Login

USERNAME
PASSWORD

Become a Registered Guest Login Help Lost Password?

PLANET’s membership is contained within four areas of specialty, called specialty groups. These groups contain members who represent their specialty group on every committee and key result area, so that the needs of its membership are acknowledged. They bring back information to the group and together provide input/content for PLANET’s products, services, and events.

 

Chair: Michael McShane 
Committee Staff Manager: Jessica Conn
This specialty group strives to ensure that the member companies that fall under its umbrella get the most out of their membership. An open communication with this portion of the membership has been established to improve PLANET’s offerings according to their needs and desires, as well as to increase their participation in the programs and services offered by the organization.

The D/B/I group is also actively engaged in the effort to standardize the membership satisfaction and needs surveys to help in recruiting new members and retaining the existing members. This specialty group has created links with the other specialty groups, committees, and KRAs to improve programs and services for its membership base.

 

Chair: Chris Raimondi, CLP 
Committee Staff Manager: James Johnson
The Interior Plantscaping specialty group ensures that the needs of interior plantscaping company members are met and are represented on each KRA/committee. Additionally, the group is responsible for overseeing the fundraising and marketing of the Plants at Work initiative, the awards banquet at TPIE, and raising awareness of Interior Plantscaping within the membership and externally to consumers.

 

Chair: Bill Horn, CLP, CLT
Committee Staff Manager: Kathy Wemhoff
The Landscape Management Specialty Group addresses the short-term as well as the long-term needs and concerns of the landscape maintenance contractor members. Members spearhead maintenance-related initiatives, such as increasing attendance at maintenance educational programs, increasing the membership of landscape management companies, developing publications, and improving their overall satisfaction.

 

Chair: Fred Haskett, CTP, CA 
Committee Staff Manager: Betsy Demoret
This specialty group sets standards and criteria for PLANET’s lawn care members. It ensures real accountability for results in five areas: member retention, member attraction, member satisfaction, service utilization, and leadership development. Its purpose is to recommend improvements to PLANET products, services, and programs as they relate to the lawn care industry. The group achieves these goals through comprehensive ongoing surveys of the lawn care industry, feedback and direction to PLANET committees, and direct project management.

The group actively pursues lawn care members’ needs — examples include participating in the newly developed membership survey and creating a lawn care manual. Directed by Chairman Fred Haskett, the group has helped establish a strong team that continues to work side by side with the other specialty groups and still keep PLANET’S lawn care members’ needs a top priority.

 

 

---