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Committee Directives

OFA Strategic Plan

Committee Definitions

OFA's Constitution & Bylaws

Committee Member Responsibilities

Committee Chair Responsibilities

Constitution & Bylaws Committe	Grower Extension Council
Decorations Task Force	Interior Plantscape Committee
Executive Committee	Industry Advocacy Committee
Exhibitor Advisory Committee	Marketing & Managment Committee
Finance Committee	Membership Committee
Florist Committee	New Varieties Task Force
Garden Center Committee	Nominations Committee
Generation Next	Past Presidents' Council
Grower Committee	Public Relations Task Force

Members of the OFA Executive Committee are also members of every committee listed - all of whom, except the CEO, have voting priveledges.

Constitution & Bylaws Committee

Chair	Danny Takao	Takao Nursery Fresno, CA
	Doug Cole	DS Cole Growers Inc Loudon, NH
	Peter Konjoian	Konjoian's Floriculture Education Services Andover, MA
	Ralph Ostendorf	Ostendorf Greenhouses Cincinnati, OH
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Decorations Task Force

Chair	Rich Batcho, CLT	Batch-O- Blooms Oreland, PA
	Barbara Arnold	Franklin Park Conservatory Columbus, OH
	Jody Brown-Spivey, CF	Expressions Floral Design Studio Columbus, OH
	Elizabeth Coverdale	Franklin Park Conservatory Columbus, OH
	Jerry Dill	Dill's Greenhouse Groveport, OH
	Layci Gragnani	Greenheart Farms Arroyo Grande, CA
	David Hale, AIFD	Roman J Claprood Company Columbus, OH
	Dick Highman	Sunbury, OH
	Jim “Chip” Moylan	Macomb, MI
	Gregory Orofino	Florafino's Flower Market Zanesville, OH
	Noah Schwartz	Garden State Growers Pittstown, NJ
	Tom Smith	Four Star Greenhouses Carleton, MI
	David Snow	Oakland Nursery Inc Columbus, OH
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Executive Committee

Chair	Mike McCabe	McCabe's Greenhouse & Floral Lawrenceburg, IN
Vice President	Mark Foertmeyer	Foertmeyer & Sons Greenhouse Powell, OH
Treasurer	Lisa Graf	Graf Growers Akron, OH
Immediate Past President	Danny Takao	Takao Nursery Fresno, CA
CEO	Michael V. Geary, CAE	OFA Columbus, OH
Board Liaison	Bob Jones	The Chef's Garden Huron, OH
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Exhibitor Advisory Committee

Chair	Jim Broderick	BFG Supply Company Westerville, OH
	Dick Baker	Baker Vehicle Systems Inc Macedonia, OH
	Deb Belliveau	Summit Plastic Company Akron, OH
	Terri Cantwell	Bates Sons & Daughters Inc Lake Placid, FL
	David Eastburn	Gro'n Sell Inc Chalfont, PA
	John Gaydos	Proven Winners Rochester, MI
	Ron Greening	Dramm Corporation Manitowoc, WI
	Henry Huntington	Pleasant View Gardens Inc Loudon, NH
	Brock Lehman	Fred C Gloeckner & Company Inc Cuyahoga Falls, OH
	Chris Torry	Dosmatic by Hydro Cincinnati, OH
	Kerstin Ouellet	Pen & Petal Inc Encinitas, CA
	Alan Zaeske	Horticultural Marketing & Management Okemos, MI
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Finance Committee

Chair	Lisa Graf	Graf Growers Akron, OH
	Henk Berbee	Leo Berbee Bulb Company Marysville, OH
	Marvin Miller	Ball Horticultural Company West Chicago, IL
	Kelly Staats	Eason Horticultural Resources Fort Wright, KY
	Bill Swanekamp	Kube-Pak Corp Allentown, NJ
Board Liaison	Mark Foertmeyer	Foertmeyer & Sons Greenhouse Powell, OH
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Florist Committee

