About FNGLA

Wes Parrish

Wes Parrish, President

Wes Parrish of Parrish Nursery in Parkland. Wes has been a member of FNGLA since 1979, serving the association in a variety of positions including as President of the National Foliage Foundation (NFF) and as Treasurer and committee member for The Landscape Show. He has also been on FNGLA's Board of Directors, active in the Broward Chapter, and has been a member of the Florida Garden Select jury. Wes and his wife Vickie own Parrish Nursery.

Mike Marshall

Mike Marshall, President-Elect

Mike Marshall of Marshall Tree Farm in Morriston. Mike has served FNGLA as a committee member and chairman to The Great Southern Tree Conference, sat on the budget committee, has been a woody ornamental division leader and has been on FNGLA's Board of Directors. Aside from FNGLA, Mike is active in a variety of industry groups including the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and is a graduate of the Wedgworth Leadership Institute.

Sandy Stein

Sandy Stein, Secretary / Treasurer

Sandy Stein of The Jungle Nursery in Miami is Secretary/Treasurer. Sandy has represented FNGLA's Woody Division and Miami-Dade Chapter on the FNGLA Board. He chairs the Membership Committee and has also been a member of the FNGLA Budget Committee.

Halsey Beshears

Halsey Beshears, Immediate Past President

Halsey Beshears of Simpson Nurseries in Monticello. Beshears has served as President of FNGLA, President of the Big Bend Chapter, was a member of the Membership Committee since 2004, and on FNGLA's Board of Directors since 2003. Besides his FNGLA participation, Halsey is a graduate of the Wedgworth Leadership Institute; is a Founding member and past president of the Tallahassee Young Entrepreneurs Organization; and, sits on the Board of Advisors for Farmers and Merchants Bank. Married to Cristin since 2000, the couple has three little girls. In 2008, his family won the Farm Bureau Family of Jefferson County award.

2012 - 2013 Board Representitives