2022-2023 EASTERN REGION IPPS COMMITTEES

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

Area Meeting Committee

Chair: Kim Shearer, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL

Members

  • Liz Dunham, 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
  • Danielle Rivera, Goodmark Nurseries

Finance Committee

Chair: Kelly Snair, Fairview Evergreen Nursery, Fairview, PA

Members

  • (Pres), Liz Dunham, Knight Hollow Nursery,Inc.
  • Scott Clark, Pinewood Perennial Gardens

Long Range Planning Committee

Chair: Kim Shearer, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL

Members

  • Todd Baker, Past President, Baker’s Nursery
  • Mike Gates, McKay Nursery Company
  • Dennis Rohr, Hinsdale Nurseries
  • Keith Osborne, Gro-Bark, Ltd.
  • Arden Pontasch, North Creek Nurseries


Membership Committee

Chair: Cathy Thomas, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL

Members

  • Mark Wessel, Gardens Alive
  • Kyle Banas, Pizzo Native Plant Nursery
  • Brooke Foutz Riley, Missouri Botanical Garden
  • Ryan Butcher, North Creek Nurseries, Inc.
  • 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
  • Jordan Harris, Chesapeake Nurseries
  • Phoebe Joyner, Canterbury Horticulture
  • 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: Todd Baker (Past President), Baker's Nursery, Bayfield, ON, Canada

Members

  • Liz Dunham, Knight Hollow Nursery,Inc. (President)
  • Matt Palmieri, Chesapeake Nursery (First Vice President)
  • Shelby French, The Farm at Doe Run (Second Vice President)

Local Site Committee

Chair: Todd Baker (Past President), Baker's Nursery, Bayfield, ON, Canada


Executive Committee

Chair: Liz Dunham, (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)