Chair	Gregory Orofino	Florafino's Flower Market Zanesville, OH
	Dalene Baker	Baker Florist LLC Dover, OH
	Loann Burke	Furst Florist & Garden Center Dayton, OH
	Pat Deschler	A Classic Florist Willowick, OH
	David Hale, AIFD	Roman J Claprood Company Columbus, OH
	Mary Linda Horn	ML Horn Floral Designs LLC Ostrander, OH
	Sue Huelsman, OCF	Nordlie Inc Garfield Heights, OH
	Beth McCabe Legge	McCabe's Greenhouse & Floral Lawrenceburg, IN
	Jim Rauch, OCF, AIFD	Unique Designs Florist Studio Dayton, OH
	Jacque Sir Louis	Smithers-Oasis/OASIS Grower Products Kent, OH
	Daniel Stober	Chicago Flower & Garden Show Chicago, IL
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Garden Center Committee

Co-Chair	Bridget Behe	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
Co-Chair	Kate Terrell	Wallace Garden Center Bettendorf, IA
	Stephen Barlow III	Barlow Flower Farm Sea Girt, NJ
	Rod Butterbaugh	Growing Solutions Inc Columbus, OH
	Charlie Cole	Cole Gardens Concord, NH
	Suzanne Di Staulo	Braun Horticulture Inc Aurora, OH
	Nancy Durand	Edina, MN
	Keith Farrand	Farrand Farms Inc Kansas City, MO
	Jannifer Hatalski	Varsity Garden Center Swoyersville, PA
	Carol Miller	Meister Media Worldwide Willoughby, OH
	Tim Malinich	Ohio State University Extension Lorain Co Elyria, OH
	Jim “Chip” Moylan	Macomb, MI
	Sid Raisch	Horticultural Advantage Hillsboro, OH
	Brenda Vaughn	John Henry Company Lansing, MI
	Jeff Webeler	White Oak Garden Center Inc Cincinnati, OH
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Generation Next

Chair	Susie Raker-Zimmerman	Raker Litchfield, MI
	Maria Bellrose	Ball Horticultural Company West Chicago, IL
	Tommy Johnston	Georgia Greenhouses Inc Thomaston, GA
	Melissa Kitchen	Cornell University Ithaca, NY
	Scott McCabe	McCabe's Greenhouse & Floral Lawrenceburg, IN
	Jessica Reinhardt	Dramm Corporation Manitowoc, WI
	Emily Showalter	Willoway Nurseries Inc Avon, OH
	Patrick Sullivan	Cornell University Suffield, CT
	Stephanie Whitehouse	Peace Tree Farm Kintnersville, PA
	Kevin Yanik	Meister Media Worldwide Willoughby, OH
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Grower Committee

Chair	Rick Yates	Griffin Greenhouse & Nursery Supplies Morgantown, PA
	Hank Bukowski	Pacific Plug & Liner Watsonville, CA
	Terri Cantwell	Bates Sons & Daughters Inc Lake Placid, FL
	Todd Cavins	Sun Gro Horticulture Stillwater, OK
	John Dole	North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
	Jonathan Frantz	University of Maine USDA ARS Orono, ME
	Charles Hall	Texas A&M University College Station, TX
	Bob Jones	The Chef's Garden Huron, OH
	Roberto Lopez, Ph.D.	Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
	Marvin Miller	Ball Horticultural Company West Chicago, IL
	Ralph Ostendorf	Ostendorf Greenhouses Cincinnati, OH
	Dean Palm	Green Circle Growers Inc Oberlin, OH
	Claudio Pasian	Ohio State University Columbus, OH
	Rita Randolph	Randolph's Greenhouses Jackson, TN
	Steve Reed	Raker Litchfield, MI
	Rick Schoellhorn	Proven Winners Alachua, FL
	Jason Twaddell	Timbuk II Plant Company Granville, OH
	John Williams	Tagawa Greenhouses Inc Brighton, CO
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Grower Extension Council

