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Contact: Kathy Wemhoff
Phone: (703) 736-9666
E-mail: kathywemhoff@landcarenetwork.org

For Immediate Release

PLANET INSTALLS NEW LEADERSHIP

HERNDON, Va., November 15, 2006 — The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is pleased to announce its slate of leadership for 2007. The following is a list of the new board of directors who were installed during PLANET’s Green Industry Conference (GIC), November 1–4, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio. The newly formed, 22-member board of directors consists of five officers, nine key result area (KRA) directors, four specialty group directors, two supplier directors, a state and allied regional association director, and the association’s chief executive officer.

2007 PLANET BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers

President
Jim Martin, CLP
James Martin Associates, Inc.
Vernon Hills, Illinois

President Elect
Jason Cupp, CLP
Highland Outdoor
Olathe, Kansas

Treasurer
Bill Hildebolt
Nature’s Select Premium Turf Services, Inc.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Secretary
Jennifer Lemcke
Weed Man USA/Turf Holdings, Inc.
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Immediate Past President
John E. Gibson, CLT
Swingle Lawn, Tree & Landscape Care
Denver, Colorado

Key Result Area (KRA) Directors

KRA 1 (Membership Growth)
Rachel Kelly, CLP
R.A.R. Outdoor Services
Baltimore, Maryland

KRA 2 (Products & Services)
Rich Wilbert, CLP
Robert Howard Associates, Inc.
Boulder, Colorado

KRA 3 (Certification)
Matt Triplett, CLP, CLT, CLIA
Willamette Landscape Services, Inc.
Tualatin, Oregon

KRA 4 (Industry Development/Advocacy)
Dave Snodgrass, CLP
Dennis' Seven Dees Landscaping and Garden Centers
Portland, Oregon

KRA 5 (Marketing)
Jeff Korhan, CLP, ASLA
Treemendous® Landscape Co.
Plainfield, Illinois

KRA 6 (Business Development)
Jerry Grossi
Arborlawn, Inc.
Lansing, Michigan

KRA 7 (Leadership & Staff Development)
Maria Candler, CLP
James River Grounds Management, Inc.
Glen Allen, Virginia

KRA 8 (GIC/GIE)
Gerry McCarthy
Mac's Landscaping
Stoneham, Massachusetts

KRA 9 (Government Affairs)
Norman Goldenberg
The TruGreen Cos.
Memphis, Tennessee

Specialty Group Directors

Design/Build/Installation
Miles Kuperus Jr., CLP
Farmside Landscape & Design, Inc.
Wantage, New Jersey

Interior Plantscaping
Joe Kujawa
Kujawa Enterprises, Inc.
Oak Creek, Wisconsin

Landscape Management
Bruce Moore Sr., CCLP
Eastern Land Management, Inc.
Stamford, Connecticut

Lawn Care
Fred Haskett, CTP, CA
U.S. Lawns/West St. Louis
Defiance, Missouri

State and Allied Regional Association Director
Barbara Scheibe
Wisconsin Landscape Contractors Association
Waukesha, Wisconsin

Supplier Directors

Ron Marcellus
Ariens Co.
Brillion, Wisconsin

Jim Fetter
Bayer Environmental Science
Columbus, Ohio

Chief Executive Officer
Tanya Tolpegin
Professional Landcare Network (PLANET)
Herndon, Virginia

PLANET represents approximately 4,400 green industry service-provider companies and suppliers nationwide that specialize in lawn care, design/build/installation, interior plantscaping, and landscape management. These firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals.