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CHAIRS AND COMMITTEES

MANTS 2027 Education Legislative MaGIC MD Department of Maryland Nursery,

John Murphy – Chair
Agriculture
MARYLAND
Heather Zindash – Chair
Angela Burke
Kimberly Rice
NURSERY, LANDSCAPE
All Officers and Directors
AND G REENHOUSE
A SSOCIATION, I NC.
Mark Schlossberg
Dave Clement
Advisors to Others
Hank Doong
Alan Jones
Invasive Plant Advisory
Steve Dubik
Bernie Kohl
Committee
Laura Hagmann
Landscape and
Brett Karp
George Mayo - Chair
Leslie Hunter Cario
Cindy King CPH Joel Hafner Greenhouse Association
Jessica Anderson
Lisa Kuder Steve Bell LEAD Maryland Board of Directors
Jackie Lyle Steve Dubik Vanessa Finney Terms Expiring January 2026
John Murphy Zach Ebaugh Maryland Agriculture
Andrew Ristvey Cindy King Commission Renee Quillin
Ginny Rosenkranz Betty Marose Kelly Lewis Planted Earth Landscaping
Chuck Schuster 410-857-4744
Martha Pindale Maryland Agriculture
Nominating Andrew Ristvey Council Tom Bowman
Mark Dougherty – Chair Ginny Rosenkranz Vanessa Finney Homestead Gardens
Richard J. Watson Shannon Sullivan Maryland Farm Bureau 410-798-5000
Bob Trumbule
Finance and Planning Larry Hemming Clark DeLong
Carrie Engel – Chair Jaime Tsambikos Vanessa Finney Delmarva Native Plants
Alex Betz Jon Vander Vleit MAEF 410-972-9161
Leslie Hunter Cario Gaye Williams George Mayo
Martha Pindale Natalie Wilson Brett Carmean
Wye Nursery
Link/Shanks Scholarship Scholarship Maryland Invasive Species 410-827-8151
Council (MISC)
Mark Dougherty – Chair Bernie Kohl, Jr. – Chair
Hank Doong Alexander Betz
MANTS Jessica Todd Brian Mitchell Terms Expiring January 2027
Tim Babikow George Mayo Native Plants Advisory Com-
Bernard E Kohl, Jr. Leslie Hunter Cario mittee Joel Hafner
Jessica Todd Fine Earth Landscaping
Historian Clark DeLong 301-983-0800
Membership Committee George Mayo – Chair Mike Hollins
Martha Pindale Cindy King John Hyman
William Verbrugge Advisors to the Board Rolling Acres Landscape Co.
University of Maryland UMD ALEI Advisory Panel 301-421-9600
Awards - Professional Dr. John Erwin Vanessa Finney
Achievement, Dr. Andrew Ristvey Justin Taylor
Carville M. Akehurst Brandywine Growers
Michael Marshall – Co-Chair 301-752-3876
Kevin Clark – Co-Chair
Heather Zindash
The Soulful Gardener
301-775-5255
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