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• PLANET installs 2007 leadership
  
• GIC receives high marks
  
• Best of the best
  
• Trailblazer roster grows
  
• Overall Safety Achievement Award recipients
  
• New Publications Catalog is in the mail
  
• Crystal Ball Report looks at lean management
  
• Registration is open for the Executive Forum
  
• Plan to participate in 2007 Student Career Days
  
• Certification exams to be offered in several locations
  
• Scott Byron pledges additional AEF funding
  
• David J. Frank’s increases AEF donation
  

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PLANET installs 2007 leadership

The newly formed, 22-member 2007 PLANET Board of Directors consists of five officers, nine key result area (KRA) directors, four specialty group directors, one state association director, two supplier directors, and the association’s chief executive officer. This new governing board is positioned to provide the leadership needed to ensure that the association becomes a defining force in the green industry. Congratulations to this outstanding group of industry leaders.

2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers
President:
Jim Martin, CLP, James Martin Associates, Inc.,
Vernon Hills, Illinois

President-Elect:
Jason Cupp, CLP, Highland Outdoor,
Olathe, Kansas

Treasurer:
Bill Hildebolt, Nature’s Select Premium Turf Services, Inc.,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Secretary:
Jennifer Lemcke, Weed Man USA/Turf Holdings, Inc.,
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Immediate Past President:
John E. Gibson, CLT, Swingle Lawn, Tree & Landscape Care,
Denver, Colorado

Specialty Group Directors
Design/Build/Installation:
Miles Kuperus Jr., CLP, Farmside Landscape and Design, Inc.,
Wantage, New Jersey

Interior Plantscaping:
Joe Kujawa, Kujawa Enterprises, Inc.,
Oak Creek, Wisconsin

Landscape Management:
Bruce Moore Sr., CCLP, Eastern Land Management, Inc.,
Stamford, Connecticut

Lawn Care:
Fred Haskett, CTP, CA, U.S. Lawns/West St. Louis,
Defiance, Missouri


Key Result Area (KRA) Directors
KRA 1 (Membership):
Rachel Kelly, CLP, R.A.R. Outdoor Services,
Baltimore, Maryland

KRA 2 (Products and Services):
Rich Wilbert, CLP, Robert Howard Associates, Inc.,
Boulder, Colorado

KRA 3 (Certification):
Matt Triplett, CLP, CLT, CLIA, Willamette Landscape Services, Inc.,
Tualatin, Oregon

KRA 4 (Industry Development/Advocacy):
David Snodgrass, CLP, Dennis’ Seven Dees Landscaping and Garden Centers,
Portland, Oregon

KRA 5 (Marketing):
Jeff Korhan, CLP, Treemendous® Landscape Co.,
Plainfield, Illinois

KRA 6 (Business Development):
Jerry Grossi, Arborlawn, Inc.,
Lansing, Michigan

KRA 7 (Leadership & Staff Development):
Maria Candler, CLP, James River Grounds Management,
Glen Allen, Virginia

KRA 8 (GIC/GIE):
Gerry McCarthy, Mac’s Landscaping,
Stoneham, Massachusetts

KRA 9 (Government Affairs):
Norman Goldenberg, The TruGreen Cos.,
Memphis, Tennessee

State and Allied Regional Association Director:
Barbara Scheibe, Wisconsin Landscape Contractors Association,
Waukesha, Wisconsin
 
Supplier Directors:
Ron Marcellus, Ariens Co.,
Brillion, Wisconsin;
Jim Fetter, Bayer Environmental Science,
Columbus, Ohio

Chief Executive Officer:
Tanya Tolpegin, Professional Landcare Network,
Herndon, Virginia

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GIC receives high marks

PLANET continues to receive positive feedback from attendees at this year’s Green Industry Conference (GIC) and Expo.
(Recent Events)

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Best of the best

Almost 1,000 attendees at the Green Industry Conference Awards Banquet gathered to celebrate the achievements of fellow green industry professionals. Congratulations to the following PLANET members who were recognized for their significant contributions to PLANET and the industry.

