ALCA Names ’04 Trailblazers

HERNDON, Va. — The Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA) has recognized 14 green industry leaders as ALCA Trailblazers for 2004.

The ALCA Trailblazers program was launched in 2002 to recognize leadership efforts in the specialty areas of exterior maintenance, exterior design/build and interior – and to share the trailblazers’ knowledge with other association members.

Nominated by their peers, trailblazers are dedicated professionals who have made significant, long-term contributions to the industry as a whole.

These following 14 individuals, awarded for their efforts in three industry categories, join the 30 trailblazers from years past:

Exterior Maintenance
Nicholas DiBenedetto, ND Landscaping, Inc., Topsfield, Mass.
Dan Foley, D. Foley Landscape, Inc., Walpole, Mass.
Bob Grover, Pacific Landscape Management, Hillsboro, Ore.
Tom Heaviland, Heaviland Enterprises, Inc., Vista, Calif.

Exterior Design/Build
Scott Byron, Scott Byron & Company, Inc., Lake Bluff, Ill.
Frank Mariani, Mariani Landscape, Lake Bluff, Ill.
Jim McCutcheon, HighGrove Partners, LLC, Austell, Ga.
Steve R. Pattie, The Pattie Group, Inc., Novelty, Ohio

Interior
Joe Cialone, Jr., Tropical Computers, Boynton Beach, Fla.
Jim Engledow, Engledow Group, Carmel, Ind.
David A. Korstad, Sedgefield Interior Landscapes, Marietta, Ga.
Michael K. Lewis, Foliage Design Systems, Orlando, Fla.
Joel Pesapane and Theresa Pesapane, Growing Green, Inc., St Louis, Mo.