Robert J. Dolibois, CAE, is executive vice president of the American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA). Bob's association management career has spanned 36 years with organizations including Association Management Group (AMG)and the National Association of Life Underwriters (NALU). He is immediate Past Chairman of the Board of the Small Business Legislative Council and is a member of the Committee of 100 of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Dolibois received the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation in 1979. Following college, he served as a naval officer for five years. He and his wife, Susan, reside in Arlington, VA.

Craig Regelbrugge serves as the American Nursery & Landscape Association's Vice President for Government Relations and Research. He serves in several leadership positions regarding the green industry and labor and immigration reform. He is national co-chair of the Agriculture Coalition for Immigration Reform (ACIR), working to secure an affordable and legal workforce for nursery and greenhouse growers. In 2008 he was elected vice chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Immigration Forum, and represents agriculture and the green industry on the management team of the Reform Immigration FOR America campaign.

Anna Ball is President and CEO of the 105-year-old Ball Horticultural Company, which specializes in all aspects of horticulture, including breeding, biotechnology, production, and marketing of hybrid flower seeds and other floriculture crops. Privately held and now in its third generation of family management, Ball Horticultural Company is located in over 20 locations worldwide. Anna received her B.A. degree from the University of Colorado and her MBA from Northwestern University. She is a Trustee for The Morton Arboretum, Limestone College, Thomas Jefferson School, and Choose DuPage. She is also a Director of the Board of the Ball Foundation, a 30 year-old research institute whose mission is to help individuals and organizations recognize and develop human potential and to engage in education reform. Anna lives in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

Larry is the General Manager at Lurvey Landscape Supply, a Landscape Distribution and Garden Retail business in the suburban Chicago market. Larry brigns 30+ years experience growing, selling and installing green goods including positions as a green goods buyer and sales manager. He received his BS in Ornamental Horticulture from Michigan State University in 1979. Larry is a past president of ANLA's Landscape Distribution Division and states, "After spending time working in all the different segments of our profession, I realize that Distribution is the all important link that ties the growers, garden centers, contractors and homeowners together and allows them all to work together to grow, install and enjoy the landscape around us. Done well, Distribution enhances the value of the products by allowing Growers and Contractors to concentrate on what they do best."

Skip Shorb is the past owner of his family's business, American Plant Food, in Bethesda, MD. Today, American Plant is owned and operated by three of Skip's four sons, Todd, Erik and Brett. He first joined the business in 1969 after graduating from Windham College in Vermont. In 1976 Skip separated the family's wholesale garden supply business from the retail garden center, forming N.W. Shorb and Sons, which he sold to Commerce Corp in 1983. He resigned as president of American Plant in 2007 and today serves as honorary Chairman. Skip served five years on the board of directors of Master Nursery Garden CEnters and is currently the treasurer of both ANLA and the Barbara Hauf Cancer Foundation, Inc.

Laurie Damgaard is currently President of Kaneville Tree Farms, Inc. Kaneville Tree Farms, located about 50 miles west of Chicago, is a wholesale grower of larger, specimen-quality shade trees, ornamentals and evergreens. The primary target market for the plant material is landscape contractors and landscape architects specializing in upscale residential and commercial projects. The company strives to provide a high level of quality and service through attention to details and good communication with customers and employees.

Laurie's family has been in the landscaping and nursery business for 75 years. Laurie "officially" began working at the nursery about 15 years ago. Prior to that time, Laurie worked at two consumer food product companies. Her formal education was at Iowa State University where she received a degree in dietetics and food science. Her education pertaining to nursery practices and the nursery industry was obtained by 1) spending a lot of time with her very knowledgeable father, Ron Damgaard, 2) observing practices and procedures at Kaneville Tree Farms and other nurseries and 3) attending as many industry networking events and classes as possible. Participation in industry organizations such as ANLA was also extremely helpful.

Platt is the owner of Platt Hill Nursery, a two-location garden center operation the suburban Chicago market. A fourth-generation nurseryman, Platt purchased his family's business in 1980 and oversaw many changes including the addition of the second store. A past president of ANLA's Garden Retail Division, Platt is passionate about reducing the industry's environmental impact from plastic containers. In fact, he may be calling you right now to talk about standardization of nursery and greenhouse pots.