Jonathan Bardzik is Director of Marketing & Industry Relations with the American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA), a Washington, DC-based trade association representing over 2,300 firms who grow, sell, and use landscape plants.
He manages the marketing of ANLA programs and industry relations with the trade press and general media and consumer outreach. He is also the administrator of the Landscape Distribution Group, which defines the size, scope and impact of landscape distribution in the nursery industry and assesses specific business needs while providing services and information to help members improve performance in this growing industry segment.
Prior to joining ANLA Jonathan spent seven years working professionally in the horticulture industry. His experience includes a marketing position with Pleasant View Gardens in NH, a founding member of the Proven Winners network; a position in retail management and purchasing with his family's business Tarnòw Nursery, in MA; as the New England sales rep for Quansett Nurseries in MA, and in field production and retail at O'Donal's Nursery in Gorham, ME. He currently serves on the board of America in Bloom, a national program promoting community beautification.
Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Arts from Colby College in Waterville, ME where he studied Theatre and received his MBA from the Isenberg School at the University of Massachusetts with a concentration in Marketing and Finance.