Supporting Scholarship, Education and Advocacy to the Green Industry


Thu, Jan 30
|Bayard Cutting Arboretum
Annual Meeting and Election
Join us for Lunch as we celebrate the accomplishments of 2024 and plan for an even more successful 2025! Speakers include; Margery Daughtrey and Dan Gilrein (ISA creditsApproved - CNLP pending) Lunch is on us - but Please RSVP, there are NO walk-ups permitted.
Time & Location
Jan 30, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Bayard Cutting Arboretum, 440 Montauk Hwy, Great River, NY 11739, USA
About the event
Annual Meeting AGENDA 2025
12:00 Welcome
Thank and Introduce our host Kevin Wiecks
12:10 Buffet Lunch
12:30 Lunch & Year in Review Slideshow
Reporting on Last Year’s Events, 2024 Grants and Scholarship recipients.
1:00 Calendar of Events and Programs for 2025
Highlighting future events and programs that bring more value to LINLA members.
1:10 Pest and Disease Reports - (CNLP and ISA Credit pending)
The Invaders: New Nursery and Landscape Pests
Dan Gilrein, Entomology Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
New Problems for the Nursery Industry Causing Streaking and Wilting
Margery Daughtrey, PhD, Sr. Extension Associate, Cornell University
2:10 Treasurer’s Report
2:20 LINLA Election of Officers and Directors:
2025 SLATE of OFFICERS and DIRECTORS (to be voted on)
OFFICERS:
President Michael Madarash - Blondies Treehouse, Inc
First Vice President Gary Vogel, CNLP - East Coast Nurseries, Inc
Second Vice President Jay Ratto, CNLP - J. Ratto Landscaping, Ltd
Treasurer/Secretary John Cannarelli - Bay Gardens/Nassau Suffolk Landscaping
Past President Stephen Mazelis - Mazelis Landscape Contracting
DIRECTORS:
Jay Jansen Monrovia Growers
Neal Goldberg Goldberg & Rodler, Inc
Anthony Pignataro Progressive Grower
Evan Goldstein, CNLP Evan Goldstein, LLC
Micheal Rosano Michael Rosano Design
Richard Waltel Griffin Greenhouse Supply
* John Gaylardo, CNLP Lifetime Board member
* Dwight Andrews, Lifetime CNLP Board Member Emeritus
2:30 Congratulate the LINLA Board & Incoming President