2023-2024 EASTERN REGION IPPS COMMITTEES

Learn what our committees do HERE. Interested in serving on a committee? Please contact us.

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)