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Speakers Bureau

The objective of this page is to link up speakers who can talk about camellias with clubs who need speakers.  Hopefully this will help both the speakers and the clubs to achieve their common objectives.  To do this we need to develop a list of speakers who want to be put on the "Speakers Bureau" of the ACS website.  The speakers can talk for free or charge a speaking fee; there is NO cost to be on the ACS website.

Once we get enough speakers, the Speakers Bureau will be divided into regions as follows:
  • Washington/Oregon
  • Northern California
  • Southern California
  • Texas/Louissiana/Mississippi
  • Alabama/Florida
  • Georgia/South Carolina
  • North Carolina/Southern Virginia
  • Northern Virginia/Maryland/Pennsylvania/DC
  • Northeastern US
If you want to be on this list or know someone who would like to be on this list please fill out the Speakers Bureau Form


The American Camellia Society

Speakers Bureau


Speaker's Name
&
Location
TelephoneEmail AddressTopic(s)Fee Resume
Etc.
 Bradford King

Southern
California
(626) 445-8730 bdk@usc.eduThe Legacy of  Meyer Piet and Lee Gaeta (Camellia hybridizing talk and slide show of their camellia  blooms);
The Frontiers of Camellia Hybridizing (talk and demonstration if in season); and Bonsai Camellias (talk and demonstration)
Bradford King

Presentations Available
Randy
Kobetich

Pennsylvania
&
Deleware
(610) 872-4497rek1962@yahoo.comCold hardy Camellias;
Hardy tropicals care and selection;
Hamamelis - witch hazels
Randy Kobetich
Matt Hunter

North Carolina
(910) 232-0304mhunter@cape-fear.netCamellias in the Landscape;
Camellias in the Southeast;
Winning Camellias:Past, Present & Future and
Overview of Basic Camellia Culture
Matt Hunter
Mark Crawford

Georgia
(229) 242-9081craw142@bellsouth.netCamellia Pests and Diseases and their Control;
Camellia Propagation;
Camellia fertilization beyond 10-10-10;
Growing Camellias in Containers;
Newer camellias for Show and landscaping;
Cold-hardy Citrus for the Southeast
Mark Crawford
Homer Richardson

Mississippi
(601) 833-4126richardsonhomer@bellsouth.netUsing camellias in your landscapeHomer Richardson
Dan Charvet

Northern California
(707) 964-7990dancharvet@gmail.comBreedlin camellias; pest control cultureDan Charvet
Dianne Cooksey

Texas
(817) 925-4533accentgardening@yahoo.comCamellias Enjoying The Beauty in All SeasonsDianne Cooksey