasmga.com
Tamara Luce – Treasurer, Treasurer@dallasmga.com
Christine Lichtenwalter – Secretary, Secretary@dallasmga.com

Directors-at-Large
Elizabeth Fabian – Outreach Event Coordinator
Lorraine Hellinghausen – Volunteer Engagement & Project Maintenance
Cynthia Jones – Communications
Amy Monroe – Awards & Recognition, Scholarships

Non-Voting Members

Parliamentarien:
Barbara Anderson – Parliamentarian

Texas Master Gardener Association (TMGA) – Directors
Don Heaberlin
Shea Mayberry

TMGA Alternate Directors
Lisa LaClede
Joellyn Nobbe

Financial Review Committee
Denise Strueber – Chair
Janet Lind
Sharon Wright

Nominating Committee
Abbe Bolich– Chair
Fern Brown
Margaret Hranitzky
Lisa Reese
Maggie Saucedo

Dallas County Master Gardener Association, Inc. (DCMGA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting horticultural education and volunteer service throughout the county. It is a component of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, an agency of Texas A&M University, and the Texas Master Gardener Association. The DCMGA is open to people of all ages, regardless of socioeconomic status, race, color, sex, handicap or national origin.

DCMGA programs and events provide learning opportunities for county residents through speakers and demonstration gardens as well as garden projects for local organizations that provide services to individuals and families in distress. The Dallas County Master Gardener program is one of the largest in the nation, with over 400 Certified Master Gardeners.

Mission Statement

The Dallas County Master Gardener Association’s program is dedicated to increasing the availability of horticultural information and extending horticultural projects throughout the county.

Monthly Meetings

The schedule of DCMGA monthly meetings for 2026 is as follows:

January 22th — 4th Thursday
February 26, 2026 — 4th Thursday
March 26, 2026 — 4th Thursday
April 23, 2026 — 4th Thursday
May 28, 2026 — 4th Thursday
June 27, 2026 — 4th Saturday
July – No Meeting
August 27, 2026 — 4th Thursday
September 24, 2026 — 4th Thursday
October 24, 2026 — 4th Saturday
November 19, 2026 — 3rd Thursday
December – No Meeting

Monthly DCMGA meetings are being held in person. Recordings of the meetings will be made available on the Dallas County Master Gardener Association YouTube channel. Our Public Events Calendar shows date, time, location, and Zoom link for our live meetings. If you are unable to attend a monthly meeting in person, you may view the recordings on our public YouTube channel by clicking here.

Board Meetings

Board of Director meetings are open to all Dallas County Master Gardener Association members and are held on the second Monday of each month at 10:00 am via Zoom. There is no scheduled Board of Directors meeting in July & December. The dates of the meetings for 2026 are as follows:

January 12th
February 9th
March 9th
April 13th
May 11th
June 8th
July – no meeting
August 10th
September 14th
October 12th
November 9th
December – no meeting

To review the minutes of previous meetings, click here.


Contact Us

Contact Us
Dallas County Master Gardener Association, Inc.
6820 LBJ Freeway, Suite 3200 Dallas, Texas 75240
Email: info@dallasmga.com

Dallas County Master Gardener Help Desk
Email: dallasmg@ag.tamu.edu