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Endowment Board

A dedicated Board of Trustees serve the Endowment. Board members represent all industry segments. All trustees serve without monetary compensation of any kind. They take part in all Endowment related activities, meetings and travel at their own expense. The trustee’s top duties are fundraising and responsibility for the wise and prudent use of monies contributed to the Endowment.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE     

Mike Mellano, Sr.
Chairman
Mellano & Company
San Luis Rey, California 

Harrison “Red” Kennicott
Chairman Elect
Kennicott Brothers, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois

Shahriar Ghoddousi
Secretary/Treasurer
The John Henry Company
Lansing, Michigan

Ken Altman
Education & Ball Committee Chair
Altman Plants
Vista, California

David Niklas
Production & Postharvest Committee Chair
Clackamas Greenhouse
Aurora, Oregon

James R. Phillip, Jr.
Vice Chairman
Phillip’s Flowers
Westmont, Illinois

 BOARD OF TRUSTEES       

Paul Bachman
Public Relations Chair
Bachman’s Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Gabriel Becerra
Committee Member
Golden Flowers
Miami, Florida

Tom Butler
Development Committee Chair
Teleflora
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

P.J. Ellison
Committee Member
Ellison’s Greenhouse
Brenham, Texas

Chuck Gainan
Committee Member
Gainan’s Flowers
Billings, Montana  

Dwight Larimer
Committee Member
Design Master
Boulder, CO

Robert Maddux
Committee Member
Krueger-Maddux Greenhouses
Cincinnati, OH  

Eric Nissen
Committee Member
Sunshine State Carnation, Inc.
Hobe Sound, FL

Jack Van Namen
Committee Member
Vans Inc.
Alsip, Illinois

Ernesto Velez
Committee Member
Asocolflores
Santa fe de Bogota, Colombia

Charles Walton
Smithers Oasis Company
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Bob Wilkins
Committee Member
Delaware Valley Wholesale
Sewell, New Jersey