Sam Landes is a retired Montessori Teacher.  He grew up in central Illinois

 where his mother took him morel mushroom hunting beginning at the 

age of 5.  He has been the Treasurer of the  Mushroom Club of Georgia 

since 2010.  His wife, Dr. Cornelia Cho, is the President of the club.  

Cornelia and Sam are both members  of the North American Mycological 

Association (NAMA).  Sam recently stepped down as the Foray Committee 

Chair for NAMA after serving for 7 years. Sam and Cornelia travel around 

the country joining other mushroom enthusiasts in hunting for  mushrooms.   

Sam frequently gives presentations to gardening clubs, Master Gardener 

groups,  Master Naturalist groups,  school groups and leads forays for MCG.

He really appreciates the opportunity to share his knowledge and passion 

about all things Fungi.  His presentation, entitled, 

“The Fascinating World of Fungi” is an introduction to many  facets of the

 fungal world, from fungi’s uses, structures, identification, and culinary treats.