United States • International
United States
District of Columbia
Gabriel Bandele, CH
PO Box 21540
Washington, DC 20009
301-779-7530
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"We are nature (not just a part of it). As horticulturists, we co-create with the plants we work with. We can become stewards of the earth and by assisting others in heightening their awareness and appreciation of our plant/natural environment we can also become part of the much needed solution."
Colorado
 Gail McLaughlin, CH
5315 E. Thrill Pl.
Denver, CO 80207
303-883-2693
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"Testing for and earning the Certified Horticulturist accreditation have provided welcome validation of my professional accomplishments. I am finding that this endorsement opens doors for communication at a new level with other practitioners in the field, and with potential employers."
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 David Risley, CH
3540 Holland Street
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
720-382-9903
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David earned a BS in horticulture from CSU in 2009. He has worked in both retail and wholesale growing operations, and currently is head grower for an indoor specialty crop production facility. He specializes in indoor crop production/technology and urban farming.
Connecticut
Ashley Hansen, CH
3 Strong Rd.
West Granby, CT 06090
860-874-5745
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Delaware
Joseph Egolf, CH
6692A Lancaster Pike
Hockessin, DE 19707
Florida
 Angie L. Carroll, CH
411 Florida Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
H 954-689-7905
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Angie Carroll has been a practicing landscape designer for over thirteen years specializing in design/build projects for Homeowner Associations and high end residential clients.
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 Debra S. Hughes, CH
2544 1st Street, Apt. 201
Fort Myers, FL 33901
239-834-2093
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Ms. Hughes is the horticulturist at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, FL, 13 acres of a historical landscape and museum dedicated to Thomas Edison and Henry Ford who spent winters in the early 1900’s.
Hawaii
David Douglass Owen, CH
PO Box 94
Kapa’a, HI 96746
808-639-1868
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Illinois
 Kevin Donnelly, CH
223 E. Forest Knoll Drive
Palatine, IL 60074
630-365-1990
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As Quality Control supervisor at Midwest Trading Horticultural Supplies, Inc., he oversees testing and research on horticultural soils for the greenhouse, nursery, landscape, and green roof market. In addition, Donnelly gives educational tours of the facility to customers, students, industry groups and the occasional foreign dignitary.
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Breanne Heath
Growing Home, Inc.
Wood Street Urban Farm
5814 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60636
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773-434-7144
Breanne has a bachelor's degree in biology and works as a field training specialist at a certified organic farm on the south side of Chicago. There, she teaches people with barriers to employment in agricultural and horticultural techniques, while managing the grounds and a production plot for a family shelter, soup kitchen and food pantry. Breanne also teaches community workshops in growing and food preservation while maintaining her own rooftop farm and chickens in the city.
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Stephanie Stacy, CH
815-530-9577
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Stephanie has been in the industry since 1998, starting at a small, family garden center and growing to owning Garden's Gate Garden Center and Landscaping in Ottawa, IL, along with her husband, Dave. In addition, Stephanie teaches classes at Illinois Valley Community College and offers hands-on seminars to adults and children at her garden center.
Iowa
 Barbara L. Fuelberth, CH
1607 280th Avenue
Spirit Lake, IA 51360
W 712-336-2085; F 712-336-8118
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She received her Master Gardener training and began working at Ferguson's Garden Center in Spirit Lake, Iowa, as a summer job. In 2009, she started full-time at Ferguson's and became Nursery Manager in November of 2010.
Michigan
Mike Belco, CH
1400 East Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48503
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www.applewood.org
Mike is the Integrated Pest Management Specialist at Applewood, the 34 acre C.S. Mott estate in Flint, MI. He performs a wide variety of horticultural duties, including caring for the bowling green, the broadleaf evergreen collection, the foliage shade garden, the hydrangea collection, the apple orchard, and the diversity garden that attracts beneficial insects to the orchard. Environmental stewardship is a top priority for Applewood, and Mike leads the estate’s efforts to promote plant health while respecting nature and the environment. He also presents educational information to visitors and community gardening groups on environmentally friendly gardening practices, landscape plant maintenance and landscape design.
He says, “I’m proud to be a new member of the ASHS Certified Horticulturist group, and look forward to learning more about the organization and how it can help me to share horticultural knowledge with my associates and our visitors.”
 www.youtube.com/user/ApplewoodRMF
 https://www.facebook.com/ApplewoodEstate
www.ruthmottfoundation.org/applewood/
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Andrew D. Ewing, CH
1400 E. Kearsley St., Flint, MI 48503
810-396-3100
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Andrew Ewing earned a BS in horticulture from Michigan State University and works as a horticulturist at the Applewood Estate in Flint, MI. Applewood is the 36 acre historic estate of Charles Stewart Mott, a pioneer of the automobile industry.
www.youtube.com/user/ApplewoodRMF
https://www.facebook.com/ApplewoodEstate
www.ruthmottfoundation.org/applewood/
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Missouri
Jody A. Botto, CH
President, Lawn Groomers, Inc.
1909 Gravois Rd
High Ridge, MO 63049
W 636-677-6263; F 636-677-6283
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http://www.lawngroomersinc.com
Montana
 Richard Michael Johnson, CH
PO Box 1238
Plains, MT 59859
W 406-826-3881; F 406-826-5700
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Continuing professional educational opportunities, accredited by the horticultural industry’s premier national organization, form the basis of his participation and interest in the ASHS certification program.
