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AFE Chairman Dwight Larimer of DESIGN MASTER color tool, inc. announces the appointments of new officers and committee chairmen.
Jim Daly<\/strong> of Floralife\/Smithers-Oasis in Walterboro, S.C. has been named Chairman-Elect and Laura Shinall <\/strong>of Syndicate Sales, Inc. in Kokomo, Ind. was appointed Treasurer\/Secretary-Elect.
Both will assume their new positions as Chairman and Treasurer\/Secretary, respectively, next September during the 2018 AFE Annual Fundraising Dinner.
Greg Royer<\/strong> of Royer\u2019s Flowers & Gifts in Lebanon, Pa. has been appointed AFE\u2019s Education Committee Chair, and also joins the Executive Committee. The remaining Executive Committee members include past Chairman Gabriel Becerra of Golden Flowers and Kristi Huffman of Multi Packaging Solutions.
In addition, Randy Tagawa<\/strong> of Tagawa Greenhouses in Brighton, Colo. is the new Vic &\u00a0Margaret Ball Internship Committee Chair.
Click here for the full list of current AFE\u00a0Trustees.<\/strong><\/a>
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Executive Appointments
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Jim Daly, Chairman-Elect<\/p>
Jim Daly<\/strong> is Vice President of Floralife\/Smithers-Oasis. He has a BS in Chemistry and Mathematics from Elmhurst College, an MS in\u00a0Biochemistry from Illinois Institute of Technology, and an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology.
Daly joined the AFE Board in 2012 and currently serves as Chairman of the Production and Post-Harvest Scientific Research Committee.
Throughout his career, he has shared his expertise with top floriculture organizations around the world on topics ranging from postharvest care and handling to global trends in floriculture.
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Laura Shinall, Treasurer\/Secretary-Elect<\/p>
Laura Shinall<\/strong>, President of Syndicate Sales, Inc., has more than 30 years of experience in the industry. A graduate of DePauw University, she began her career as a Wholesale Floral Supply Manager at\u00a0Kennicott Brothers in Milwaukee, Wis.
Shinall joined the AFE\u00a0Board in 2011, and also serves on the SAF Board of Directors.
She is currently Chairperson of the AFE Public Relations\/Development Committee and serves on the Education Committee.
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Greg Royer, Education Committee Chair<\/p>
Greg Royer<\/strong> is President and CEO of Royer\u2019s Flowers &\u00a0Gifts and grew up in the floral industry. He is the grandson of Hannah \u201cMom\u201d Royer, the founder of the family-owned business. By 1987, he was a Regional Manager responsible for nine stores, and in the early 1990s, he was named Executive Vice President.
In the mid-1990s, he and his brother Tom bought the company from their parents. Royer previously served on the Board and as President of the Pennsylvania Floral Industry Association. He joined the AFE\u00a0Board in 2015.
He serves as Education Committee Chairman and also serves on the Public Relations\/Development Committee.
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Committee Appointments<\/strong><\/h3>

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Randy Tagawa, Ball Internship Committee Chair<\/p>
Randy Tagawa<\/strong> is CEO at Tagawa Greenhouses. He is a graduate of Colorado State University with a degree in horticulture\/business.
He joined the Denver Botanical Gardens\u2019 Board of Trustees in 2012. He also became Vice Chairman of Hortica Insurance & Employee Benefits in 2011 and is now an advisory board member.
Tagawa is co-inventor for three patents regarding plug transplanting equipment and processes. He has a patent pending on a new growing and shipping system for seedlings and other young plants and also on a vertical wall display unit for plants.
He joined the AFE\u00a0Board in 2013, and in addition to serving as Ball Internship Committee Chairman, he serves on the Production and Post-Harvest Scientific Research Committee.

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