Chesapeake Green 2010
Speakers
Carol Allen
Carol
Allen likes to describe herself as a committable plant-a-holic. She has
over twenty years experience in the horticulture industry with special
interests in Integrated Pest Management, landscape design, native
plants, tropicals of many kinds, and especially orchids. Carol enjoys
helping people understand how to care for their plants and holds a
monthly diagnostic clinic in Washington, D.C. After serving a term as
supervisory horticulturist at the United States Botanic Garden
Conservatory, Carol returned to college to earn a degree in
horticulture. She enjoys teaching and has given talks to many
organizations, has taught classes at the United States Botanic Garden,
UDC, Brookside Gardens, Montgomery County and the District of Columbia
Master Gardeners, and is looking forward to teaching a class at the
University of Maryland in the spring.
Tony Avent
For Tony’s bio, please access:
http://www.plantdelights.com/Tony/bio.html
Dr. Yilmaz Balci
Dr. Balci is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland. He
teaches Plant Pathology and Diseases of Trees and Shrubs at the
Department of Plant Sciences and Landscape Architecture. His research
involves research on one of the most important plant pathogens,
Phytophthora. The focus of his studies is on examining the roles of the
exotic and native Phytophthora species play in plant health particularly
looking at forest ecosystems around the world.
Bill Borsa
Bill Borsa is an Agribusiness Account Executive with MidAtlantic Farm
Credit, ACA. His area of concentration is with the nursery and
greenhouse industries. Bill has a BS degree with a major in
economics from Boston College. Bill also studied plant science at
the University of California at Davis.
Brian Brannan
Garden Shop Manager
Valley View Farms – 21 years
Brian started as just a kid in the Garden Shop, and is now managing the department. His years of experience with pesticides, fertilizers and hardgoods help keep Valley View on the cutting edge of what's new, and what's tried and tested, within a constantly changing and expanding area of the garden industry.
Tracy Brieger
Instructor
of Horticulture | Tidewater Community College, Chesapeake VA
Tracy is an Instructor in the Horticulture Program at Tidewater
Community College. Courses taught include Professional Landscape
Management, Landscape Construction, Landscape Drawing, Theory of
Landscape Design, Plant ID, and Turfgrass Management.
Prior to teaching full-time, she was the General Manager for Maxwell
Landscape Service, Inc., Chesapeake, VA. She is also the owner of
Green Spaces in Virginia Beach, specializing in residential landscape
design and installation, with an emphasis on using root washing and
bare-rooting techniques at planting.
Tracy is a Virginia Certified Horticulturist, a member of the Virginia
Nursery and Landscape Association (VNLA), Hampton Roads Nursery and
Landscape Association (HRNLA), an associate member of the Virginia
Society of Landscape Designers (VSLD), a member of the Virginia
Turfgrass Council (VTC), and a member of the Alpha Psi Chapter of the
Phi Sigma Biological Sciences Honor Society.
She holds a BA in Journalism (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1988)
and an AAS in Horticulture (Tidewater Community College, 2002).
She is concurrently pursuing her MS in Horticulture (Virginia Tech,
2010), and a graduate certificate in Sustainable Natural Resources
(Oregon State University, 2011).
Tracy resides in Virginia Beach during the school year with her husband
James, and their Siberian Husky, Timber. During the summer months,
she escapes to Seattle and can often be found exploring the south and
west faces of Mt. Rainier. She enjoys camping, hiking, downhill
skiing, cycling, photography and reading.
Holly Buchanan
Holly
Buchanan is an expert in marketing to women online. With almost 20 years
of marketing experience (she started when she was 12), Holly has worked
with hundreds of clients all over the world, in all advertising mediums,
including her current focus – marketing to women. From 2003-2008 Holly
worked with FutureNow, a digital optimization company, helping clients
like GE Healthcare, HP, Waterford, and Genworth Financial.
Holly is a popular speaker and writer. She is the author of the blog http://marketingtowomenonline.typepad.com/blog.
Favorite quote: “Inside every older person is a younger person
wondering what the hell happened.”
-Cora Harvey Armstrong-
Brian Clark
Agent-Agriculture
and Natural Resources, Commercial Horticulture
Mr. Clark has a B.S. in Entomology from the University of Wisconsin Madison and a M.S. in Entomology from the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Mr. Clark has worked at the O.J. Noer Turfgrass research facility in Middleton, WI, a plant pathogen diagnostician at the University of Nebraska’s Diagnostic clinic and as a Landscape technician and Pest control specialist at the University of Maryland College Park. He is currently employed by the University of Maryland’s Cooperative Extension.
Chris Corwin
We
welcome Chris back to Chesapeake Green, where he has been a speaker and
sponsor before. Chris has been a Ball Seed Sales Rep for 25 years.
Edward A. Crow
Ed
received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture and an Associate
Degree in Forest Resource Management from Penn State. He has been
employed with the Maryland Department of Agriculture, Pesticide
Regulation Section since October 1981. Since March of 1989 Ed has been
in charge of Maryland’s pesticide applicator Licensing, Certification
and Training programs, the educational and public outreach programs, and
the development of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)
pesticide grant. In addition, since 1994 has also been responsible for
coordinating Maryland’s Urban IPM program with the primary emphasis
placed on Maryland public schools. Prior to his current duties Ed was a
field inspector for the Pesticide Regulation Section in Western and
North Central Maryland.
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Pesticide Regulation Section
Scott Daly
Scott Daly has studied every aspect of garden center retailing for over thirty years. His primary goal during his time in the industry has been to challenge customers’ imaginations, using that inspiration to drive sales. He is currently the Merchandising Manager for Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville, Maryland. Scott can be contacted at sdaly@homesteadgardens.com.
Carrie Engel
Greenhouse
Manager
Valley View Farms – 33 years
Carrie started at Valley View Farms in 1972, and is well-known in the area. Our in-house "Gardening Guru", she appears regularly on WBAL's Sunday Gardener and a Tuesday Gardening Q&A, and writes a monthly column for the Valley Times. She lectures frequently to garden clubs and garden-related forums throughout the area.
Jerry Faulring
Jerry
was born and raised near Buffalo, New York and received a B.S. in
Agronomy from Purdue University in 1969 with a Concentration in Turf
Management and shortly after graduating, began his career at Summit Hall
Turf Farm in Poolesville, MD.
In 1976, he started the Hydro-Lawn Lawn Care Company and continued to
pursue his interests in the study and methodologies that made the best
use of natural resources and generated the least impact on the land
around him. Armed with this knowledge, he started River Farm
Nursery in 1990 and Waverly Farm in 1996. Waverly Farm is a 200 acre
field production nursery specializing in ornamental trees and shrubs.
Jerry is active in the Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association, and
is a long-time and valued contributor to Free State Nursery and
Landscape News. Jerry was awarded the MNLA’s Professional
Achievement Award in 2009.
Kathy Fediw
Kathy Fediw, LEED AP, CLP, CLT
Kathy Fediw an internationally-known Interior Plantscape consultant,
author and speaker with over 30 years’ experience. She is a LEED
Accredited Professional, a Certified Landscape Professional and
Certified Landscape Technician. Her company, Johnson Fediw
Associates, provides consulting, green certification and training
services and resources. She is the developer of the Green
Earth—Green Plants®.certification program for eco-friendly interior
plantscapes, and the Green Earth Business™ certification program for
small businesses.
Kathy Fediw is the author of the book, “Green Plant Care Tips for
Techs,” “Hire and Train to Win,” the “Plantscape University” series of
training manuals and numerous resources. She wrote and hosted a
series of training videotapes that are marketed by the Professional
Landcare Network. She has been a trade journal columnist for over
20 years and speaks at numerous conferences. Her clients include
interiorscape companies and trade associations throughout the US, New
Zealand, Australia, Canada and Great Britain.
Kathy is currently the Training and Education Consultant for Green
Plants for Green Buildings and oversees their training programs.
She is a Professional Member of the National Speakers Association, the
US Green Building Council and the Institute of Management Consultants.
She and her husband live in the Houston area.
Terry Freed
Title: Sales Representative, Eastern Shore Nursery of Virginia
Fruit Advisor, Eastern Shore Nursery of Virginia (Hollybrook Orchards)
Owner and Manager, of Garden of Eden Orchards, Inc. Salisbury, MD
Education: B.S degree in Horticulture (Pomology) Michigan State
University
Experience: 1976-1977, Assistant Farm Mgr. Gerber Baby
Foods, Poteau, OK
1977-1980 Regional Commercial Sales and Service Mgr.
Stark Bro’s
Nurseries and Orchards Co. Inc. Louisiana, MO
1980-1985, Sales Manager Bountiful Ridge Nurseries Princess Anne,
MD
1985-1996, Regional Sales Representative Stark Bro’s Nurseries
1996-Present, Regional Sales Representative and Fruit Advisor
Eastern Shore Nursery of Virginia.
Since 1982, Terry and his wife Donna have owned and managed Garden of
Eden Orchards, Inc. in the Salisbury Maryland area. The orchard
consists of 2500 peach and nectarine trees as well as over 6000
blueberry bushes. Other crops grown over the years at Garden of
Eden Orchards have been apples, plums and cherries. Production
from the orchard is sold wholesale to supermarkets and roadside markets
in the area, as well as through the retail outlet on the farm.
Part of Terry’s responsibilities as a Sales Rep. for Eastern Shore
Nursery of Virginia (Hollybrook Orchards) is advising wholesale nursery
buyers on variety selection for their area, as well as plant care,
pollination, display and general fruit plant information. He will
also suggest add on sales with fruit plants, such as pruners, sprayers,
chemicals and fertilizers.
Stanton Gill
Extension
Specialist
IPM for Nursery and Greenhouses
University of Maryland Cooperative Extension
Expertise: Entomology and IPM for greenhouse, nurseries and landscapes
University of Maryland
During the day I work for the University of Maryland Cooperative
Extension, stationed at the Central Maryland Research and Education
Center. My position is 100% Extension (Principal Agent- full Professor
rank) funded and my job is to work with the greenhouse, nursery and
landscape industry in Maryland. I am tenured faculty member with the
University of Maryland. We conduct and publish the results of field
trials and conduct educational classes for th green industry in
Maryland.
Montgomery College
At night, I am a professor teaching credited classes in the 2-year
degree program in Landscape Technology. I have been teaching in this
program since 1988. Pest Management, Greenhouse Management and Nursery
Management are three classes I teach in this program. My position is a
tenured, full professor in the Montgomery College Landscape technology
program.
Carol Glenister
Carol
Glenister has been a pioneer in commercial biological control and IPM
since 1974.
She is founder and president IPM Laboratories, Inc., a 28 year old company that produces and distributes beneficial insects, mites and nematodes. These commercial biological controls are used to control fungus gnats, shore flies, aphids, thrips, whiteflies, spider mites, scales, mealybugs and leafminers. The focus of her research in recent years has been creating supportive plant habitats for natural enemies. Carol has a BS from the College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse NY and a Masters from Cornell University with a concentration in Entomology for each degree.
Lane Heimer
A Maryland native, Lane Heimer is a Weed Control Specialist with the
Maryland Department of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Weed Management
Section. Lane is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a B.S in
Agronomy and has worked with noxious weed and invasive plant control in
Central and Western Maryland for 25 years. Lane is a ASA -
Certified Crop Advisor, a member of the Northeast Weed Science Society
and the Maryland Invasive Species Council.
Steve Hershfield
Steve Hershfeld is co-owner of Hillcrest Nursery, a 5-acre wholesale
greenhouse in Maryland. Steve’s responsibilities include
production manager of herbs, annuals, and potted blooming crops.
He also oversees Hillcrest’s extensive organic cell pack herb and potted
herb product line. Steve is a past president of the Maryland
Greenhouse Growers’ Association.
Stuart Kaplow
Stuart
Kaplow is an attorney and the principal at the Maryland based real
estate boutique, Stuart D. Kaplow, P.A. He represents a broad breadth
of business interests in a varied real estate practice with focused
experience in Green building and sustainable business.
Stuart Kaplow is a frequent motivational speaker and lecturer on innovative solutions to the environmental issues of the day, including speaking to a wide variety of audiences on Green building. He has authored more than 200 articles centered on his philosophy of creating value for land owners, developers and builders by taking a strategic approach to Green building and sustainable business, including the law review article earlier this year, Does A Green Building Need A Green Lease?
He serves as vice chair of the board and counsel for the U.S. Green Building Council - Maryland.
Kaplow has been a professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law for more than two decades, teaching about current issues in commercial real estate, including Green building.
In an effort to gain perspective in matters of sustainable use of land
and, admittedly to recreate, Kaplow has trekked to some of the wildest
real estate on the planet from Kilimanjaro to Everest, with many summits
and mountaineering adventures in between.
A complete biography can be found at
http://www.stuartkaplow.com/about.cfm
Brett Karp
Brett
has been working as a Sales Rep for Syngenta Horticultural Services
covering MD, DE and Southern NJ. Prior to getting into sales he was the
Head Grower for Johnsons Florist and Garden Centers.
He grew up working in greenhouses while in high school and then
attending the University of MD. Additionally, Brett is Vice President of
the Maryland Greenhouse Growers Association.
Kerry Kelley
Kerry has been the annuals manager and buyer at Homestead Gardens for 5 years. In this capacity, she manages the custom container program at the retail store, Homestead Gardens, and assists Homestead Growers, the growing division, with development of its container production plan. Kerry is a container gardening specialist and was previously a small garden center manager; she started in the industry in 1998.
Harry Kenney
Agrium Advanced Technologies
Harry graduated from Randolph-Macon College in 1981 with a B.S. Degree in Biology. He spent about 12 years employed by ChemLawn which later became TruGreen/ChemLawn. Since 1994, he has been selling turf and ornamental plant products to the professional trade in the Mid-Atlantic area.
Dr. Cari Peters
Dr.
Cari Peters is Vice President at her family’s company, J.R.Peters Inc.
in Allentown, PA. She is the 3rd generation under one roof,
following both her Father and Grandfather, who introduced the original
Peters fertilizers in 1947.
She received her Ph.D. and MS degrees from the University of Maryland and her B.S. from the University of Delaware.
At J.R. Peters, Cari manages the J.R. Peters Laboratory where she provides result interpretation and technical support to growers using the lab or Jack’s products.
In the lab, Cari uses our own research and grower supported results to design and formulate the most technically advanced fertilizer formulas. The Jack’s line of fertilizers is intended to provide all growers with solutions to today’s issues and deliver the highest quality nutrients to plants.
Dr. Margaret Pooler
A
native of North Carolina, Margaret received her undergraduate degree at
the University of North Carolina, and completed her MS and Ph.D. in
plant breeding at the University of Wisconsin. She has been with the
U.S. National Arboretum for 13 years directing the shrub breeding
program. The overall objective of the program is to breed improved woody
landscape plants that are pest resistant, tolerant of environmental
stresses, and are of superior ornamental value. Genera currently under
investigation include crape myrtles, flowering cherries and redbuds.
Dr. Karen Rane
Karen
Rane is a plant pathologist and Director of the University of Maryland
Plant Diagnostic Laboratory. She has more than 20 years of experience in
ornamental plant problem diagnosis. Karen has authored numerous articles
and conducted workshops on ornamental plant disease diagnosis and
management for growers and extension educators.
Dr. Andrew Ristvey
Dr.
Andrew Ristvey is a regional extension agent for commercial horticulture
for the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension. He received his
Master of Science degree from University of Maryland, Eastern Shore in
1993 and soon after, worked on restoring Chesapeake Bay shorelines in
Maryland. He moved onto wetland and forest-stand delineation and
then into environmental and horticultural education at a Maryland
arboretum specializing in mid-Atlantic native plants. He earned
his Doctorate in Horticulture in 2004 on plant nutrition, and nutrient
management. His present extension and research interests are plant
nutrition, green roof systems, and sustainable alternative crop
production.
David S. Ross
Dr.
David S. Ross, Professor and Extension Agricultural Engineer, Department
of Environmental Science and Technology, University of Maryland, has
over 30 years of experience in horticultural engineering applications in
fruit, vegetable, nursery and greenhouse crops in irrigation, greenhouse
environmental control and systems, post harvest handling, pesticide
application, and other areas. In recent years he has been working
on water and nutrient management in the nursery and greenhouse crop
where water application uniformity is a major concern.
Dr. Ross is a native of Pennsylvania and a graduate of Penn State
University in Agricultural Engineering.
Dr. Ross was involved in the early pesticide application training
programs, calculation of spray areas and spray mixes and calibration and
use of sprayers.
Kristina Salzman
Kristina
serves as City Arborist for the City of Virginia Beach, Parks and
Recreation, Landscape Management Division. She is an International
Society of Arboriculture, Certified Arborist / Municipal Specialist, a
Virginia Certified Horticulturist. She holds an MS in Horticulture
from Virginia Tech, and a BFA in Photography from the Massachusetts
College of Art.
Prior to becoming City Arborist in Virginia Beach, Kristina was the Assistant City Arborist in Chesapeake, VA for two years. She has a diverse background in horticulture and arboriculture as a researcher, past owner and operator of a landscape gardening business, and working in the nursery and greenhouse trades.
She volunteers with the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture, the Hampton Roads Tree Care Association, and is a board member of the Virginia Beach Beautification Commission.
A transplant from New England, Kristina resides in Virginia Beach with her two children, Camden and Nathaniel, her husband and fellow nurseryman, John, and their dog, Bay.
Richard Schuck
Richard (Dick) Schuck is the owner and founder of Maryland Aquatic
Nurseries in Jarrettsville, Md.
Maryland Aquatic Nurseries is a major wholesale grower of ornamental
aquatic and native wetland plants. Charleston Aquatic Nurseries is a
sister organization owned by his sons in South Carolina. In combination,
both nurseries grow an extensive variety of hardy and tropical aquatic
plants that supply the needs of the wholesale horticultural market.
A few years back, Dick invented the Floating Island Planter for
ornamental ponds and the Floating Wetland Raft for natural and
stormwater ponds. He has a U.S. Patent on these products. A growing part
of his business now is involved with manufacturing and installing
Floating Wetlands and rehabilitating stormwater ponds. He has also
participated with the University Of Maryland in pollution mitigation
studies dealing with using floating wetlands in stormwater and
aquaculture venues.
Chuck Schuster
Chuck
Schuster is the Commercial Horticulture Extension Educator for
University of Maryland Maryland Extension serving Montgomery County.
Chuck is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a BS in
Agriculture and Extension Education and Western Maryland College (now
McDaniel College) with an MLA in Education. He was a high school
teacher for 19 years teaching vocational agriculture and related
subjects. His interests in nursery and landscape trees lead him to
conduct applied research on the nitrogen fertilization needs of selected
trees, which also fits into the Nutrient Management Laws in the State of
Maryland. Chuck is active in the Maryland Farm Bureau and other civic
organizations. Chuck lives in Westminster Maryland with Anna his wife of
2 years, has an 21 year old daughter and 5 step children.
Stanley Sersen
Stanley
J. Sersen, NCARB, LEED®AP, RS
Stan is a graduate of the University of Maryland Architecture School, is
a licensed architect in multiple states, is an accredited professional
with the US Green Building Council LEED® certification program, and is
founder of the Non-profit Green Building Institute. He is the
designer, and developer of the EnviroCenter, a Green Executive Office
Building who’s development is regenerating a site in Jessup, Howard
County. In addition, he is a certified Reserve Specialist with the
Community Association’s Institute, and is certified by the National
Charrette Institute as a Charrette Planner and Charrette Manager.
Stan has over thirty years experience in Environmental Design, writes a
monthly column for the Business Monthly newspaper, has been invited by
the Governor, the Howard County Executive and various agencies to sit on
sustainability task forces, and is developing the EnviroCenter as
the most advanced regenerative office building in the region, if not the
county.
President, ASG, Inc. (www.asgidd.com)
CEO & Founder, of The EnviroCenter® (www.enviro-center.com)
Founder & Board President – The Green Building Institute (www.greenbuildinginstitute.org)
Principal – Phase2Architecture (www.phase2architecture.com)
Angela Storm
Angela
Storm is a Product Representative with Ball Horticultural Company. Ball
Horticultural Company is a leading breeding and propagation company of
vegetative propagated ornamental plants worldwide. Before coming to the
United States in 1994, Angela worked at nurseries in Germany and Holland
in various sections of the industry and continued on in her career in
America working for well-known growers specializing in spring bedding
plants, poinsettias, cut flowers, and propagation. She has more than 20
years experience in greenhouse production and hold a degree in
horticulture from Germany.
Doug Tallamy
Doug Tallamy is Professor and Chair of the Department of Entomology
and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware,
where he has authored 69 research articles and has taught Insect
Taxonomy, Behavioral Ecology, and other courses for 28 years. Chief
among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects
interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity
of animal communities. His book “Bringing Nature Home; How Native Plants
Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens” was published by Timber Press in 2007
and was awarded the 2008 silver medal by the Garden Writer’s
Association.