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2008 Keynote Speakers

Ron Hall
Monday, January 28, 2008 8:00 a.m.
K1     Is the Landscape Maintenance Industry at a Crossroads? What Does the Future Hold?

Ron Hall, the Editor in Chief of Landscape Management, based in Cleveland, has been covering the Green Industry for more than 23 years. During that time he has interviewed hundreds of company owners and managers, conducted in-depth research on the industry and its future and spoken at many national and regional events.

In spite of significant challenges to the landscape industry – our roller coaster economy, concerns over pesticides, incredible competition – the future continues to look positive thanks to Baby Boomers, the next generation of “do-it-for-me” consumers and a realization of the value that landscaping adds to homes and homeowners’ lifestyles.

Dr. George Hudler
Monday, January 28, 2008 8:30 a.m.
K2       Great Moments in History and How the Fungi Got Us There

Dr. George Hudler was born and raised in northern Minnesota. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Minnesota and was awarded a Ph.D. from Colorado State University in 1976. Immediately thereafter, he joined the faculty at Cornell University where he teaches two courses: Pathology of Trees & Shrubs and Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds. He also conducts outreach and research programs in the area of tree pathology, including publication of a bi-weekly pest management newsletter, Branching Out. He has received the Award of Merit and the Distinguished Arborist Award from the New York State Arborists Association as well as numerous local and national teaching awards. Dr. Hudler is also the author of a book of the same title as his popular course - Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds. In 2004, George became the chair of Cornell's Department of Plant Pathology and the director of the Northeast Regional Center for the National Plant Diagnostic Network.

It’s obvious to people with the right vision that many of the most significant episodes in human history owe their happening to the influence of fungi. Among other things, learn how fungi contributed to the legend of Santa Claus, the visions of Joan of Arc, the success of the Notre Dame football team and Moses’ recovery of the Ten Commandments. Who knows? You may be next!

Todd A. Forrest
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 2:15 p.m.
K3       Gardening in a Changing Climate

Todd Forrest, New York Botanical Garden Vice President for Horticulture and Living Collections, has responsibility for all the programs and activities of the Horticulture and Living Collection division, including all the gardens, grounds, exhibitions and staff of 60 managers, curators and gardeners. Mr. Forrest received his Masters of Forest Science degree from Yale University's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and has made a great impact as an expert and advocate for historic trees, forests and urban landscapes and for the interpretation of gardens and collections to the public. He previously worked at the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University and then joined the New York Botanical Garden first as an intern, then as a research assistant after graduate school. He became a vital part of NYBG's staff in 1999. In addition to overseeing the curation and development of the gardens, displays, living collections and the Nolen Greenhouses, he advises on long-term strategy and development. This includes supervising curators for the 50-acre mixed hardwood forest, hardy trees, shrubs and all other living plant collections. Mr. Forrest also instructs on woody ornamental plants and has authored articles and interpretive materials for garden visitors.

Gardeners are attuned to the climate – the gardens we create are planned around rainfall, minimum temperatures and frost dates. So how should gardeners respond to climate change? Mr. Forrest discusses the impacts of climate change on gardens, how gardeners are adapting to this change and how to mitigate future change by adjusting gardening techniques.

Felder Rushing
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 3:00 p.m.
K4     Exotic Landscape Plants: Using the Good, Adapting the Bad

Felder is a 10th-generation Southern gardener, author of 15 garden books (including Passalong Plants, Tough Plants for Southern Gardens) syndicated columnist member of the American Horticulture Society, the national director of the Garden Writers Association, and a recently retired consumer horticulturist with his state's Extension Service. As a contributing editor for numerous horticulture and garden design magazines, Felder has had hundreds of articles and photographs in all major gardening publications including Landscape Architecture, Better Homes and Gardens, National Geographic, Country Living, Organic Gardening, and others. His cottage garden has been featured on HGTV and the Discovery Channel.

Can't we all just GET ALONG? Despite shrill warnings from native plant enthusiasts and boycotts by eco-minded bullies, we can find ways to use or sell exotic species - even the ones that tend to be a little troublesome in the wild. New "middle of the road" programs are finding ways to promote these plants and their new non-aggressive cultivars – and great alternative species and all sorts of tie in products - without making you feel like an environmental traitor.

