Letter from VNLA Leadership
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new year brings new challenges and new opportunities. As we enter the spring season, the very work we do reminds us of renewal and brighter days ahead. VNLA approaches these days optimistically as we celebrate overcoming the unprecedented challenges of 2020 with positive energy and outlook for 2021. We understand the important work all VNLA members do and we remain steadfast in collaboration with others to continue to enhance, promote and advocate for Virginia’s nursery and landscape professionals. Working with local, state and national colleagues to ensure our green industry businesses remained essential last year was successful. This year, it is our sincere hope to build on that momentum and continue to thrive. The VNLA Board of Directors and its Executive Committee serves to represent all VNLA members. If you have a question or idea, please reach out to any of us. As always, we work to identify and share information about opportunities for continuing education that can be applied to a Virginia Certified Horticulturist (VCH) credential. If you know of an upcoming educational opportunity, please share it with us so we can help promote it. We are proud to continue serving you,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
VICE PRESIDENT
Jeff Howe 2016
Windridge Landscaping
SECRETARY / TREASURER
Chris Dowdy 2020
Bennett’s Creek Nursery
PAST PRESIDENT / BOARD RECRUITMENT
Christopher Brown, Jr. 2013 Lancaster Farms
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Shellie Archer
DIRECTORS
www.bremotrees.com
Cam Too Camellia Nursery, Inc.....14 www.camtoocamellia.com
Fairview Evergreen Nurseries............7 www.fairviewevergreen.com
masLABOR............Inside Front Cover www.maslabor.com
Pender Nursery, Inc........................11 www.pendernursery.com
Phillips & Turman Tree Farms.......14 landscapingtrees.org
Sharp Landscaping..........................13
Matt Deivert 2017
MANTS Board Representative South Riding Nurseries
Warner Winthrop 2020 Website Development Chair
Neal Beasley 2019
Robin McCall 2020 Williams Brothers Tree & Lawn Service
Jeff Riggleman 2020
Jason Stern 2021
EX-OFFICIO, virtue of office: Non-voting
Laurie Fox, Ph.D.
VA Tech Hampton Roads AREC
www.theturfgrassgroup.com
Virginia Turfgrass Council................3 www.vaturf.org
Wellmaster Carts..............Back Cover www.wellmaster.ca
www.willowsprings.com
Certification/VCH* Chair Timmons Group
Colesville Nursery
Kohler Equipment
The Turfgrass Group........................5
Willow Springs Tree Farms............. Inside Back Cover
Bailey Nurseries
EX-OFFICIO, virtue of office: Non-voting
David Seward
Reynolds Community College
To enhance, promote and advocate for Virginia’s nursery and landscape professionals.
* VCH = Virginia Certified Horticulturist
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Bremo Trees.....................................9
www.smithseed.com
Year indicates start of volunteer service to VNLA Board of Directors
Meadows Farms Nurseries & Landscaping
www.bcnursery.com
Smith Seed Services.........................11
2021 Slate of Officers & Directors PRESIDENT
Bennett’s Creek Nursery...................7
sharplandscapingrva.com
2021 VNLA Leadership
Seana Ankers 2017
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