2006 Environmental Improvement Judges’ Award (Interior)
Project: “Winter Garden – World Financial Center”
John Mini Distinctive Landscapes, Congers, New York

2006 Environmental Improvement Judges’ Award (Exterior)
Project: “Giardini del Palazzo”
Lambert’s, Dallas, Texas

Association Partner of the Year Award
Wisconsin Landscape Contractors Association

Association Executive Partner of the Year Award
Barbara Scheibe, Executive Director
Wisconsin Landscape Contractors Association

Partners in Success Awards
CNA


Ariens/Gravely/Stens


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Trailblazer roster grows

Seven new PLANET Trailblazers were recognized at the Green Industry Conference Awards Banquet. They include Ed Bayer, Land Escapes, Inc.; Jon Cundiff, Weed Man/Kansas City; Harold Enger, Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.; Terry Kurth, Weed Man/Madison; Chris Kujawa, CCLP, Kujawa Enterprises, Inc.; William Leidecker, CLP, Five Seasons Landscape Management, Inc.; and Michael Pezza, CLP, Ground Pros, Inc.
(Trailblazers) 


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Overall Safety Achievement Award recipients announced

As part of PLANET’s Safety Recognition Awards Program, companies with thorough, high-performing safety programs were presented with Overall Safety Achievement Awards at the Green Industry Conference. These safety awards are based on performance and entail three levels of achievement — gold, silver, and bronze.
(Overall Safety Achievement Award recipients) 


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New Publications Catalog is in the mail

Members soon will be receiving PLANET’s 2007 catalog of green industry resources. All catalog offerings are also available in the PLANET Bookstore. Check it out today.
(Bookstore)

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Crystal Ball Report looks at lean management

Lean management is about minimizing waste and improving efficiency. Learn the concepts in the 2006 Crystal Ball Report #26: Lean Management for the Green Industry: An Operational Strategy That Delivers Value to Customers and Eliminates Waste. PLANET’s Green Industry Provider Members soon will receive one free copy. For additional copies, visit the PLANET Bookstore.
(Bookstore)

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Registration is open for the Executive Forum

For the first time, academia, industry experts, and green industry service providers will partner to help you improve your management strategies.  Executive Forum attendees will be guided by Elliott N. Weiss, Ph.D., through an experiential workshop that exemplifies the challenges and successes of applying lean management principles using LEGO® building blocks to tackle lean management concepts. Then, JP Horizons and Ariens Co. will discuss application principles supported by green industry executives who have implemented them in a real-world setting.  Register today.
(Executive Forum)

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Plan to participate in 2007 Student Career Days

Make 2007 the year you attend PLANET’s second largest event, Student Career Days (SCD). Considered to be the “largest recruiting event of the year,” SCD draws representatives from dozens of landscape and lawn care companies to discuss future employment opportunities with students interested in green industry careers.
(Student Career Days)

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Certification exams to be offered in several locations

Examinations for the Certified Landscape Professional-Interior and Exterior (CLP) and the Certified Landscape Technician-Interior (CLT-I) designations will be held at various times and locations. Registration for the exams should be received 30 days before the test date.
(Exam Schedule)

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Scott Byron pledges additional AEF funding

Scott Byron & Company, a leading Chicago area company in the landscape contracting industry, has pledged an additional $25,000 to the AEF Scholarship Fund. Byron and his company were previously recognized as a Founding Ambassador of the AEF Scholarship Fund. As a Founder, Byron was among the first to contribute at the ambassadorial level (a $25,000 minimum).

Byron emphasizes two primary reasons for contributing to the scholarship fund. “One is that the world as we move forward is going to be based on those coming into the work place,” he says. “It's important for all of us to support that. We need to create an environment that allows these kids to improve and make the world a better place.” The other stems from a desire to give back to the industry that helped him become successful. “This industry has allowed me to earn a living and succeed,” he says. “I think that giving back to students makes me feel good to accomplish something positive.”

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David J. Frank’s increases AEF donation

PLANET member, David J. Frank Landscape Contracting, Inc., has increased its donation to the AEF Scholarship Fund from $10,000 to $25,000. With this additional contribution, the company is now recognized as an AEF Ambassador. The AEF Ambassador Crystal was presented to Frank at this year's Green Industry Conference in Columbus, Ohio.

Already a member of the AEF board, Frank recognizes the importance of the scholarship to the future of the green industry. “It’s critical to the future of our business and critical to the future of the industry to cultivate professionals,” he says. “Well-trained people are integral to our success, and we hope to ensure the quality of the upcoming workforce through these scholarships.”

He also believes that his company’s increased contribution was necessary to match the impact it has on the industry. “We initially made a commitment for $10,000,” he says, “and as I got more involved on the board, I realized it wasn’t representative of our size and participation in the industry, and we were happy to reconfigure our pledge to match that level of participation.”

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