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AFE Board of Trustees

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.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Tom Butler
Chairman
Teleflora
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Paul Bachman
Chairman-Elect
Bachman’s Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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

James R. Phillip, Jr.
Secretary/Treasurer
Phillip's Flowers
Westmont, Illinois

Ken Altman
Altman Plants
Vista, California

David Niklas
Clackamas Greenhouse
Aurora, Oregon

AFE STAFF

Debi Aker
Executive Director

Elisabeth George
Communications Specialist

August De Hertogh
Research Coordinator

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Gabriel Becerra
Golden Flowers
Miami, Florida

Lane DeVries
The Sun Valley Group
Arcata, California

Mike Duvall
Home Depot
Atlanta, Georgia

Alvaro Ferro
Flores de Funza S.A.C.I.
Bogota, Colombia

Ramon Garcia
The Pete Garcia Company
Atlanta, Georgia

Kristi Huffman
The John Henry Company
Lansing, Michigan

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

Charles Kremp
Kremp Florist
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dwight Larimer
Design Master Color Tool, Inc.
Boulder, Colorado

Robert Maddux
Krueger-Maddux Greenhouses
Cincinnati, Ohio

Dr. Marvin Miller
Ball Horticultural Co.
Chicago, Illinois

Eric Nissen
Sunshine State Carnation, Inc.
Hobe Sound, Florida

Laura Shinall
Syndicate Sales, Inc.
Kokomo, Indiana

Bob Wilkins
Delaware Valley Floral Group
Sewell, New Jersey

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