Chair	Mike McCabe	McCabe's Greenhouse & Floral Lawrenceburg, IN
	Jim Broderick	BFG Supply Company Westerville, OH
	Charles Behnke	Ohio State University Emeriti Elyria, OH
	Luis Canas	OARDC The Ohio State University Wooster, OH
	Dave Dyke	Ohio State University Extension Cincinnati, OH
	Beth Fausey Scheckelhoff	Ohio State University Extension - Wood County Bowling Green, OH
	Robin Hawkins	Grayhawk Greenhouse Supply Swanton, OH
	Bart Hayes	CowPots Johnstown, OH
	Bill Hueckel	Thorsen's Greenhouse LLC Delaware, OH
	Michelle Jones	OARDC The Ohio State University Wooster, OH
	Pablo Jourdan	Ohio State University Horticulture & Crop Science Columbus, OH
	Harold Kneen	Ohio State University Extension-Meigs County Pomeroy, OH
	Charles Krause	USDA ARS ATRU Wooster, OH
	Brock Lehman	Fred C Gloeckner & Company Inc Cuyahoga Falls, OH
	Dr. James C Locke	USDA ARS ATRU Toledo, OH
	Roberto Lopez, Ph.D.	Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
	Dale Lutz	Tropical Foliage Plants Inc Cincinnati, OH
	Tim Malinich	Ohio State University Extension Lorain County Elyria, OH
	Peg McMahon	Ohio State University Horticulture & Crop Science Columbus, OH
	Ralph Ostendorf	Ostendorf Greenhouses Cincinnati, OH
	Dean Palm	Green Circle Growers Inc Oberlin, OH
	Claudio Pasian	Ohio State University Columbus, OH
	Ronald Robben	Robben Florist & Greenhouse Inc Cincinnati, OH
	David Schuster	Schuster's Greenhouse Olmsted Falls, OH
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Industry Advocacy Committee

Chair	Marvin Miller	Ball Horticultural Company West Chicago, IL
	Mark Wilson	Syngenta Flowers Inc Boulder, CO
	Gregory Orofino	Florafino's Flower Market Zanesville, OH
	Terri Cantwell	Bates Sons & Daughters Inc Lake Placid, FL
	Bob West	Meister Media Worldwide Willoughby, OH
	David Dickman	Dickman Farms LLC Auburn, NY
	David Kuack	Ft Worth, TX
	Cathy Kowalczyk	Willoway Nurseries Inc Avon, OH
	Kathy Johnson Fediw	Johnson Fediw Associates The Woodlands, TX
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Interior Plantscape Committee

Chair	Rich Batcho, CLT	Batch-O- Blooms Oreland, PA
	Evelyn Chamberlin	Oakland Interiorscapes Columbus, OH
	Elizabeth Coverdale	Franklin Park Conservatory Columbus, OH
	Barbara Everson	Engledow Group Carmel, IN
	Cheri Heffernan	Cheri's Touch Interiorscapes Amherst, OH
	Daniel E Johnston	Tri-State Foliage Cincinnati, OH
	Gina Moore	Plantscaping Inc Cleveland, OH
	Mindy Moore	Innergreen Inc Mason, OH
	Leann Surz	Raimondi Horticultural Group Ho Ho Kus, NJ
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Management & Marketing Committee

Chair	Drew Effron	Ball Horticultural Company West Chicago, IL
	Tamara Brister	BioWorks Inc Victor, NY
	Dave Edenfield	The Future Visions Group LLC Bellingham, WA
	Mark Illausky	Alex R Masson Inc Linwood, KS
	Lela Kelly	Dosatron International Inc Clearwater, FL
	William McCurry	McCurry Associates Princeton, NJ
	Seth Reed	Ball Horticultural Company West Chicago, IL
	Marc Shane	Little Mountain Garden Center & Florist Chilliwack, BC
	Pamela Youngsman	Skagit Gardens Inc Mount Vernon, WA
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Membership Committee

