Committee and Staff
- The NOFA Organic Land Care Program of CT NOFA is undergoing a period of growth and reorganization in order to better serve our constituency of professionals, homeowners and environmental advocates. Here you will find a list of our staff and new committees. If you are interested in joining a committee, rolling up your sleeves and helping out, we'd love to have you! Please contact Camilla Worden, Nominating Committee, at camillaworden@sbcglobal.net
Advisory Committee
- Dwight Brooks
- Dwight Brooks Horticulturalist, Inc., Katonah, NY
- Donald Bishop
- Gardens Are..., Marlborough, MA www.gardensare.com
- Peter Schmidt
- Compostwerks, Mt. Kisco, NY www.compostwerks.com
- Frank Crandall
- Frank Crandall Horticultural Services, Providence, RI
- Diane Devore
- Devore Associates, Fairfield, CT, www.devoreassoc.com
- Dr. Michael Klemens
- Carey Institute of Ecosystems Studies, Millbrook, NY www.ecostudies.org
- Dr. Sarah Little
- Toxics Use Reduction Consultant, Wellesley, MA, slittles@comcast.net http://home.comcast.net/~little.sarah
- Mike Nadeau
- Plantscapes Organics, Inc, Fairfield, CT, www.plantscapesorganics.com
- Chip Osborne
- Osborne's Organics, Marblehead, MA www.osborneorganics.com
- Bettylou Sandy
- Bettylou's Gardening, Manchester, CT
- Camilla Worden
- Camilla Worden Garden Design, Danbury, CT www.camillaworden.com
Staff
- Clara Buitrago (staff)
- Accreditation Manager, NOFA OLC, Stevenson, CT www.organiclandcare.net
- Bill Duesing (staff)
- CT NOFA Executive Director, Stevenson, CT www.ctnofa.org
- Kristiane Huber (staff)
- Outreach Coordinator, NOFA OLC, Stevenson, CT www.organiclandcare.net
- Jenna Messier (staff)
- Program Director, NOFA OLC, Stevenson, CT www.organiclandcare.net
- Teresa Mucci (staff) teremucci@optonline.net
- CT NOFA Program Coordinator, Stevenson, CT, www.ctnofa.org; Environmental Landscape Designer, Wilton, CT,
- Caro Roszell (staff)
- Massachusetts Program Coordinator, NOFA OLC, Boston, MA www.organiclandcare.net
Education Committee
- Dwight Brooks
- Bill Duesing
- Todd Harrington
- Teresa Mucci
- Mike Nadeau
- Bettylou Sandy
- Camilla Worden
- David Eggleton
- Applied Ecologics, Woburn, MA www.appliedecologics.com
- Melissa Henrey
- Kinglet Gardens Ecological Horticulture, Cos Cob, CT www.kingletgardens.com
- Aiken Tompkins
- Tompkins Organic Gardens, Hasting-on-Hudson, NY
- Mobee Weinstein
- New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY www.nybg.org
- Priscilla Williams
- Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening, Inc., Townsend, MA www.seedlingspecialist.com
- Anne Wolak
- Anne Wolak Garden Design, Haddam, CT
Standards Committee
- Todd Harrington
- Mike Nadeau
- Aiken Tompkins
- Dr. Jason Henderson
- Dept. of Plant Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, www.turf.uconn.edu
- Charlotte Pyle
- USDA Natural Resources Conseration Service, Tolland, CT www.ct.nrcs.usda.gov
- Cynthia Rabinowitz
- HGConnsoil, LLC, Bethlehem, CT www.hgconnsoil.com
- Dr. Bob Rafka
- Master Gardener, Kingston, RI
Marketing/Outreach Committee
- Dwight Brooks
- Bill Duesing
- Ashley Kremser
- Camilla Worden
- Laurence Coronis
- Coronis Landscape Consulting Associates, Wilton, NH
- Sheryl Ellal
- TP Consulting, Wakefield, RI
- Christine Rising
- The Laurelrock Company, Wilton, CT www.laurelrock.com
- Stephanie White
- Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening, Inc., Townsend, MA www.seedlingspecialist.com
Homeowners Committee
- Bill Duesing
- Sheryl Ellal
- Teresa Mucci
- Christine Rising
- Bettylou Sandy, Chair
- Sara Craft
- Gardener, Providence, RI
- Carlos Kowarick
- Hands of Nature, New Milford, CT
- Sarah LaValley
- Sarah LaValley Garden Design, Westport, MA www.sarahlavalleygardens.com
- Anne Rowlands
- Connecticut Gardener Magazine, Greenfarms, CT www.conngardener.com
- David Sanders
- Gardens by Design, Wilton, CT www.gardensbydesign.com
- John Tycz
- Go Organic LLC, Thompson, CT www.goorganicllc.com
- Ann Uppington
- Uppington Gardens, Byfield, MA
National Accreditation Program
- Dwight Brooks
- Todd Harrington
- Sarah Little
- Mike Nadeau
- Chip Osborne
- Peter Schmidt
Reaccreditation Committee
- Don Bishop
- Bill Duesing
- Mike Nadeau
- John Tycz
- Camilla Worden
- Barbara Yaeger
- Barbara Yaerger Landscape Designer, Madison, CT www.bayworks4u.com
Website Committee
- Sarah Little
- Christine Rising
- Peter Schmidt
- Lisa Mattei
- Mattei Design, Townsend, MA
- Andi Ross
- It's Nature's Way, Plum Island, MA www.naturegardenz.com
Nominating Committee
- Priscilla Williams
- Camilla Worden
- Link to OLC Committees Administrative Site