SNA Elects New Officers
Chapter 1 – Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
Chapter 2 – Florida, Georgia and South Carolina
Chapter 3 – Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee
Chapter 4 – Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas
The complete slate of 2016-2017 officers and directors is as follows:
- Dusty Knight, president, Plantation Tree Company, Selma, Alabama
- Norman Cole, III, vice president/treasurer/director Chapter 1, Cole Nurseries, Pipestem, West Virginia
- Joseph Napoli, director Chapter 2, Athens Wholesale Nursery, Athens, Georgia
- Rickey Minton, Director Chapter 3, Triangle Nursery, McMinnville, Tennessee
- Todd Ellefson, Director Chapter 4, Windmill Nursery, Franklinton, Louisiana
- Michael Hobbs, Immediate Past President, Warren County Nursery, McMinnville, Tennessee
Newly elected SNA President Dusty Knight is from Franklinton, Louisiana, where he worked for Windmill Nursery and Zelenka Nursery of Folsom, Louisiana for 20 years. In 2000, he and his wife Joan moved to Prattville, Alabama, where he brought that 20 years of experience to Plantation Tree Co. as manager. Plantation Tree Co. has over 400 acres of premium quality field-grown shade and ornamental trees and shrubs in production. Established in 1993, Plantation Tree Co. has quickly set the standard for quality field grown trees and ornamentals and introduced three plants to the industry. A superb Vitex ‘Lilac Queen’, an unusual Magnolia ‘Cinnamon Twist’, and an outstanding magnolia that has become a standard in the industry the ‘Green Giant’ Magnolia.
Dusty was elected to serve on the SNA Board of Directors in 2013 representing Chapter 4.
Dusty and Joan have two children and three grandchildren. Dusty is an avid hunter, fisherman, and loves to spend time with his grandchildren.
For more information on all the near officers and SNA, visit www.sna.org.
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