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Speakers

Kevin Allison, CPA
Corbin & Company
Chesapeake, VA
www.corbinandcompany.net

Mike Andrucyzk
Extension Agent
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Chesapeake, VA
www.cmgv.org

Bonnie Appleton, Ph.D.
Professor of Horticulture
Virginia Tech University
Virginia Beach, VA
arecs.vaes.vt.edu

Shane Ayers
Damage Prevention Training Specialist
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Richmond, VA
scc.virginia.gov/division/urs

Rick Baker, Northeast US Market Development Manager, VA Dept. Agriculture &
Consumer Services, Fulton, MD,
http://vdacs.virginia.gov/

Jay Banks
Urban Forester
Town of Leesburg, VA
www.leesburgva.gov

Adria Bordas
Extension Agent, Unit Coordinator
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Fairfax, VA
ext.vt.edu

Dean Bowles
Landscape Architect
City of Norfolk
Norfolk, VA

Barbara Brawley
Virginia Horticulture Foundation Board
Master Gardener Volunteer
Virginia Beach, VA

Tracy Brieger
Instructor of Horticulture
Tidewater Community College
Chesapeake, VA

Robert Breitenbach
Asst. Professor, Director
Virginia Commonwealth University
Transportation Safety Training Center
Richmond, VA
www.vcu.edu/cppweb/tstc

Alison Bremner
Extension Agent
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Fauquier County, Warrenton, VA
ext.vt.edu

Melissa Butler
Curator of Herbaceous Plants
Norfolk Botanical Garden
Norfolk, VA
www.nbgs.org

Byron Carmean
Big Tree Hunter
Horticulture Instructor, Retired
Suffolk, VA

Yolima Carr
Curator of Gardens and Grounds
The Hermitage Foundation Museum
Norfolk, VA
www.thfm.org

Karen Carter
Extension Agent
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Henrico County, Richmond, VA
ext.vt.edu

Kim Coder, Ph.D.
Prof Community Forestry & Tree Health
Warnell School, University of Georgia
Athens, GA
www.forestry.uga.edu

Eric Day
Manager, Insect Identification Lab
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg, VA
idlab.ento.vt.edu

Kathy Dictor
Environmental Specialist
VA Dept. Ag. & Consumer Services
Richmond, VA
vdacs.virginia.gov

Debbie Dillion
Urban Horticulturist
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Loudon County, VA
ext.vt.edu

Adam Downing
Extension Agent, Forestry
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Madison, VA

Kevin DuBois, P.W.S.
Environmental Engineer
City of Norfolk
Norfolk, VA

Leanne DuBois
Extension Agent
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Toano, VA

Karen Duhring
Marine Scientist
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Center for Coastal Resources Mgmt.
Gloucester Point, VA

Bernie Erven, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Todd Forrest
Vice President for Horticulture & Living Collections
The New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, NY
www.nybg.org

Laurie Fox
Horticulture Associate
Virginia Tech University
Virginia Beach, VA
vaes.vt.edu

Susan French
Extension Agent
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Virginia Beach, VA
ext.vt.edu

Ray Funkhouser
Technical Sales Representative
PBI Gordon Corporation
White Stone, VA
www.pbigordon.com

Ed Gilman, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody

Mike Goatley, Ph.D.
Turfgrass Specialist
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg, VA
weblogs.cals.vt.edu/turf_garden

Jennifer Gulick
Senior Urban Forester
Davey Resource Group
Walton, KY
www.davey.com

Ron Hall
Editor in Chief
Landscape Management Magazine
Questex Media
Cleveland, OH
www.landscapemanagement.net

John Hartman, Ph.D.
Extension Professor
Dept. Plant Pathology
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Carol Heiser
Habitat Education Coordinator
VA Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries
Richmond, VA
www.dgif.virginia.gov

Jason Heizer
Hampton Roads Tree Care Association
Arborist Representative
Bartlett Tree Experts
Williamsburg, VA
www.bartlett.com

Reginald ‘Buck’ Henry, MD
Dermatologist
NDC Medical Center
Virginia Beach, VA

Chuan Hong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Virginia Tech University
Virginia Beach, VA

George Hudler, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Dept. Plant Pathology
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Kimberlee Humphrey
Executive Director
Community Mediation Center
Norfolk, VA
www.conflictcrushers.org

Linda Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. Biology
Christopher Newport University
Newport News, VA

Sherry Kern
Adjunct Instructor
Tidewater Community College
Chesapeake, VA
www.tcc.edu

Barry Kessler
Service Center Manager
LESCO / John Deere Landscapes
Norfolk, VA
www.lesco.com

Joe Ketterer
Divisional Production Specialist
Brickman Mid-Atlantic Division
Columbia, MD
www.brickmangroup.com

Jeff Kirwan, Ph.D.
Professor Extension Specialist
Dept. Forestry
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg, VA
www.cnr.vt.edu/4h/remarkabletree

Bryce Lane
Lecturer & Undergraduate Coordinator
Host of “In the Garden with Bryce Lane”
Dept. Horticultural Science
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Joel Lane
Market Specialist
SodSolutions
Mount Pleasant, SC

