MIAMI, Fla. – The National Hispanic Landscape Alliance has announced new additions to its board of directors following recent elections.
The NHLA welcomes Rafael Gonzalez Arnau of GALA Services, Inc. in Escondido, California and Wilmer Ventura of Yellowstone Landscape in Atlanta, Georgia who were elected for the first time and Jose Arroyo of Jose’s Landscaping in Lyman, South Carolina, Domenic Chiarella of 7 of 7 Best Business & Life Strategies in Southbury, Connecticut, and Ivan Giraldo of Clean Scapes Landscaping in Austin, Texas who have been elected to a second two-year term.
“The growth of the NHLA over the last five years can be largely credited to the passion that our directors have exhibited for the NHLA’s mission and the engagement of leading manufacturers that have joined our association as supporting members. None of our young association’s achievements would have been possible without the positive energy these leaders have brought forward,” said Ralph Egües, NHLA’s executive director. “Our newly elected leaders have an incredible amount of personal experience, skills, passion for our industry and a keen desire to help their colleagues achieve greater successes as industry and community leaders.”
The NHLA Board of Directors include:
President: Juan Torres, Next Step Solutions, East Haven, Connecticut
President-elect: Pam Berrios, ALS Services, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
Immediate past president: Raul Berrios, Rulyscapes, Inc., Centreville, Virginia
Secretary: Jose Arroyo, Jose’s Landscaping, Lyman, South Carolina
Treasurer: Domenic Chiarella, 7 of 7 Best Business & Life Strategies, Southbury, Connecticut
Directors:
Omar Cordero, LC Landscape, Denver, Colorado
Rafael Diaz, Diaz Group, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Josh Denison, Denison Landscaping, Inc., Fort Washington, Maryland
Ivan Giraldo, Clean Scapes Landscaping, Austin, Texas
Mari Medrano Mejia, CoCal Landscape, Denver, Colorado
Rafael Gonzalez Arnau, GALA Services, Inc., Escondido, California
Wilmer Ventura, Yellowstone Landscape, Atlanta, Georgia
Ken Taylor, John Deere, Cary, North Carolina
William H. Walton, Honda Power Equipment, Alpharetta, Georgia
Executive director: Ralph Egües, Cruz Fox, LLC., South Miami, Florida (ex-officio)
“As the NHLA’s president, I am proud of the accomplishments and contributions that our association has made, but I’m much more excited about our prospects for doing even more in the coming year and beyond. It is an honor to serve with such great professionals that are also incredibly caring individuals. I would also like to recognize the contribution of our Supporting Member companies to the NHLA which has greatly contributed to the professional development and success of Hispanics in our industry, helped to draw greater numbers of Hispanic Americans into the broader community of industry leaders, and enabled our association to successfully leverage Latino political power to advance industry positions,” said Juan Torres, NHLA president.
Briggs & Stratton, Cub Cadet, Echo, John Deere, Honda Engines, Hustler, Kawasaki, Kohler, Rotary and Toro, have demonstrated their commitment to the success of over 500,000 Hispanic Americans in the landscape industry by joining the NHLA as supporting members.
No more results found. The NHLA welcomes Rafael Gonzalez Arnau of GALA Services, Inc. in Escondido, California and Wilmer Ventura of Yellowstone Landscape in Atlanta, Georgia who were elected for the first time and Jose Arroyo of Jose’s Landscaping in Lyman, South Carolina, Domenic Chiarella of 7 of 7 Best Business & Life Strategies in Southbury, Connecticut, and Ivan Giraldo of Clean Scapes Landscaping in Austin, Texas who have been elected to a second two-year term.
“The growth of the NHLA over the last five years can be largely credited to the passion that our directors have exhibited for the NHLA’s mission and the engagement of leading manufacturers that have joined our association as supporting members. None of our young association’s achievements would have been possible without the positive energy these leaders have brought forward,” said Ralph Egües, NHLA’s executive director. “Our newly elected leaders have an incredible amount of personal experience, skills, passion for our industry and a keen desire to help their colleagues achieve greater successes as industry and community leaders.”
The NHLA Board of Directors include:
President: Juan Torres, Next Step Solutions, East Haven, Connecticut
President-elect: Pam Berrios, ALS Services, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
Immediate past president: Raul Berrios, Rulyscapes, Inc., Centreville, Virginia
Secretary: Jose Arroyo, Jose’s Landscaping, Lyman, South Carolina
Treasurer: Domenic Chiarella, 7 of 7 Best Business & Life Strategies, Southbury, Connecticut
Directors:
Omar Cordero, LC Landscape, Denver, Colorado
Rafael Diaz, Diaz Group, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Josh Denison, Denison Landscaping, Inc., Fort Washington, Maryland
Ivan Giraldo, Clean Scapes Landscaping, Austin, Texas
Mari Medrano Mejia, CoCal Landscape, Denver, Colorado
Rafael Gonzalez Arnau, GALA Services, Inc., Escondido, California
Wilmer Ventura, Yellowstone Landscape, Atlanta, Georgia
Ken Taylor, John Deere, Cary, North Carolina
William H. Walton, Honda Power Equipment, Alpharetta, Georgia
Executive director: Ralph Egües, Cruz Fox, LLC., South Miami, Florida (ex-officio)
“As the NHLA’s president, I am proud of the accomplishments and contributions that our association has made, but I’m much more excited about our prospects for doing even more in the coming year and beyond. It is an honor to serve with such great professionals that are also incredibly caring individuals. I would also like to recognize the contribution of our Supporting Member companies to the NHLA which has greatly contributed to the professional development and success of Hispanics in our industry, helped to draw greater numbers of Hispanic Americans into the broader community of industry leaders, and enabled our association to successfully leverage Latino political power to advance industry positions,” said Juan Torres, NHLA president.
Briggs & Stratton, Cub Cadet, Echo, John Deere, Honda Engines, Hustler, Kawasaki, Kohler, Rotary and Toro, have demonstrated their commitment to the success of over 500,000 Hispanic Americans in the landscape industry by joining the NHLA as supporting members.