Chair	Scott McCabe	McCabe's Greenhouse & Floral Lawrenceburg, IN
	Robyn Dill	BFG Supply Company Burton, OH
	Christine Dudgeon	Brickman Columbus OH
	Joe Gionta	BioWorks Inc Victor, NY
	Layci Gragnani	Greenheart Farms Arroyo Grande, CA
	Bart Hayes	CowPots Johnstown, OH
	Bob Humm	Aris Horticulture Inc Barberton, OH
	William McCurry	McCurry Associates Princeton, NJ
	Kim Ostendorf	Ostendorf Greenhouses Cincinnati, OH
	Kevin Yanik	Meister Media Worldwide Willoughby, OH
	Mickey Young	Aris Horticulture Inc Barberton, OH
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New Varieties Task Force

Chair	John Gaydos	Proven Winners Rochester, MI
	Chris Baker	Baker's Acres Inc Alexandria, OH
	Jerry Gorchels	Ball Horticultural Company West Chicago, IL
	Bob Humm	Aris Horticulture Inc Barberton, OH
	Anthony Venturino	Eason Horticultural Resources Middletown, OH
	Pamela Youngsman	Skagit Gardens Inc Mount Vernon, WA
	Alan Zaeske	Horticultural Marketing & Management Okemos, MI
Volunteer Advisor	Larry Milam	DOY Services Columbus, OH
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Nominations Committee

Chair	Danny Takao	Takao Nursery Fresno, CA
	Chris Bernacchi	Ball Horticultural Company Marysville, OH
	Doug Cole	DS Cole Growers Inc Loudon, NH
	Bob Humm	Aris Horticulture Inc Barberton, OH
	Allen Hammer	Dummen USA Inc West Lafayette, IN
	Peter Konjoian	Konjoian's Floriculture Education Services Andover, MA
	Cathy Kowalczyk	Willoway Nurseries Inc Avon, OH
	Marvin Miller	Ball Horticultural Company West Chicago, IL
	Ralph Ostendorf	Ostendorf Greenhouses Cincinnati, OH
	Stan Pohmer	Pohmer Consulting Group Minnetonka, MN
	Sid Raisch	Horticultural Advantage Hillsboro, OH
	Jeff Warschauer	Nexus Corporation Henryville, PA
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Past Presidents' Council

Chair	Danny Takao	Takao Nursery Fresno, CA
	Bobby Barnitz	Bob's Market & Greenhouses Inc Mason, WV
	Kathleen Benken, OCF	HJ Benken Florist & Greenhouse Cincinnati, OH
	Richard Benken	HJ Benken Florist & Greenhouse Cincinnati, OH
	Joseph Boarini	Boarini Horticulture Services LLC Indianapolis, IN
	Doug Cole	DS Cole Growers Inc Loudon, NH
	August J Corso	Corso's Flower & Garden Center Sandusky, OH
	Dude Engel	Somis, CA
	Roger Feist	West Hills Greenhouses Inc Cincinnati, OH
	Walter Krueger, Jr	Lakewood Greenhouse Northwood, OH
	Robert Maddux	Delhi Flower & Garden Center Cincinnati, OH
	Justin Marotta	Possum Run Greenhouses Bellville, OH
	Gordon Perkins	Perkins Flowers Inc Lapeer, MI
	Jack F Schmidt, Jr	Timbuk Farms Inc Granville, OH
	Jim Volkert	WaterWorks America Inc Medina, OH
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Public Relations Task Force

Chair	David Kuack	GMPro Magazine/GIE Media Ft Worth, TX
Vice Chair	Kerstin Ouellet	Pen & Petal Inc Encinitas, CA
	Chris Beytes	Ball Publishing West Chicago, IL
	Christine Kelleher	Aris Horticulture Inc Barberton, OH
	Delilah Onofrey	Meister Media Worldwide Willoughby, OH
	Diane Pirocanac Vojcanin	GPN/Lawn & Garden Retailer Arlington Heights, IL
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Committee Directives	OFA Strategic Plan
Committee Definitions	OFA's Constitution & Bylaws
Committee Member Responsibilities
Committee Chair Responsibilities