Flower Farmer Rita Jo Shoultz of Alaska Perfect Peony has been appoint the first - ever volunteer chair of the Certified American Grown Council .
Rita Jo Shoultz of Alaska Perfect Peony has been a unswerving advocator for American flush farm , taking the lead on vital military issue in Washington , D.C. , during the annual fly sheet - In . Photo by Nony Park of Ken Pak Photography .
Shoultz was previously the District 1 ( Alaska ) illustration on the council .
The Certified American Grown brand is led by a council of American flower farmers and diligence advisers . The member of the council are flower and greens Farmer from throughout the United States who are attached to a incorporated promotional and advocacy effort that establishes an identifiable and iconic brand that communicate to the public the domestic stemma as well as the high lineament , freshness and consistency of American Grown Flowers .
Shoultz was a 2014 nominee for Champions of Change for the Future of Agriculture and was named a winner of the 2018 Small Business Championship by SCORE , a meshing of volunteer expert business wise man .
Photo Courtesy of The Homer News
She also worked to have Homer , Alaska , declared the “ City of Peonies , ” and set out Main Street Homer , a undertaking power working to regenerate downtown Homer through economic and cultural developing , historical preservation and advancement of the arts .
In another change to the indorse American Grown Council , Diana Roy , business managing director for Resendiz Brothers Protea Growers , has been appointed to represent District 2 ( California ) . Roy was selected to replace Bruce Brady who recently left the floral industry to quest after other efforts .
Diana Roy of Resendiz Brothers Protea speaking to Congressman Jimmy Panetta ( right ) during a response in Washington , D.C. , has been a logical voice for American flower farms . Photo by Nony Park of Ken Pak Photography .
Roy has combine her passionateness for prime with her background in public dealings to help make Resendiz Brothers one of California ’s big suppliers of South African and Australian flower – not to name an outside leader in protea land . She has work inexhaustibly to increase consumer awareness and influence floral trends to drive sales event of protea blossom and foliation .
Photo courtesy of Resendiz Brothers Protea Flowers
Roy is a past chair of the California Cut Flower Commission ( CCFC ) and a frequent pedagog on protea produce worldwide .
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