New Jersey
Adam A. Glas, CH
361 Bridgeton Pike
Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
610-459-2400
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Matthew F. Sarlo, CH
363 Lloyd Road
Aberdeen, NJ 07747
732-725-2134
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 Glenn White, CH
261 Marigold Ct
Toms River, NJ 08753
908-596-0903
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"Becoming an ASHS Certified Horticulturist means a lot to me. It reflects my commitment to the industry and to my customers."
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Damien S. Ball, CH
908 Borden Avenue
Point Pleasant, NJ 08742
732-581-9312
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New York
 Kim Eierman
2 Deshon Avenue
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-779-9648
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http://www.facebook.com/EcoBeneficial
 @ecobeneficial
Kim is an environmental horticulturist specializing in eco-beneficial landscapes and native plants. In addition to consulting with clients on best practices for ecological design and plant selection, she speaks, writes and teaches on these topics. Kim is an instructor at New York Botanical Garden and Brooklyn Botanic Garden. She is an Adjunct Professor at Westchester Community College’s “Go Native U”, administered by the Native Plant Center, and is an active speaker for garden clubs, nature centers, Audubon chapters, and beekeepers.
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 Peter Strom
7 Fowler Avenue
Ossining, NY 10562
973-580-2248
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www.stromhort.com
Peter is the owner of Strom Horticultural Services, a residential fine gardening company. He is an ISA Certified Arborist. He enjoys pruning woody plants as well as design and care of gardens with spring blooming bulbs, perennials and choice annuals. When not in the garden he enjoys hiking in the Hudson Highlands or touring gardens in the U.S. and abroad.
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 Ryan Torres
Great Neck, NY
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Ryan Santelli Torres graduated with an A A S from Farmingdale State University in Ornamental Horticulture. She is a Certified Arborist, Pesticide Applicator and Nursery and Landscape Professional. Ryan currently is the horticulturist for the Town of North Hempstead where she is also the director of Clark Botanic Garden in Albertson NY. Ryan also is an educator at the Bronx Botanic Garden in various topics of insect, disease and weed ID and management. Ryan enjoys educating people in landscape design, maintenance and horticulture topics.
New Mexico
 Jesse Messick, CH
501 Greenbriar
Roswell, NM 88203
572-622-7701
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"I'm delighted to be associated with this society and hope to be involved for years to come."
North Carolina
Andrew Currin, CH
6410 Wimberly Rd.
Willow Spring, NC 27592
919-868-4014
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"I received my bachelor degree in ornamental horticulture from NC State University. My career is in commercial horticulture and hobbies include organic gardening, beekeeping, and teaching others about organic gardening and beekeeping."
Pennsylvania
Joseph M. Egolf, CH
22 West Main Street, #3
Middletown, PA 17057
302-236-0689
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Laurice Formato, CH
20 Pennsylvania Ave.
Havertown, PA 19083
215-723-1730
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Erin M. Heller, CH
1436 Mt. Joy
Manheim, PA 17545
215-407-7842
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 Troy Buechel, CH
127 South Fifth Street, Suite 300
Quakertown, PA 18951
W 215-529-1280; F 215-529-1289
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"The ASHS Certified Horticulturist title adds credibility to my position with Premier Tech Horticulture's Grower Services Department. The professional greenhouse customers, in whom I deal with, can see my commitment to our industry."
Tennessee
 Kathryn A. Wimberley, CH
126 Dogwood Hills Drive
Paris, TN 38242-5202
270-554-9520
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"It is my job to listen to people’s needs for horticulture and respond with educational material. My information will promote better practices in horticulture guided by research from horticultural scientists to help the people and the environment."
Utah
 Heidi Kratsch, PhD, CH
1040 N. 130W, Apt. 103
Logan, UT 84341
W 435-797-8124; F 435-797-3376
"This [ASHS Certified Horticulturist designation] reaffirms my comittment to professionalism in horticulture. I hope to inspire my clients and students to become active in professional organizations and to become lifelong learners."
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Britney Hunter, MS, CH
P.O. Box 618
Farmington, UT 84025
Office: 801-451-3411
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Wisconsin
Richard L. Malchow, CH
1217 E. Gunn Street #6
Appleton, WI 54915
920-362-5644
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Wyoming
Michael R. Baldwin
1416 E. Custer St., A
Laramie, Wy, 82070
(509) 885-0027
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Bobbie Jo Holder, CH
Owner Native Elements
2204 Stedman Street
Cody, WY 82414
307-899-1816
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Andy B. Smith, CH
5520 Pilot Peak Road
Laramie, WY 82070
307-760-9018
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International
Saudi Arabia
 Raju Manchakkal Thupran, CH
Horticulture Specialist
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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Trained in professional golf turf management at Rutgers, and Urban environmental management from WWF. Raju has a Bachelor's degree in agriculture, and a Masters in journalism and mass communication. He has 20 years of diversified work experience in agricultural extension, farming, facilities, desert landscaping, and ornamental horticulture. Author of "The Green Earth", a text book for vocational higher secondary agriculture education. Currently, Raju is Horticulture Specialist at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The American Society for Horticultural Science Certified Horticulturist (ASHS-CH) professional certification program is the national credential validating the knowledge and skills of working horticultural practitioners in the industry of horticulture.
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