National Association of Landscape Professionals Foundation

For more than two decades, the Foundation (a 501c3) of the National Association of Landscape Professionals has been focused on supporting the education of future landscape industry professionals. Through the generous support of its donors, the Foundation has awarded more than $1 million in academic scholarships to college landscape and horticulture students.

Foundation Mission

The NALP Foundation will strengthen the public’s awareness and appreciation of the value of the professional landscape industry for the creation of jobs, careers, and green spaces.
 

Foundation Board of Directors

Frank Mariani
President
Mariani Landscape
fmariani@marianilandscape.com


Marty Grunder
Vice President
Grunder Landscaping Co.
marty@growgroupinc.com


Jerry Grossi
Immediate Past President
ArborLawn, Inc.
jerry@arborlawn.com


Teddy Russell, ASLA
Secretary Treasurer
Russell Landscape
teddyr@russelllandscape.com



Stephen Ariens
Ariens Company
sariens@ariensco.com



Dan Carrothers
FMC Corporation
daniel.carrothers@fmc.com



Edward Castro
Ed Castro Landscape, Inc.
e.castro@edcastro.com



Tom Fochtman
Ceibass Venture Partners
tom@ceibass.com



Paul Fraynd, Landscape Industry Certified
Sun Valley Landscaping
paul@sunvalleyomaha.com



Michael Hommel
Designs by Sundown
mhommel@designsbysundown.com



Bob Jones
Ruppert Landscape
bjones@ruppertcompanies.com



Chris Joyce
Joyce Landscaping
chris@joycelandscaping.com



Joe Ketter
SiteOne
jketter@siteone.com



Miles Kuperus Jr.
Farmside Landscape & Design
miles@farmside.com



Shayne Newman
YardApes
shayne@yardapes.com




Will Pereira
BrightView Landscape Development
will.pereira@brightview.com



Mike Rorie
GroundSystems
mrorie@groundsystems.com



Mark Schmidt
John Deere
schmidtmarka@johndeere.com



Don Winsett
Davey Tree
don.winsett@davey.com



Britt Wood
National Association of Landscape Professionals
bwood@landscapeprofessionals.org