CURRENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS April 2024 – March 2025
Director, Plant Material Representative: Ms Kaoru Furukawa
Joint Deputy Director, Treasurer Mrs Akiko Hartell
Joint Deputy Director, Promotion and Advertisement Secretary Mrs Irene Moore
Events & Programme Secretary: Mrs Zhenxin Booth (Jenny)
Membership Secretary, Media Coordinator, Assistant Treasurer: Ms Scarlett Szeto
Catering R epresentativeMs Hiromi Takahashi
Minutes Secretary, General Support: Mrs Toshiko Johnson
SPECIAL AFFILIATION
Honorary Adviser: Mrs Ikuyo Morrison Website & Facebook Observer: Mrs Myriam Boyden PAST COMMITTEE MEMBERS The Sogetsu School of Ikebana London Branch, was founded in December 2007 by Mrs Ikuyo Morrison who was invited by Sogetsu headquarters, Tokyo, to set up a new organization in London. The other founder members were Mrs Keiko Sugihara, Mrs Martine Gracey, Mrs Myriam Boyden, Mrs Ann Campbell and Mrs Yuko Gordon. April, 2021 – March, 2022 Director / Website / Facebook administrator & Photograpy: Mr Vendrice Garvin (Jimmi) Treasurer / Membership Secretary: Mrs Akiko Hartell Event Secretary: Mrs Shoko Koizumi – Hanson Minutes Secretary & Plant Material Representative: Ms Kaoru Furukawa Catering Representative: Mrs lwona Purton-Dmowski (Kasia) Programme Secretary : Mrs Zhenxin Booth (Jenny)
SPECIAL AFFILIATION
Honorary Adviser: Mrs Ikuyo Morrison Website & Facebook Observer: Mrs Myriam Boyden April, 2019 – March, 2021 Director & Events Coordinator: Mr Vendrice Garvin (Jimmi) Membership & Programme Secretary, Website/Facebook administrator & Photography: Mrs Ikuyo Morrison Treasurer: Mrs Akiko Hartell Event Secretary: Mrs Shoko Koizumi – Hanson Minutes Secretary & Plant Material Representative: Ms Kaoru Furukawa Catering Representative: Mrs Kaori Yamamura (until 2020) Catering Representative: Mrs lwona Purton-Dmowski (Kasia) (from 2020) Treasurer’s assistant & General support: Mrs Zhenxin Booth (Jenny)
Website & Facebook Observer: Mrs Myriam Boyden Website & Facebook Observer: Mrs Myriam Boyden
April, 2018 – March, 2019 Director & Events Coordinator: Mrs Shoko Koizumi – Hanson Deputy Director, Minutes Secretary and Event Secretary : Mrs s usan Jamieson (until Aug. 2018) Membership, Programme Secretary, Website administrator & Photography: Mrs Ikuyo Morrison Treasurer: Mrs Akiko Hartell Minutes Secretary and Event Secretary: Ms Kaoru Furukawa Facebook Administrator & General Support: Mrs Hiromi Owen Plant Material Coordinator & technician: Mr Vendrice (Jimmi) Garvin Catering Coordinator: Ms Fumiko Nakasato Honorary Adviser: Mr. Shigeo Suga Website & Facebook Observer: Mrs Myriam Boyden
April, 2017 – March, 2018 Director & Events Coordinator: Mrs. Shoko Koizumi – Hanson Membership, Programme Secretary, Website administrator & Photography: Mrs Ikuyo Morrison Treasurer: Mrs Nasreen Greenway Catering Coordinator: Mrs Irene Moore Facebook Administrator & General Support: Mrs Hiromi Owen Treasurer’s assistant: Mrs Akiko Hartell Liaison with Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel: Mrs Keiko Takahashi (until July 2018) Honorary Adviser: Mr. Shigeo Suga Website & Facebook Observer: Mrs Myriam Boyden
2016 – 2017 Director & Events Coordinator : Mrs. Keiko Takahashi Joint Deputy Director & Minutes Secretary: Mrs Irene Moore Joint Deputy Director & Plant Material Coordinator: Mrs Zuzana Okamoto Membership, Programme Secretary & Photography: Mrs Ikuyo Morrison Treasurer: Mrs Nasreen Greenway Events Secretary & Treasurer’s Assistant: Mrs Hiromi Owen Catering Coordinator: Mrs Akiko Hartell Honorary Adviser: Mr. Shigeo Suga Website & Facebook Observer: Mrs Myriam Boyden
