I was bitten by the orchid bug about 20 years ago. My first orchid was…you guessed it, a white phalaenopsis. It wasn’t until my mother-in-law sent me home with two boxes full of not white phalaenopsis that I became obsessed. Sound familiar? Next came joining the Western North Carolina Orchid Society. From there it was Board member, Vice President, President, and Annual Show Chair (for 11 years). I am currently serving on the AOS Membership and Marketing Committee and the Affiliated Societies Committee. Did I mention I do home propagation? I’ve really got it bad. I have registered 16 of my own hybrid crosses and have received over 55 AOS awards, 11 of them on my new hybrids.