HERNDON, Va. – The National Association of Landscape Professionals new board of directors' term begins May 1. Brett Lemcke, Landscape Industry Certified, vice president of R.M. Landscape will serve as president of the association.
New members of the board include Mike Bogan of Landcare, Inc., Pete Farno of Bayer and Frank Mariani of Mariani Landscape.
“We have a great group of professionals on our new board of directors who have a diverse range of knowledge and experience that will ensure that the association is helping to protect and grow the industry and provide the education that members need,” said Sabeena Hickman, CAE, NALP CEO. “I look forward to a productive and exciting year with this talented board of directors.”
2016-2017 officers
President - Brett Lemcke, Landscape Industry Certified, R. M. Landscape, Inc., Hilton, New York
President-elect - John Cundiff, Landscape Industry Certified, Weed Man-Kansas City, Lees Summit, Missouri
Secretary/Treasurer - Jeff Buhler, Massey Services, Orlando, Florida
Immediate past president - Scott Jamieson, Landscape Industry Certified, Bartlett Tree Experts, Grayslake, Illinois
2016-2017 directors-at-large
Jason Becker, Landscape Industry Certified, Caterpillar, Cary, North Carolina
Mike Bogan, LandCare, Frederick, Maryland
Jim Campanella, Landscape Industry Certified, Lawn Dawg, Nashua, New Hampshire
Joy Diaz, Landscape Industry Certified, Land Care Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada
Pete Farno, Bayer, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Tom Fochtman, Landscape Industry Certified, Ceibass Venture Partners, Arvada, Colorado
Zach Johnson, Landscape Industry Certified, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Paul McDonough, Landscape Industry Certified, KOCH Agronomic Services, Wichita, Kansas
Frank Mariani, Mariani Landscape, Lake Bluff, Illinois
Shayne Newman, Landscape Industry Certified, YardApes, New Milford, Connecticut
Barb Stropko, Landscape Industry Certified, New Desert Gallery, Inc., Tucson, Arizona
Andrew Ziehler, Landscape Industry Certified, Ziehler Lawn and Tree Care, Centerville, Ohio
The board was sworn in at Leaders Forum in Los Cabos, Mexico, on February 26.
For more information about the board members, visit the NALP website.