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Meet the Board |
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Shelly Hewson
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Chairwoman of the Board
Shelly is President of Hewson
Landscape, Inc. (Plainfield), a
WBE (Women Business Enterprise).
She previously served as a
Director of NJLCA. She
also serves as Chairwoman of the
Landscape Achievement Awards
Committee |
Brian Phiefer
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President
Brian has served as NJLCA
President since 2005, and is the
owner of Growing 360 Landscape
Architecture (Mahwah). |
Vinnie Caruso
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Vice President
Vinnie is the owner of Caruso
Royal Landscaping (Totowa) and
is a previous Treasurer of the
NJLCA. He also serves as
Chairman of the Golf Committee.
Vinnie is also a CLT. |
Pat Barckett
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Treasurer
Pat was one of the first
employees at Bobcat of North
Jersey (Totowa) in 1992, and
currently works as their
Director of Operations, where he
oversees and coordinates three
branches. |
Joe Bolognese
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Region 1 VP
Joe is the Assistant Branch
Manager at Central Irrigation
Supply (Towaco). He is the
Membership Committee Chairman
and serves as a member of the
Legislative Committee. |
Bob Hibler
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Region 2 VP
Bob Hibler is the Director of
Marketing with Gamka Sales, Co.,
Inc. and has worked with Gamka
Sales since 2003. He holds
a BS in Business Administration
and Minor in Marketing.
Bob has won numerous awards for
his dedication and involvement
in the community and industry
and is a freelance writer and
photographer of travel articles. |
Mike Tous
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Region 5 VP
Mike is President and Co-Owner
of Grass Masters, Inc.
(Lumberton). He is
bi-lingual and teaches the ICPI
course in Spanish for E.P.
Henry. |
Ed Correa
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Region 6 VP
Ed is President of Bilingual
Training Solutions and previous
Owner of Terrascaping, Inc.
He is a CLT, pursuing his CLP
and teaches the CLT Training
Workshops in both English and
Spanish. |
Fred "Skip" Gallione
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Director
Skip is owner of Gallione
Landscaping, Inc. (Old Tappan)
and is a past President and
Chairman of the Board for NJLCA.
He is currently a Director on
the Board. |
Mike Kukol
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Director
Mike is the President of Horizon
Landscape & Irrigation Co.
(Wyckoff) and is a CLT. He
also serves as Chairman of the Legislative
Committee. |
Pieter van Westervelt
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Director
Pieter is owner of Premium
Aquascapes (New Milford).
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Dave Cavilla
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Director
Dave is partner in Camberly
Gardens (Tenafly). He is a
member of the Legislative
Committee and volunteers as a
CLT exam Judge. |
Scott Gillinder
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Associate Director
Scott is the Vice President of
Middleton Insurance Company
(Newton). He also serves
on the Insurance, Budget, and
Trade Show Committees. |
Kevin Minton
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Associate Director
Kevin Contractor Services
Representative for E.P. Henry
(Wrightstown). He is ICPI
and NCMA certified and teaches
both courses. He is also
bi-lingual. |
Dr. Bruce Clarke
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Board Advisor
Dr. Clarke is Director of the
Rutgers Center for Turfgrass
Science and is a published
author on Turfgrass Pathology.
He is also a frequent speaker at
educational conferences both in
the U.S. and internationally. |
Dr. Jim Murphy
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Board Advisor
Dr. Murphy is the Extension
Specialist in Turfgrass
Management at Rutgers
University. He
conducts research and teaches in
the undergraduate and extension
programs on the development of
best management practices in
turfgrass. |
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NJLCA Past Presidents
“40 Years of Excellence”
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Roger Dammer |
1966 – 67 |
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Anthony DeFeo |
1985 – 86 |
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Robert DeRosa |
1967 – 68 |
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Anthony Lupardi, Jr. |
1987 – 88 |
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Fred Gallione |
1969 – 70 |
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George Futterknecht |
1989 – 90 |
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Jack Caldwell |
1971 |
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Fred Gallione |
1991 – 92 |
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Ed Rolando |
1972 |
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Guy Nicolosi |
1993 – 94 |
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Roger Dammer |
1973 |
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Joseph Sperone |
1995 – 96 |
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Fred Gallione |
1974 – 75 |
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Anthony DeFeo |
1997 – 98 |
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Joseph Schwarz |
1976 |
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Mark C. Borst |
1999 – 00 |
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Richard Fry |
1977 – 78 |
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Chris James |
2001 – 02 |
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Fred Gallione |
1979 – 80 |
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Paul Siciliano |
2003 – 04 |
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James Stewart |
1981 – 82 |
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Brian Phiefer |
2005 -
Present |
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Walter Powers |
1983 – 84 |
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Staff |
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Jerry Biuso
Executive Director
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Jim Stewart
Director of Operations
and Special Events
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Gail Woolcott
MIS Manager
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Rita Stewart
CLT Administrator
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Joyce Weglarz
Administrative Assistant
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