Education Committee
Charge:
- Review the educational needs for all segments of the industry
- Develop educational activities for all segments of the industry
- Speaker Selection
- Make recommendations to the Board of Directors as to how to implement educational activities
- Act as a liaison between the Association and any entity that has an active horticultural program
Composition:
The Education Committee will be composed of subject matter experts for business segments (retail, landscape, grower, supplier); one (1) representative from the Certification Committee; one (1) representative from a business school; five (5) additional at-large members; and educational institution liaisons, serving a one (1) year term. The Chairman and Committee Members will be appointed by the TNLA Chairman of the Board.
Chairman
John Allen
Seville Farms
15304 7 League Rd
Tyler, TX 75703
903-534-5977
Business School Rep
Dr. Charles Hall
Ellison Chair in International Floriculture
202 Hort/Forest Science Bldg.
2133 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
979-458-3277
Educational Institution Liaison
Dr. Cynthia McKenney
Texas Tech University
Dept. Of Plant & Soil Science
M.S. 2122
Lubbock, TX 79409
806-742-2856
Landscape Rep
James T. Cali
Southern Botanical, Inc.
1525 Hinton St
Dallas, TX 75235
214-366-2103
Grower Rep.
Kerry Ben Agee, TMCNP
Floratech
PO Box 1536
Rockwall, TX 75087
972-843-5672
Supplier Rep
Tim Little
2223 Lombardy Ln
Dallas, TX75220
214-902-9530
Retail Rep
Marce Edmond Ward, TMCNP
Calloway's Nursery
4200 Airport Fwy., Ste. 200
Fort Worth, TX 76117
817-222-1122
Committee Members
Steve Akin
Pavestone Company
3215 SH 360
Grapevine, TX 76051
817-481-5802
Neil Bales
Lawns of Dallas
5747 Sadler Cir
Dallas, TX 75235
214-357-6522
Kevin Grossberndt
Collor Spot Nurseries
7960 Cagnon Rd
San Antonio, TX 78252
210-228-2136
Martha Trubey
Berger
1014 Lausanne Ave
Dallas, TX 75208
214-943-6593
Certification Committee
Charge:
- Coordinate marketing of certification to general membership and public.
- Solicit sponsorship opportunities.
- Oversight of subcommittees and Task Forces.
- Actively pursue the coordination or combining functions of all
certifications.
- Coordinate with Education Committee CEU opportunities.
- Coordinate Strategy
- Exam Development
- Exam Administration
Composition:
The Certification Committee will be comprised of five (5) members with designation of Texas Certified Nursery Professional or Texas Master Certified Nursery Professional and five (5) members with designation of Texas Certified Landscape Professional or Certified Landscape Technician, serving a one (1) year term. The Chairman and Committee Members will be appointed by the TNLA Chairman of the Board.
Chairman
Jon S. Richardson, TCLP
BIO Landscape & Maintenance, Inc.
26410 Wedgewood Park
Cypress, TX 77433
713-462-8552
Committee Members
John Braun, TCLP
Wilhite Landscape & Lawn Care
13186 State Hwy 64 W
Tyler, TX 75704
903-593-5975
Kirt Faulkner, TCNP
KBW Supply
6910 Fernmoss St.
San Antonio, TX 78238
210-509-1723
James Gill, TMCNP
Gill Landscape Nursery
2810 Airline Rd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78714
361-992-9674
Ronald J. Hill, TMCNP
Chamblee's Rose Nursery
2003 Sage Cove
Bullard, TX 75757
903-882-5153
Rachelle Kemp, TCLP, TMCNP
Four Seasons Nursery, Inc.
5624 Rosalie Dr.
Waco, TX 76708
254-752-4046
Derek Little, TCNP
AGSCI
3227 Garden Brook Dr.
Dallas, TX 75234
972-243-8930
Slade Strickland, TCNP, TCLP
Town of Addison
PO Box 9010
Addison, TX 75001
972-450-2869
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