Officers and Secretaries/ Directors
CANGC has had an ever-changing history of vice president/ president-elect procedures. In its early days, CANGC had five regional VPs. This changed to one VP, then a system of 1st and 2nd VPs, then one VP and a President Elect. The current system has one elected Vice Presidents listed below were elected under the current system that did not go on to be Presidents/ Chairmen of the Board of the association.
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Year |
Vice President |
Company |
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1984-85 |
Richard Wilson* |
Cool Valley Nursery |
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1997-98 |
Larry Engman* |
Green Thumb International Nursery |
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1998-99 |
Mike Proffitt |
El Modeno Gardens Inc. |
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Year |
Member Director – Retail |
Company |
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1999-01 |
Tom Givvin |
Marina del Rey Garden Center |
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2001-04 |
Larry Amling |
Armstrong Garden Centers |
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2004-07 |
Christ Rowe-Martinez |
Orchard Nursery and Florist |
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2008-Present |
Richard Kline |
Burchell Nursery Company |
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Year |
Member Director – Associate |
Company |
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1998-99 |
Jan & Hap Kellogg |
Kellogg Garden Products |
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1999-03 |
Walt Hagen |
Hagen Enterprises |
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2003-06 |
Bart Fornfeist |
L & L Nursery Supply Inc |
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2007-09 |
Jack Reid |
Poppelmann USA, LLC |
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2009-Present |
Hap Kellogg |
Kellogg Garden Products |
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Year |
Member Director –Grower |
Company |
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1999-02 |
Don Dillon, Jr. |
Four Winds Growers |
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2002-03 |
Mike Proffitt |
El Modeno Gardens Inc. |
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2003-05 |
Dave Fujino |
Hines Nsies/DWF LLC |
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2005-09 |
Dave Cox |
L. E. Cooke Company |
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2009-Present |
Mike Babineau |
Village Nurseries, LLC |
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Year |
Treasurer |
Company |
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1911-23 |
Henry Krukeberg* |
Krukeberg Press |
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1923-27 |
John S. Armstrong* |
Armstrong Nurseries |
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1927-28 |
A.W. Jannoch* |
Jannoch Nurseries |
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1928-30 |
M.R. Jackson* |
Fresno Nursery Company |
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1930-39 |
Jess Watt* |
Armstrong Nurseries |
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1939-45 |
Gordon Wallace* |
Leonard Coates Nursery |
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1945-48 |
Stewart Henson* |
Henson’s Garden Supply |
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1948-52 |
Walter Tecklenburg* |
Teck’s Nursery & Floral Shop |
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1952-54 |
Fred Wittsche* |
F. Lagomarsino & Sons |
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1954-59 |
Fred Fick* |
East Lawn Nursery |
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1959-67 |
Eugene Armstrong* |
Capital Nursery |
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1967-80 |
George Oki |
Oki Nursery |
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1980-83 |
Jack Christensen* |
Christensen Nursery |
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1983-89 |
Bob Ludekens |
L.E. Cooke Company |
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1989-99 |
Buzz Bertolero |
Navlet’s Garden Centers |
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1999-03 |
Dick Hartman |
Tiedemann Nurseries LLC |
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2003-Present |
Russell Satake |
Satake Nursery |
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Year |
Secretary/ Director |
Title |
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1911-27 |
Henry Krukeberg* |
Secretary |
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1927-28 |
Helen W. King* |
Secretary |
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1928-39 |
Henry Krukeberg* |
Secretary |
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1940-43 |
Gordon Wallace* |
Secretary |
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1943-45 |
Lewis Crane* |
Executive Secretary |
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1945-47 |
Jack Lincke* |
Executive Secretary |
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1948-68 |
Elmer Merz* |
Executive Secretary |
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1969-88 |
Jack Wick* |
Executive Secretary/ Director |
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1988-2010 |
Elaine Thompson |
President |
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ANLA Presidents from California |
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Year |
ANLA President |
Company |
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1947-48 |
J. Awdry Armstrong* |
Armstrong Nurseries |
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1956-57 |
Clyde H. Stocking* |
Stockings Rose Gardens |
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1965-66 |
Martin Usrey* |
Monrovia Growers |
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1976-77 |
Itsuo Uenaka |
Cupertino Nursery |
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2005-06 |
Buzz Bertolero |
Navlet’s Garden Centers |
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2009-10 |
Tom Courtright |
Orchard Nursery and Florist |
*Deceased