Elisabeth Lardner
Landscape Architect
Lardner/Klein Landscape Architects, P.C.
Alexandria, VA

Joyce Latimer, Ph.D.
Professor Horticulture
Extension Specialist Greenhouse Crops
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg, VA

Timothy N. Lee, MD
Medical Director
Sentara Obici Occupational Medicine
Suffolk, VA
www.sentara.com

Mik Lestyan
Hampton Roads Tree Care Association
Chesapeake City Arborist
Chesapeake, VA

Mike Likins
Extension Agent
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Chesterfield, VA
www.chesterfield.gov/extension

Stephen Living
Watchable Wildlife Biologist
VA Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries
Chesapeake, VA

Perry Mathewes
Education Program Manager
Norfolk Botanical Garden
Norfolk, VA
www.nbgs.org

Sam McCoy
Director
Wagner Horticulture Services
Mount Pleasant, SC
www.wagnerhort.com

Cynthia Moncreif-Lape
Spa Manager
Aesthetician, Massage Therapist
Flowering Almond Spa
Virginia Beach, VA
www.floweringalmondspa.com

Joe Murray
Consulting Arborist
Blue Ridge Community College
Staunton, VA
www1.brcc.edu/murray

Jim Orband
Extension Agent
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Yorktown, VA
www.yorkcounty.gov/vce

Demond Owens
Speaker
Optimal Technology Concepts, LLC
Richmond, VA

Michael Perry
President
Building Logics, Inc.
Virginia Beach, VA
www.buildinglogics.com

Margaret Pooler, Ph.D.
Research Geneticist
USDA / ARS US National Arboretum
Washington, DC

Malinda Potier
Maintenance Supervisor II
Bureau of Cemeteries
City of Norfolk
Norfolk, VA

Theresa Rhom, CPA
Corbin & Company
Chesapeake, VA
www.corbinandcompany.net

Rob Richardson, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor Extension Specialist
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
www.weedscience.ncsu.edu

Felder Rushing
Garden Writer
Consumer Horticulturist, Retired
Jackson, MS

Scott C. Scarfone
Principal
Oasis Design Group
Baltimore, MD
www.oasisdesigngroup.com

Mark Schneider
Horticulturist
Virginia Zoological Park
Norfolk, VA
www.virginiazoo.org

Barbara Schuler
Owner, Landscape Designer
Creative Garden Design
Lanexa, VA
www.BarbaraSchuler.com

Pete Schultz, Ph.D.
Entomologist & Director
Virginia Tech University
Virginia Beach, VA

Michael Smart, Ph.D.
Ecological Technology & Research Team Leader
US Army Corps of Engineers
Lewisville, TX

Jim Snyder
President
Riverbend Nursery
Riner, VA

Allen Spence
Small Engine & Equipment Repair
Hinds Community College
Flora, MS
http://hindscc.edu/

Mandy Stallings
Director of Mediation Services
Community Mediation Center
Norfolk, VA
www.conflictcrushers.org

Lynnette Swanson
Extension Agent
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Norfolk, VA

Virginia Sykes
Graduate Student
Turfgrass Science
Virginia Tech University
Virginia Beach, VA

Tom Tracy, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Virginia Turfgrass Council
Virginia Beach, VA
www.vaturf.org

Anita Tuttle
Environmental Landscape Nutrient Management Coordinator
DCR, Soil & Water Conservation
Richmond, VA

Liliana Van Dam
Teacher
City of Virginia Beach Public Schools
Virginia Beach, VA

Lou Verner, Ph.D.
Wildife Biologist
VA Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries
Richmond, VA
www.dgif.virginia.gov

Kristina Villaire
Hampton Roads Tree Care Association
Assistant City Arborist
Chesapeake, VA

Suzanne Wainwright-Evans
Educator
Buglady Consulting
Slatington, PA
www.bugladyconsulting.com

Peter Warren
Extension Agent
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Charlottesville, VA
ext.vt.edu

Mark Weathington
Asst. Director & Curator of Collections
JC Raulston Arboretum
Raleigh, NC
www.ncsu.edu/

Ellen Wells
Owner
Flower Ink
Boston, MA
www.flowerink.com

Zhiyou Wen, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor Extension Specialist
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg, VA
www.bse.vt.edu

Alex White, Ph.D.
Instructor
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg, VA

Jim Williams
Horticulture & Landscape Manager
Hampton Parks & Recreation
Hampton, VA

Robert Winters
Turf Love Education Coordinator
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Toano, VA

Cyndi Wyskiewicz
Extension Agent
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Portsmouth, VA
ext.vt.edu