DCMGA Board (Voting):
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
Cynthia Jones – Communications
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Other DCMGA Leadership (Non-Voting):
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
Cathy Gump
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.
Monthly Meetings
The schedule of DCMGA monthly meetings for 2026 is as follows:
August 27, 2026 — 4th Thursday
September 24, 2026 — 4th Thursday
October 24, 2026 — 4th Saturday
November 19, 2026 — 3rd Thursday
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. To request an item be on the agenda please email at least 1 week in advance to president@dallasmga.com. Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at 10:00 am in person at Texas A&M Agrilife Extension, 6820 LBJ Freeway, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75240. There is no scheduled Board of Directors meeting in July & December. The dates of the meetings for 2026 are as follows:
