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Contact: Sherry MacDonald
Phone: (703) 736-9666
E-mail: sherrymacdonald@landcarenetwork.org

For Immediate Release

PLANET ANNOUNCES NEWLY CERTIFIED CANDIDATES

HERNDON, Va., January 5, 2008 — An important part of the mission of the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is to promote the professional advancement of its members. One means to achieve that goal is through a certification program that tests individuals against a national standard created by PLANET.

Certified Landscape Professional (CLP)
To achieve the CLP designation, a candidate must master a body of material on all aspects of operating a green industry business. The four-hour exam is divided into seven sections: Risk, Law, and Contracts; Human Resources; Production/Operation and Horticulture; Marketing; Leadership; Strategic Planning; and Corporate Financial Management. PLANET congratulates:

Brent Berkemeier, CLP, Berk’s Landscaping, LLC, Walton, KY
T. Matthew Bland, CLP, Bland Landscaping Company, Inc., Apex, NC
William Brehm, CLP, Livingreen Services, Inc., Anchorage, AK
Duane Faloni, CLP, CLT, Truegreen LandCare, Windsor, CA
Anita Gottschalk, CLP, Garrick-Santo Landscape Co., Malden, MA
Leslie J. Herndon, CLP, CLT, Greenscape, Inc., Holly Springs, NC
Dan Herzing, CLP, CLT, Willamette Landscape Services, Inc., Tualatin, OR
Adam Issac, CLP, Lawns by Yorkshire, Westwood, NJ
Bill Lillie, CLP, Sprigs & Twigs Landscaping, LLC, Gales Ferry, CT
Rebecca Maumenee, CLP, Maumenee Design & Landscape, LLC, Rosedale, MD
Martin J. Poder, CLP, CLT, Turfscape, Inc., Twinsburg, OH
Kyle B. Roper, CLP, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Ellen Zehnder, CLP, Willowbank Garden Company, Finchville, KY

Certified Landscape Technician-Exterior (CLT-E)
The CLT-Exterior exam is a day-long event that tests the candidate’s ability to properly use equipment, demonstrate an understanding of handling plants and related materials, and pass written general comprehension tests — all done under the pressure of strict time frames. The candidate selects a specialty area (Maintenance, Installation, or Irrigation) and is judged on the skills and knowledge needed to perform tasks in that specialty. State associations are licensed by PLANET to administer the test. PLANET congratulates the following newly certified exterior landscape technicians:

Dan Agins, CLT (Maintenance), Novelty, OH
Juan Armenta, CLT (Maintenance), Martinez, CA
April Ayres, CLT (Maintenance), Lenexa, KS
Nate Benson, CLT (Maintenance), Oak Creek, WI
Chas Benton, CLT (Maintenance), Lawrence, KS
Jibnath Bhurtyal, CLT (Maintenance), Stanford, CA
Nathan Bingham, CLT (Maintenance), Las Vegas, NV
Brian Boals, CLT (Installation), Bothell, WA
Joshua Brassfield, CLT (Installation), Appleton, WI
Jill Braun, CLT (Maintenance), Appleton, WI
Tim Brown, CLT (Installation), Kansas City, MO
Jeremy Byrnes, CLT (Installation), Portland, OR
Vincent Caruso, CLT (Maintenance), Totowa, NJ
Pat Coffey, CLT (Maintenance), Kensington, MD
Brian Cooke, CLT (Installation), Haskell, NJ
Dave Deacon, CLT (Installation), Romulus, MI
Ben Dudley, CLT (Installation), Vancouver, WA
John Ehlke, CLT (Installation), Dearborn Heights, MI
Jefferey Farrar, CLT (Installation), Hampstead, MD
Gary Fernbacher, CLT (Installation), Haskell, NJ
David Ferron, CLT (Irrigation), Portland, OR
Louis R. Foster, II, CLT, (Maintenance), COLP, CTP-CSL , Columbus, OH
Neil Freund, CLT, (Maintenance), Germantown, WI
Juan Garcia, CLT (Maintenance), Encinitas, CA
Rollin Giesbrecht, CLT (Installation), Louisville, GA
Zach Goedker, CLT (Maintenance), La Mesa, CA
Josh Golden, CLT (Maintenance), Richland, WA
William Gollnick, CLT (Installation), Kohler, WI
Michael T. Goodwin, CLT (Maintenance), Novelty, OH
Robert Grace, CLT (Installation), Holly, MI
Antonio Heredia, CLT (Maintenance), Santa Clara, CA
Enrique Heredia, CLT (Irrigation), Santa Clara, CA
Nicole Hetzel, CLT (Maintenance), Germantown, WI
Maia Highsmith, CLT (Maintenance), Redwood City, CA
Steve Jacobs, CLP, CLT (Irrigation), Vista, CA
Jason Jakubowski, CLT (Maintenance), Warren, MI
Arthur Kross, CLT (Installation), Mason, OH
Daniel Lilley, CLT (Maintenance), Gig Harbor, WA
Francisco Lopez, CLT (Installation), Kensington, MD
Mark Marcero, CLT (Installation), Romulus, MI
Alex Martinez, CLT (Maintenance), Oak Creek, WI
Rigoberto Martinez, CLT (Irrigation), Wixom, MI
Jim Mateski, CLT (Irrigation), Bend, OR
Stephanie Matter, CLT (Maintenance), Eagle, WI
Nate McCartney, CLT (Maintenance), Chardon, OH
Gregory McCoy, CLT (Maintenance), Stanford, CA
Joe Migliaccio, CLT (Installation), Haskell, NJ
Sean Moureau, CLT (Installation), Green Bay, WI
Marcus Muhs, CLT (Installation), Lawrence, KS
Ken Munroe, CLT (Installation), Toms River, NJ
Shane Muntian, CLT (Maintenance), Romulus, MI
Chris Ohlde, CLT (Installation), Kansas City, MO
Joshua Orvis, CLT (Maintenance), Germantown, WI
Ellroy Oster, CLT (Installation), Monroe, WA
Kyle Peckingpaugh, CLT (Installation), Indianapolis, IN
Francisco Quintero, CLT (Maintenance), Martinez, CA
Alfonso Ramos, CLT (Maintenance) San Diego, CA
Juan Reyes, CLT (Installation), Detroit, MI
Jose Ruiz, CLT (Irrigation), Redwood City, CA
Justin Sadowski, CLT (Maintenance), Germantown, WI
Dave Salsman, CLT (Irrigation), Fairfield, CA
Juan Sanchez, CLT (Irrigation), Encinitas, CA
Autumn Schlinder, CLT (Maintenance), Germantown, WI
Christian Schoen, CLT (Maintenance), Egg Harbor City, NJ
Evan Sharp, CLT (Installation), Georgetown, KY
Alan Shay, CLT (Maintenance), Philomath, OR
Jose Sibrian, CLT (Maintenance), Escondido, CA
Mike Skalley, CLT (Installation), Bothell, WA
Joaquin Solorio-Tena, CLT (Maintenance), Menlo Park, CA
Terece Teddy, CLT (Installation), Livonia, MI
Joseph Varallo, Jr., CLT (Installation), Germantown, WI
Sam White, CLT (Maintenance), Flint, MI
Zev Winje, CLT (Installation), Reno, NV
Brad Wood, CLT (Maintenance), Noblesville, IN
Brien Worrell, CLT (Maintenance), Milford, MI
Debra Yager, CLT (Maintenance), Bethesda, MD
Timothy Zylka, CLT (Maintenance), Novi, MI

Certified Landscape Technician-Interior (CLT-I)
The candidate for this designation must pass a four-hour written test, covering such topics as pesticides, plant identification, safety, watering/sub-irrigation, pruning, fertilization, insects, disease, and customer relations. PLANET congratulates:

Linda Calkins, CLT, Orange Coast Community College, Huntington Beach, CA
Korrie P. Lui, CLT, Orange Coast Community College, Irvine, CA
Martina M. McGlynn, CLT, Inside/Out Plantcare, LLC, Huntington Beach, CA
Elizabeth J. Merrill, CLT, Orange Coast Community College, Westminster, CA
Leiane R. Thornton, CLT, Peter Brandow & Associates, Newport Beach, CA

Certified Ornamental Landscape Professional (COLP)
To become a Certified Ornamental Landscape Professional, individuals must pass two exams based on the material in the Principles of Landscape Tree & Shrub Maintenance. This course emphasizes plant physiology, woody ornamental identification, soils, plant establishment and fertilizers, plant health-care management, property maps, insect and disease identification, physiological or cultural problems, chemical injury, and pesticide safety. PLANET congratulates:

Asencion Colunga, COLP, Chapel Valley Landscape Company, Columbia, MD
Dorothy Nowack, COLP, Kujawa Enterprises, Inc., Oak Creek, WI
Robbie Snyder, COLP, AAA Lawns, Inc., Fayetteville, AR

Certified Turfgrass Professional-Cool Season Lawns (CTP-CSL)
The CTP-CSL designation is earned by passing two exams based on material in Management of Cool Season Lawns. The course builds a foundation for understanding lawn management in the northern United States. Study topics include establishment and renovation; fertilization and liming; mowing, thatch management, aeration, and irrigation; pest and weed management; diseases; identification and management of insect pests; and pesticides and pesticide safety. PLANET congratulates:

Jeff Cooper, CTP-CSL, Oasis Turf & Tree, Loveland, OH
Jane Door, CTP-CSL, Dowco Enterprises, Inc., Chesterfield, MO
John K. Mockus, CTP-CSL, Kinsella Landscape, Inc., Blue Island, IL

Certified Turfgrass Professional (CTP)
To become a Certified Turfgrass Professional, individuals complete a self-study course of 14 lessons appropriate to all regions in the United States. This course emphasizes turfgrass growth, development and physiology, characterization, identification and adaptation, soils, fertilization, mowing, irrigation, insect, weed and disease identification, and pesticides. PLANET congratulates:

Armando Campos, CTP, Maitland, FL
Wai Chun Chui, CTP, Shek O, Hong Kong
Brian C. Davis, CTP, Conyers, GA
Rafael Fernandez, CTP, Avinyonet Puigventos, GI, Spain
John Guglielmi, CTL, Maitland, FL
Nathan Ross, CTP, Mount Vernon, MO
John R. Robbins, CTP, Orem, UT

For more information about PLANET’s certification programs, please contact the PLANET office at (800) 395-2522 or visit the PLANET Web site, LandcareNetwork.org.

PLANET is the association of members who create and maintain the QUALITY OF LIFE in communities across America. With more than 4,200 member companies and affiliates, these firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals.