Dear SAF Member:
Please accept this as the official notice of the annual meeting of the Society of American Florists (SAF) to be held on September 30, 2020 at 2 pm ET, during which the election for the SAF Board of Directors will take place. The annual meeting will be conducted via a virtual platform because of the cancelation of SAF Phoenix 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Other business conducted will include the SAF Treasurer’s report as well as an update on association activities.
Absentee voting is permitted only for Directors under the following conditions:
Chairman of the Board Bill LaFever, PFCI Bill Doran Company Rockford, Illinois
President
Chris Drummond, AAF, PFCI Penny’s by Plaza Flowers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
President-Elect
Michelle Castellano Keeler, AAF Mellano & Company San Luis Rey, California
Treasurer Paul Fowle, AAF Manheim, Pennsylvania
Exec. Vice President & CEO Kate Penn
BOARD of DIRECTORS
Patrick Busch Len Busch Roses Plymouth, Minnesota
Joaquin de la Torre Ball SB
Miami, Florida
Oscar Fernandez Equiflor/RioRoses Doral, Florida
Nick Fronduto
Jacobson Floral Supply, Inc. Boston, Massachusetts
Tim Galea Norton’s Flowers & Gifts Ypsilanti, Michigan
Stephen Kennicott Kennicott Kuts, LLC Chicago, Illinois
Jamie Kitz, AAF Sakata, Inc.
Morgan Hill, California
Michael R. Pugh, AAF Pugh’s Flowers Memphis, Tenessee
Kaitlin Radebaugh, AAF Radebaugh Florist & Greenhouses Towson, Maryland
Liza Roeser FiftyFlowers Boise, Idaho
1. A written request for an absentee ballot must be submitted on company stationery by the voting member of the Society and must be received by the Society’s Executive Vice President at least 30 days in advance of the annual meeting (Monday, August 31, 2020). Requests may be sent by email to
aroberts@safnow.org or fax (703) 836-8705.
2. The Executive Vice President will mail absentee ballots no later than 25 days in advance of the annual meeting (Saturday, September 5, 2020) to all qualified voting members requesting them.
3. The completed absentee ballot must be received at SAF headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, at least 10 days prior to the start of the annual meeting (Sunday, September 20, 2020).
At the time a firm joins SAF, the firm is requested to designate and certify in writing one of its members, partners or employees as its voting member. Only the voting member can vote unless SAF has been notified in writing of a change in the voting member of that firm. If someone other than the voting member will be designated to vote for the firm, please provide the Society with a notice on company stationery of the change in voting member.
The candidates for the Board of Directors are as follows:
Growers: Austin Bryant, Heart of Florida Greenhouses, Inc., Zolfo, Fla.
Retailers: Cheryl Denham, AAF, AZMF, Arizona Family Florist, Phoenix, AZ Stacie Lee Banks, Lee’s Flower & Card Shop, Washington, D.C.
Wholesalers: David Armellini, AAF, Armellini Logistics, Palm City, Fla.
NOTE: Additional nominations will be accepted from any candidate who acquires 10 endorsements from members of the division represented by that candidate and who submits the endorsements with his/her candidacy to the Executive Vice President/CEO at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting (Monday, August 31, 2020).
This will constitute the final notice of the election procedures and candidates unless additional nominees for Directors’ positions are received at SAF Headquarters prior to the deadline.
Sincerely,
1001 North Fairfax Street Suite 201
Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
703.836.8700 voice 703.836.8705 fax
www.safnow.org www.aboutflowers.com
Kate F. Penn Executive Vice President/CEO
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