Professional Landscape Designers Announce 2004 Leadership

Patricia Ouderkirk, the 2004 president of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers.

Patricia Ouderkirk of Ouderkirk Landscape Design in Bridgehampton, New York, is the new president of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD). Last year, Ouderkirk served as president-elect and association development chairperson.

The other 2004 APLD officers are:

President-elect:

Bobbie Schwartz, owner of Bobbie?EUR??,,????'???s Green Thumb in Shaker Heights, Ohio;

Secretary:

Judy DePue, owner and designer of New Vistas Landscaping in Goshen, Indiana;

Treasurer:

Rosalind Reed, president, Rosalind Reed Associates in Oak Park, Illinois; and

Past President:

Linda Engstrom, owner of Garden Aesthetics in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Other leadership positions are:

Awards:

W. James Coile, founder of Coile and Associates of Pegram, Tennessee;

Certification:

Judy Nauseef, landscape designer, Judy Nauseef Landscape Design, Iowa City, Iowa;

Chapter and regional coordinator:

Patrick Bones, designer, Brighton Design of Tulsa, Oklahoma;

Communications chairperson:

Daniel Lowery, owner and designer, Queen Anne Gardens, Seattle, Washington;

Communications vice chairperson:

Nicolien van Schouwen, co-owner of European Garden Design, Takoma Park, Maryland;

Education:

Duane Morris, training and sales, Garden Graphics, San Luis Obispo, California;

Environment:

Susan Weber, owner of Urban Wild Ltd., Columbus, Ohio.