Rose Members

NCPN- Roses Committee Members

Chair:

Maher Al Rwahnih

Director

Foundation Plant Services, UC Davis

Davis, CA

Vice-Chair:

David Zlesak

Professor of Horticulture

University of Wisconsin

River Falls, WI

INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES

Christian Bedard

Rose Breeder

Weeks Roses

Wasco, CA

Bruce Gibson

General Manager

Plug Connection

Vista, CA

Wes Harvell

Garden Manager

J&P Park Acquisitions, Inc.

Greenwood, SC

David Joeright

Producer

Spring Meadow Nursery

Grand Haven, MI

Michael Martin

Industry Advocate

American Hort

Washington, DC

Michelle Scheiber

Director, Research

Star Roses & Plants

West Grove, PA

Mike Shoup

Nursery Director

Antique Rose Emporium

Brenham, TX

Dan Waterhouse

President

Neuhouse Farms

Bakersfield, CA

STATE REGULATORY & GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

Jamie Legg

Quarantine Program

Arizona Department of Agriculture

Phoenix, AZ

John Hammond

Research Plant Pathologist
USDA

UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES

Brent Pemberton

Professor and Regents Fellow

Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center

Overton, TX

John Karlik

Extension Advisor

UC Davis Cooperative Extension

Bakersfield, CA

Malcom Manners

Professor of Citrus Science

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL

Kevin Ong

Professor

Texas A&M University

College Station, TX

David Byrne
Professor, Prunus and Rosa Breeding & Genetics
Texas A&M University

PUBLIC GARDEN REPRESENTATIVE

Tyler Hale

Public Garden Representative

American Public Gardens Association

Kennett Square, PA

COORDINATOR(S)

Natalie Anderson

Texas A&M University

College Station, TX

n-anderson@tamu.edu

Pamela Hornby

Texas A&M University

College Station, TX

mphornby@tamu.edu