SNA elects new officers

ATLANTA – Officers of the Southern Nursery Association (SNA) who will serve for the2014-­-2015 term were elected during the 115th annual meeting held at the Georgia International Convention Center in Atlanta, Ga.,during SNA 2014.

The election, open to all active SNA members, determines representation from the four geographic regions of the association: Chapter 1 – Maryland, North Carolina, Virginiaand West Virginia Chapter 2 – Florida, Georgia and South Carolina Chapter 3 – Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee Chapter 4 – Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas Richard May, May Nursery, Havana,Fla., was elected president succeeding Jeff Howell, Rocky Creek Nurseries, Lucedale, Ala. The complete slate of 2014-­-2015 officers is as follows:

Richard May, President, May Nursery, Havana, Fla.
Michael Hobbs, Vice President/Treasurer/Director Chapter 3, Warren County Nursery, McMinnville, Tenn.
Norman Cole, III, Director Chapter 1, Cole Nurseries, Pipestem, W.V.
Joseph Napoli, Director Chapter 2, Athens Wholesale Nursery, Athens, Ga.
Dusty Knight, Director Chapter 4, Plantation Tree Company, Selma, Ala.
Jeff Howell, Immediate President, Rocky Creek Nursery, Lucedale,Miss.

To learn more, visit www.sna.org.