Meet our Executive Board!

  • An older man with glasses and a beige dress shirt, wearing a patterned tie, sitting indoors with a wooden wall and picture frames in the background.

    Doug Towne Sr

    President

  • A man wearing glasses, a blue hoodie, and a green cap that says 'Garden Club' takes a selfie in front of flowering bushes with pink and yellow flowers in a garden setting.

    Erik Jensen

    Vice President

  • Wendyann Fowler

    Co-Corresponding Secretary

  • A young woman with long, curly hair and a septum piercing, smiling outdoors with greenery in the background.

    Theresa Towne

    Co-Corresponding Secretary

  • Aldona LaPorta

    Co-Recording Secretary

  • Bobbi Cremins

    Co-Recording Secretary

  • Deb Hoponick

    Co-Treasurer

  • Bernie Grusziewicz

    Co-Treasurer

An older man wearing glasses, a tan shirt, and a patterned tie, sitting indoors in a cozy room with wooden and yellow walls, and framed pictures.

Born and raised in Stamford/Darien, Douglas Towne has been a Naugatuck resident for 34 years. After several years of being a “friend” of the Naugatuck Garden Club he finally became a member and soon after accepted the duties of Civic Committee Chair.

Doug brings to the position of President many years of community service in Naugatuck. He currently serves on the boards of Scout Troop 102, the Ecumenical Food Bank and is a Deacon and council member of the local Congregational Church.

- Doug Towne Sr

“I came from a true gardening family. I put in a lot of hard labor in the fancy gardens with prize-winning plants and flowers.”

A man with glasses and a beard taking a selfie in a garden with pink and yellow flowering plants in the background.

What began as an activity, grew into a passion as I got older, and in my 20s, I was starting my own "happy places"

For the last 15 years, I have been an activist for all-natural, chemical-free gardening. This branched out to include promoting composting and methods to create a living soil in my and my friends gardens. Finally this became a desire to promote and  support pollinators, leading to a healthy environment for everyone.

I am honored to serve you and the NGC in this capacity, and look forward to KEEPING NAUGATUCK BEAUTIFUL.

- Erik Jensen

“I started gardening at 4 years old , following my father and grandfather around their outdoor spaces.”