2023-2024 EASTERN REGION IPPS COMMITTEES
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Area Meeting Committee
Chair: Jeff Kurtz, Spring Meadow Nursery, Grand Haven, MI
Members
- Liz Erickson, Knight Hollow Nursery, Inc.
- Dan Feeser (Mid-Atl), Bartram's Garden
- Sean Halloran
- Lincoln Gillon, Prides Corner Farms
- Chuck Martin, Dow Gardens
- Keith Osborne (Ont), Gro-Bark, Ltd.
- Brooke Foutz Riley, Missouri Botanical Garden
Finance Committee
Chair: Kelly Snair, Fairview Evergreen Nursery, Fairview, PA
Members
- (Pres), Liz Erickson, Knight Hollow Nursery,Inc.
- Scott Clark, Pinewood Perennial Gardens
Long Range Planning Committee
Chair: Mike Gates, McKay Nursery, Waterloo, WI
Members
- Todd Baker, Past President, Baker’s Nursery
- Dennis Rohr, Hinsdale Nurseries
- Kyra Matin, Morris Arboretum
- Brooke Foutz Riley, Missouri Botanical Garden
Membership Committee
Chair: Cathy Thomas, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL
Members
- Mark Wessel, Gardens Alive
- Kyle Banas, Pizzo Native Plant Nursery
- Ryan Butcher, North Creek Nurseries
- Shelby French, The Farm at Doe Run
- Adam McClanahan, Robinson Nursery
- Jeff Martindell, Decker’s Nursery
Research Grant and Posters Committee
Chair: Mark Bridgen, Cornell University LIHREC, Riverhead, NY
Members
- (Posters) Shelby French, The Farm at Doe Run
Publicity Committee
Chair: Lincoln Gillon, Prides Corner Farms, Lebanon, CT
Members
- Rachel Conley, Broken Arrow Nursery
- Bridget Reed, The Dawes Arboretum
- Kyra Matin, Morris Arboretum
- Matt Palmieri, Chesapeake Nurseries
- Victor Zayas, Cornell University
Nominating and Recognition Committee
Chair: Todd Baker (Past President), Baker's Nursery, Bayfield, ON, Canada
Members
- Brian Maynard, University of Rhode Island
- Steve Castorani, North Creek Nurseries
- Bill Barnes, Barnes Horticultural Services
Program Committee
Chair: Matt Palmieri, Chesapeake Nursery, Hebron, MD
Members
- Todd Baker (Past President)
- Shelby French, The Farm at Doe Run
Staff Evaluation Committee
Chair: Liz Erickson, Knight Hollow Nursery,Inc. (President)
Members
- Keith Osborne (Ont), Gro-Bark, Ltd.
- Todd Baker (Past President), Baker's Nursery, Bayfield, ON, Canada
Local Site Committee
Chair: Todd Baker (Past President), Baker's Nursery, Bayfield, ON, Canada
Members
- Jeanine West
- Jennifer Llewellyn
- Liz Dunham, (President) Knight Hollow Nursery, Middleton, WI
- Keith Osborne (Ont), Gro-Bark, Ltd.
- Tom Intven (Ont.) Canadale Nurseries, Ltd.
Executive Committee
Chair: Liz Erickson, (President) Knight Hollow Nursery, Middleton, WI
Members
- Matt Palmieri, Chesapeake Nursery (First Vice President)
- Shelby French, The Farm at Doe Run (Second Vice President)
- Todd Baker, Baker's Nursery, Bayfield, ON, Canada (Past President)