Marcia Sparling, Vice President (First Term)

Marcia Sparling comes from a long line of devoted and creative gardeners. After studying systems theory and the interface between human and biological systems, she worked for the BC Forest Service, helping establish work in forest genetics. Marcia then studied medicine and moved to SW Washington, where she worked as a physician. She has extensive board experience, with a focus on strategic planning and change management. Marcia joined HPSO in 1994. Over the years she has volunteered at Hortlandia and shared her garden, a part-native forest and part-restoration project, through the Open Gardens Program. Marcia is interested in science and how the changing climate is impacting plants. She gardens in La Center, WA.