The Michigan Floral Association has announced the results of its recent election of Officers and Board of Directors.
Serving as President is Jerome Raska, AAF, AIFD, CAFA, CF, PFCI, Blumz…by JR Designs, Ferndale/Detroit. Janice Curran, Michigan Teleflora representative was elected to serve as Vice President. Jeanette Ballien, Gaudreau the Florist Ltd., Saginaw, Michigan, was appointed to serve as Treasurer, and Bob Patterson, CF, Patterson's Flowers, Big Rapids, Michigan, will continue to serve as Immediate Past President. All will serve a one-year term.
The results of the recent Board of Directors elections are as follows. Tim Galea, Norton's Flower & Gifts, Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor, Michigan, director-at-large. Regional directors are: Terry Oswalt, Mayesh Wholesale, Romulus, Michigan, region one; Jeanette Ballien, region five; Tim Timinski, FloraCraft Corporation, Ludington, Michigan, region six. All will serve three-year terms ending in December 2019.
The Michigan Floral Association is a full-service trade organization representing more than 400 florists, growers, and wholesalers. Located in Haslett, Michigan, MFA offers group savings on insurance, financial services, retail bank card processing and supplies, office supplies, and fleet fueling; is the sponsor of the Certified Florist (CF) program; creates and hosts the annual Great Lakes Floral Expo; conducts educational seminars throughout the year at the association headquarters and various other facilities; publishes The Professional Florist magazine; hosts the MFA web site, and interacts with state/federal government agencies. For more information on MFA, visit their web site at www.michiganfloral.org.
Source: The Michigan Floral Association
