Personnel

May 31, 2022

Chairman Deedy Bumgardner, The Augusta Garden Club

Personnel Chairman Deedy Bumgardner reported at the 2006 Board of Governors meeting that payroll and selected bookkeeping tasks had been outsourced.

By spring of 2007, her committee was tasked with replacing two employees. GCV Executive Director Pat Bryant left in April, and GCV was fortunate that Mary Harvard Nolde stepped into the position until a replacement could be hired. That news was followed with Historic Garden Week Administrator Susan Flowers announcing her retirement, effective at the end of May 2007.

Deedy’s committee interviewed candidates and, by the end of May, GCV had two new employees. Rose Marie Tronge was hired to replace Executive Director Pat Bryant, and Christine Harris was hired to replace Susan Flowers. Rose Marie was introduced at the 2007 Board of Governors meeting and described her numerous job responsibilities.

Deedy admitted her role as Personnel Chairman had been challenging — learning the “how to” of human resources, reviewing and revising job descriptions, creating an Employee’s Handbook and filling two staff positions – but rewarding, in view of her accomplishments as she introduced the GCV staff at the 2008 Annual Meeting.