2015 – 2016 Director & Events Coordinator : Mrs. Keiko Takahashi Joint Deputy Director & Minutes Secretary: Mrs Irene Moore Joint Deputy Director & Plant Material Coordinator: Mrs Zuzana Okamoto Membership, Programme Secretary & Photography: Mrs Ikuyo Morrison Treasurer: Mrs Nasreen Greenway Events Secretary &Treasurer’s Assistant: Mrs Hiromi Owen Catering Coordinator: Mrs Akiko Hartell Honorary Adviser: Mr. Shigeo Suga
2014 – 2015 Director & Membership: Mrs Martine Gracey Deputy Director & Events Secretary: Mrs Myriam Boyden Treasurer : Mrs Nasreen Greenway Programme Secretary & Photography: Mrs Ikuyo Morrison Plant Material Coordinator: Ms Fumiko Nakasato Catering Coordinator : Mrs Irene Moore Liaison with Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel: Mrs Keiko Takahashi Treasurer’s Assistant : Mrs Shoko Koizumi-Hanson Plant Material Assistant : Mrs Belinda Jelf Catering Assistant: Mrs Marie-France Faure Honorary Adviser: Mr. Shigeo Suga
2013 – 2014 Director & Membership: Mrs Martine Gracey Deputy Director & Events Secretary: Mrs Myriam Boyden Treasurer: Mrs Nasreen Greenway Programme Secretary & Photography: Mrs Ikuyo Morrison Plant Material Coordinator: Ms Fumiko Nakasato Catering Coordinator: Mrs Marie-France Faure Liaison with Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel : Mrs Keiko Takahashi Treasurer’s Assistant: Mrs Shoko Koizumi-Hanson Plant Material Assistant: Mrs Belinda Jelf Catering Assistant: Mrs Irene Moore Honorary Adviser: Mr. Shigeo Suga
2012 – 2013 Director & Membership : Mrs Martine Gracey Deputy Director & Events Secretary : Mrs Myriam Boyden Programme Secretary & Photography : Mrs Ikuyo Morrison Treasurer : Mrs Nasreen Greenway Plant Material Coordinator : Ms Fumiko Nakasato Plant Material Coordinator : Mrs Belinda Jelf Catering Coordinator : Mrs Marie-France Faure Catering : Mrs Irene Moore Liaison with Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel : Mrs Keiko Takahashi Treasurer’s Assistant : Mrs Masako Okazaki Honorary Adviser: Mr. Shigeo Suga
2011 – 2012 Director & Membership : Mrs Martine Gracey Deputy Director : Mrs Myriam Boyden Programme Secretary & Photography : Mrs Ikuyo Morrison Treasurer : Mrs Irene Moore Events Secretary : Mrs Nasreen Greenway Plant Material Coordinator : Ms Fumiko Nakasato Catering Coordinator : Mrs Marie-France Faure Liaison with Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel : Mrs Keiko Takahashi Honorary Adviser: Mr. Shigeo Suga
2010 – 2011 Director & Membership: Mrs Martine Gracey ( since July 2010) Deputy Director: Mrs Myriam Boyden Programme Secretary & Photography: Mrs Ikuyo Morrison Treasurer: Mrs Irene Moore Events Secretary: Mrs Nasreen Greenway Catering Coordinator: Mrs Nobuko Ichimura Plant Material Coordinator: Ms Fumiko Nakasato General Support: Mrs Sachiko Adegawa Honorary Adviser: Mr. Shigeo Suga
2009 – 2010 Director, Programme, Membership & Photography : Mrs Ikuyo Morrison Deputy Director & Events Coordinator : Mrs Junko Kitajima Treasurer: Mrs Martine Gracey Minutes Secretary: Mrs Myriam Boyden Events Secretary: Mrs Nasreen Greenway Catering Coordinator : Mrs Nobuko Ichimura Events Coordinator’s Assistant : Mrs Miho Okawara Honorary Adviser: Mr. Shigeo Suga
December, 2007 – March, 2009 Director, Programme, Membership, Event Secretary & Photography: Mrs Ikuyo Morrison Deputy Director & Events Coordinator: Mrs Keiko Sugihara Treasurer: Mrs Martine Gracey Minutes Secretary: Mrs Anne Campbell General support: Mrs Myriam Boyden General support : Mrs Yuko Gordon Honorary Adviser: Mr. Shigeo Suga