Current members of the SHRE Advisory Committee
The advisory committee of the SHRE is represented by a range of public, academic and industry professionals dedicated to advancing horticulture through research and education. The advisory committee reviews and recommends project proposals to the funds manager. Each member serves a term of 5 years, but can elect to continue to serve beyond their term at the request of the funds manager.
Category | Member(s) | Affiliation |
Representative of the gardening public | Pam Kazmierczak | |
Landscape/Urban Horticulture Cooperative Extension Advisor | Steve Swain | UCCE, Marin County |
Representatives of public/private/university Arboreta and Botanic Gardens |
Warren Roberts
Bart O'Brien |
UC Davis Arboretum (retired)
Director of Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Tilden Park |
Representative of the Nursery Industry |
Jim Marshall Randy Baldwin |
Suncrest Nurseries, Watsonville (retired) San Marcos Growers |
Representative of the Landscape Industry |
Dave Phelps Carol Bornstein |
Landscape Architect, Garden Enlightenment Horticultural Consultant |
UC Davis Representatives |
Alessandro Ossola, Michael Reid |
Advisory Committee Chair, Ast. Prof. Dept. Plant Sciences Emeritus, Dept. of Plant Sciences |
California State University Representative | Benjamin Hoover | Dept. of Horticulture & Crop Science, CSU San Luis Obispo |
California Community Colleges Representative | Stewart Winchester | Merritt College, Oakland |