OFA Staff


Carol A. Baker
Coordinator - Administration & Finance  

Direct Phone: 614-884-1203
Direct Fax: 614-884-0529

• Office Administration
• Volunteer Travel

Steve Carver, Ph.D.
Senior Manager – Education & Events 

Direct Phone: 614-884-1145
Direct Fax: 614-884-1165

• Academic & Research Activities
• Educational Programming

Michelle Gaston
Director – Education & Events

Direct Phone: 614-884-1142
Direct Fax: 614-884-1172

• Educational Programming 
• Speaker Coordinator
Michael V. Geary, CAE
Chief Executive Officer

Phone: 614-487-1117

• Association Governance
• Government Relations
• Trade Relations

Jeff Heimberger
Manager - Information Technology  

Direct Phone: 614-884-1154
Direct Fax: 614-884-1164

• Develop, Execute, Manage Technology Plans/Activities

Sherry L. Johnson, CMP
Senior Manager - Business Development


Direct Phone: 614-884-1144
Direct Fax: 614-884-1174

• Trade Shows
• Trade Show Service Contractors

Laura Kunkle
Director – Communications & Marketing

Direct Phone: 614-884-1137
Direct Fax: 614-884-1167

• Public Relations
• Publications
• America in Bloom
• Event Marketing

Scott Leyshon
Manager – Communications & Marketing

Direct Phone: 614-884-1139
Direct Fax: 614-884-1169

• Publications
• Web Sites
• Social Media

Margaret McGuire
Manager – Education & Events
 

Direct Phone: 614-884-1143
Direct Fax: 614-884-1173

• Event Housing and Registration Management
• Meeting Planning 

Brian McLaughlin
Manager – Business Development

Direct Phone: 614-884-1146
Direct Fax: 614-884-1166

• Sponsorship
• Technology and Database Administration 

Jan Orick
Coordinator – Administration & Finance

Direct Phone: 614-884-1153
Direct Fax: 614-884-1163

• Accounts Receivable & Payable
• Event Registration
Tracy Phillips
Manager -  Business Development

Direct Phone: 614-884-1141
Direct Fax: 614-884-1171
• Trade Show

• New Products & New Varieties

Adriana Quinones
Manager - Education & Events  

Direct Phone: 614-884-1140
Direct Fax: 614-884-1170

• Educational Programming
• Pesticide Recertification
• Interior Plantscape Activities

Alicia (Wells) Rittenhouse
Manager - Business Development & Membership

Direct Phone: 614-884-1138
Direct Fax: 614-884-1168

• Membership Services
• Generation Next
• OFA Scholars
• Garden Center Live!
• Ohio Workers Compensation Program (CCI)

David Savoia
Chief Financial Officer  

Direct Phone: 614-884-1151
Direct Fax: 614-884-1161

• Finance
• Human Resources
• O.F.A. Services Inc
• OVSFRDP

Jamie Schafrath, CMP
Director – Business Development  

Direct Phone: 614-884-1147
Direct Fax: 614-884-1156

• Trade Shows
• Sponsorship
• Membership
Libby Streamer, CMP
Manager – Administration & Finance 

Direct Phone: 614-884-1152
Direct Fax: 614-884-1162

• Office Administration
• Governance Meetings




 

MAKE SURE FLORICULTURE AND NURSERY CROPS COUNT!
May 15, 2013

If you have not yet responded to USDA’s Census of Agriculture, please do so before May 31.

“Every time we go to Capitol Hill or meet with USDA representatives,” says Marvin Miller, Ph.D., AAF, Ball Horticultural Company, West Chicago, Illinois, chairman of both SAF’s and OFA’s government relations committees, “we cite statistics from the USDA census, which prove how important our industry is as a leader in U.S. agriculture..."

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