Haslett, MI – At its recent annual conference, during the Saturday evening President’s Recognition Banquet held in the beautiful Ambassador Ballroom at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in downtown Grand Rapids, MI., the Michigan Floral Association (MFA) inducted the following 18 individuals as Certified Florist:
- Theresa Andre CF, Amanda, OH
- Laura Boucher CF, Whimsy Design, Ann Arbor, MI
- Mical (Mickey) Dunlop CF, Dunlop’s the Art of Flowers, Wolverine, MI
- Gloria Durham CF, Ypsilanti, MI
- Janyce Fair CF, Pattersons Flowers, Big Rapids, MI
- Garrett Fairbanks CF, Bakman Floral, South Lyons, MI
- Miwa Kameyama CF, Ann Arbor, MI
- Susan Kulka CF, Jackson, MI
- Gail Lockwood CF, Gregory, MI
- Helen Miller AIFD, CAFA, CF, Flowers & Such, Adrian, MI
- Becky Moore CF, Athens, MI
- Hiroe Peterson CF, Ann Arbor, MI
- Geoffrey Rentovich CF, Clinton Township, MI
- Katherine Seeburger CF, Ann Arbor, MI
- Rhonda Stibbe CF, Aurora, IL
- Sherry Tennis CF, Flowers & Such, Adrian, MI
- Doreen Thomas CF, Classic Designs, Lachine, MI
- Juan Tracy II CF, Flowers at the Falls, Idaho Falls, ID
The MFA created the CF program to establish a recognizable nation wide standard of quality in the retail floral industry. Those wishing to be certified must study industry techniques on basic design, care and handling, product identification, customer relations and sales, delivery, marketing, accounting, gluing and lighting/display. Those who pass a written and hands-on exam with 80% or better are certified.
"We are very, very proud of the eighteen florists who passed the certification exam. They represent a commitment to quality to the industry, their colleagues, and the floral consumer," said Tim Latimer, CF Certified Florist Committee Chairman.
The Michigan Floral Association is a full-service trade organization representing more than 500 florists, growers, and wholesalers statewide. Located in Haslett, MI, MFA offers group savings on insurance, financial services, retail bank card processing & supplies, office supplies, and fleet fueling; is the sponsor of the Certified Florist (CF) program; creates and hosts a statewide annual conferences and trade shows; conducts educational seminars though out the year at the association headquarters; 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.
Photo Caption: (from LtoR) Gloria Durham CF, Ypsilanti, MI; Katherine Seeburger CF, Ann Arbor, MI; Rhonda Stibbe CF, Aurora, IL; Garrett Fairbanks CF, Bakman Floral, South Lyons, MI; Doreen Thomas CF, Classic Designs, Lachine, MI; Becky Moore CF, Athens, MI; Geoffrey Rentovich CF, Clinton Township, MI; Susan Kulka CF, Jackson, MI; Janyce Fair CF, Pattersons Flowers, Big Rapids, MI; Sherry Tennis CF, Flowers & Such, Adrian, MI; Mical (Mickey) Dunlop CF, Dunlop’s the Art of Flowers, Wolverine, MI; Helen Miller AIFD, CAFA, CF, Flowers & Such, Adrian, MI; Laura Boucher CF, Whimsy Design, Ann Arbor, MI; Miwa Kameyama CF, Ann Arbor, MI; Hiroe Peterson CF, Ann Arbor, MI
Source: Michigan Floral Association