Project EverGreen Announces New President and Welcomes New Board Members

Project EverGreen announced the appointment of Chris Kujawa of Kujawa Enterprises (KEI), to lead the organization through 2008 as president of the group's board of directors. Kujawa will succeed Cindy Code of GIE Media, one of the organization's founders, who served as president for the past two years.

Project EverGreen expanded its Board of Directors to include Katie Bromm of Hines Horticulture, Nick Cashier of Cub Cadet, Bill Nicholson of Garick Corp., and Dale Siems of Sherman Nursery. It also named current board member Kirk Hunter of Turfgrass Producers International to its officer group; and two current board members to its executive committee - Dan Carrothers of DataCore and Alan White, president of Project EverGreen Canada.

"I look forward to serving in this important capacity and working with this core group of green industry leaders to raise the awareness of the environmental, economic and lifestyle benefits of landscapes," Kujawa says. "I expect this year to be transformational for Project EverGreen as we continue to develop and implement our public education campaigns across the country, especially our new EverGreen Zone initiative in Akron, Ohio."

Kujawa is the executive vice president of sales and marketing for KEI, a four-season, full-service landscape management company. A Certified Landscape Professional, Charter Status through PLANET, Kujawa is one of only a few people so certified. He has more than 25 years of experience in landscape management, design/build construction and erosion control.

Following is a complete list of Project EverGreen's 2008-2009 Board of Directors:

OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT
Chris Kujawa, Kujawa Enterprises, Inc.
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Norman Goldenberg, TruGreen ChemLawn
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Bill Klutho, Deere & World Headquarters
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Den Gardner
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Cindy Code, Lawn & Landscape Media Group & Golf Course Industry
SECRETARY
Tom Delaney, Professional Landcare Network (PLANET)
TREASURER
Kirk Hunter, Turfgrass Producers International

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Cynthia Amos, Irrigation Association
Dan Carrothers, DataCore
Neil Cleveland, Bayer Environmental Science
Scott Frith, Lawn Doctor, Inc.
John Marchionda, Husqvarna
Paul McDonough, The Davey Tree Expert Co.
Alan White, Project EverGreen Canada

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

(TBD), Monsanto Company
Margaret Bell/Ron Johnson, Syngenta
Jeff Bollig, GCSAA
Bill Brocker, PBI/Gordon Corporation
Katie Bromm, Hines Horticulture
Sean Casey, Nufarm Turf & Ornamental
Nick Cashier, Cub Cadet
Karla Raye Cuculi, Jacobsen, A Textron Co.
Phil Fogarty, Weed Man USA
Rich Kalik, BASF
Bill Nicholson, Garick Corporation
Patti Niewoehner, Phoenix Environmental Care, LLC
Karen Reardon, RISE
Dale Siems, Sherman Nursery
Steve Trusty, Trusty & Associates
Mark Urbanowski, Dow AgroSciences