Northwest Chapter

President’s Message

The butterfly said to the sun, “They can’t stop talking about my transformation. I can only do it once in my lifetime.

If only they knew they can do it at any time and in countless ways.”

-Dodinsky

Hello from your Northwest AIFD chapter, I am Poppy Parsons AIFD CFD EMC CAFA your new President from Saskatchewan, Canada. If I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting you yet, I sure hope I get to soon. I have such a love and admiration for my #FloralFamily and I want you to be a part of it. We are a warm and welcoming bunch, and we want you to fly like a butterfly in the floral industry.

Part of my life philosophy is to “Be a butterfly everyday”

“How does one become a butterfly? You have to want to learn to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.” Zeenat Aman

This year I challenge you to:

Let go of the past

Trust the future

Embrace change

Come out of the cocoon

Unfurl your wings

Dare to get off the ground

Ride the breezes

Savor the flowers

Put on your brightest colors

Let your beauty show

Rupi Kaur reads: “You do not just wake up and become the butterfly. Growth is a process.”

With this incredible opportunity for me, as your new President of the Northwest region I will be growing with you all to build an even better floral family through even more connections, sharing of knowledge and creative events! Growth IS a process, and I am ready to embrace change in this new role and unfurl my wings! I hope you are too!

I have an incredible family behind me with the new Board of Directors for 2024-25

President – Elect: Shamay Andrich AIFD

Vice President: Michelle Headrick AIFD PFCI

Secretary: Andrea Strachan AIFD

Treasurer & Regional Representative: Sharrai Morgan Faulkner AIFD PFCI

Past President : Brenna Quan AIFD

Directors ‘25

Kimberly Oldis AIFD

Susan Ishkanian AIFD

Bertha Canedo AIFD

Directors ‘26

Lily Chan AIFD EMC

Lindsey Peterson AIFD

Jeanne Davis AIFD

Directors ‘27

Our chapter has beautiful things ready to burst into bloom, watch our social media feeds

 @NWAIFDchapter

 @nwaifdchapter

Blooming soon! Events our members are participating in: HFNA- Hawaii Floriculture & Nursery Association, OFAD- Organization of Floral Art Designers, CalFlowers Fun n Sun, Montana State Convention, Lan Su Chrysanthemum Festival and more! We are ready to fly into this new year and looking forward to sharing with you all chances to unfurl your design wings, try something new to get off the ground and soar to let your beauty show, with FLOWERS!

“Open your heart and mind like the wings of a butterfly. See then how high you can fly” Trina Paulus

Yours in flowers and friendship

Poppy Parsons AIFD CFD EMC CAFA

NW AIFD Chapter President 2023-24