Aquatrols adds 2 to management team
The Aquatrols Co. recently welcomed two new team members.
David Libby is the new territory manager for the Northeast, and Kate Garassino joins the company as marketing manager for the golf market and Aquatrols' new sports field marketing team.
Libby is a former superintendent with more than 25 years of industry experience and joins Aquatrols after a successful tenure at Prouts Neck Country Club in Maine.
Garassino previously worked as the Clay Technology Solutions marketing manager at Profile Products. She will manage social media, public relations and other aspects of the company's communications and marketing efforts.
Envu taps Gore for its GST
Envu Turf and Ornamentals recently named Adam Gore, Ph.D., to its Green Solutions Team.
Before joining Envu he was a horticulture extension agent for Clemson University for six years, where he specialized in turfgrass agronomy and weed control.
A South Carolina native, Gore earned bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees from Clemson. His research included weed control and plant-health products on cool- and warm-season greens and the potential impact of copper within industry products. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles.
RISE names 2 new board members
RISE named two new members to its board of directors.
Joining the Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment board at the group's annual meeting Sept. 20 in San Diego were Blaine Pinkerton, vice president of sales for Nufarm's turf and ornamental division, and Brian Rowan, SiteOne Landscape Supply's vice president of category management. They replace Scott Reasons of Syngenta and Kathy Bishop of Lebanon Seaboard Corp.
The group's executive committee is:
- Neal Cleveland, PBI-Gordon Corp., chair
- Todd Mason, Sipcam Agro USA, vice chair
- John Johnson, Prokoz Inc., treasurer
- Karen Larson, Clarke, immediate past chair
Continuing on the board are Barbara Aguiar of BASF, Jeff Bunting of Growmark Inc., Sam Barrick of SePRO Corp., Dan Carrothers of FMC Corp., Steven Farrington of Gowan USA, Brent Stauffacher of Corteva Agriscience, Mark Schneid of Envu, and Shayne Wetherall of Amguard Environmental Technologies.
RISE also presented awards at its annual meeting. Recipients were:
RISE Volunteer Service Awards 2022-2024
Darryl Blakey of BASF, Julie Schlekau of Valent and Heidi Deja of BASF
Strategic Driver Award 2024
Brittany Wilkerson of PBI-Gordon Corp.
Grassroots Advocacy Award 2024
Buddy Freund, New Jersey Green Industry Council.