The Center for Plant Excellence is guided by a Board of Directors composed of industry leaders and institutional representatives who help shape the Center's strategic direction and funding priorities.
Industry Representatives
- Christmas Trees - Preston Fleming, Owner, Flemings Tree Farm
- Floriculture - Amanda Bastiaance, erennial Purchasing, Quality Greenhouses
- Hardwoods - Kenny Kane, Owner, Generations Forestry
- Hemp - Dr. Carla Garzon, Plant Pathologist, Delaware Valley University
- Landscape - Ted Ventre, Owner, Hively Landscapes
- Nursery Crops - Chris Uhland, Owner, Harmony Hill Nursery
- Native Plants - Jim MacKenzie, President, Octoraro Native Plant Nursery
- Public Gardens - Paul Redman, President at CEO, Longwood Gardens
- Tree Fruit - Leighton Rice, Vice President and Quality Control Management, Rice Fruit Company
- Vegetables & Small Fruit - Art King, Owner, Harvest Valley Farms
- Vineyards - Jan Waltz, President and Owner, Waltz Vineyards
Institutional Representatives
- Acting Deputy Secretary for Plant Industry - Chris Davis
- Penn State Extension Assistant Director of Programs for Horticulture - Mike Masiuk
- Department of Plant Pathology, Penn State University - Maria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco
- Interim Director, Center for Plant Excellence - Miranda Harple
