Project EverGreen’s Sustainability Committee is made up of the following members of the Project EverGreen Board of Directors.
Phil Fogarty began working in the green industry in 1980 when he purchased Crowley’s Lawn Service from entrepreneur and inventor Tom Crowley. Crowley’s grew substantially by offering a variety of services including residential and commercial lawn care, industrial and residential vegetation control, tree and shrub treatments and outdoor pest control. In late 1997, Phil negotiated a merger of the lawn, tree and shrub portions of the company with Scott’s Lawn Service. After an 18-month assignment with Scott’s Lawn Service as a consultant, Phil resumed management of Crowley’s Vegetation Control and established the initial WEED MAN Franchise in the Cleveland area in early 2000.
Phil operates Growing Opportunities LLC., the Master Franchiser of the Weed Man system in Ohio, Pennsylvania and upstate New York. Growing Opportunities, LLC. offers franchise opportunities and currently supports 13 franchise partners in over 40 territories.
Phil Fogarty lives in Munson Township, Ohio with his wife Sally and their four boys.
Jeff Bollig studied business and sports administration at the University of Kansas and Wichita State. In 1996, after six years as director of media relations for the Big 8 Conference, Jeff became the director of communications for GCSAA. In his spare time, he directs a CYO basketball program and coaches youth sports.
Since 1997, Norm Goldenberg has held the positions of vice president, government/public affairs for TruGreen; vice president, government/public affairs, licensee relations and technical services for Terminix International; and senior vice president - Terminix International and TruGreen. With over 33 years of experience in the pest control industry, he has received numerous industry awards, including Lawn & Landscape magazine’s Guardian of the Environment and Trendsetting Contractor Awards and the National Pest Management Association’s Pinnacle Award. He was also named “One of the 25 Most Influential People in the Pest Control Industry” by PCT Magazine.
A board certified entomologist, Norm holds a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in entomology from the University of Florida. He was named “Member Emeritus” of the Advisory Council to the Entomology Program at Florida A & M University in 1991. Norm serves as an advisor to the EPA (State of Florida and State of Tennessee) as well as the Entomological Society of America, the Florida Entomological Society and the American Chemical Society.
Norman is celebrating his 50th year in the pest control and lawn care industries, and is President-elect of PLANET.
Paul G. McDonough is a Strategic Account Manager for Agrium Advanced Technologies.
Paul McDonough has over 30 years of green industry experience. Much of that experience has been in management roles with major green industry service and supplier companies.In addition to being a Project EverGreen past president, throughout his career, Paul has served in leadership positions for several industry associations including Government Affairs Chair for PLANET, president, Environmental Industry Council of CT., a founding board member of the Mass. Association of Lawn Care Professionals, president of the Ohio Professionals for Responsible Regulation and a board member the New England Agricultural Chemical Association. Additionally, he has served as an appointee on legislative and regulatory task forces related to industry issues in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Bill Vogel
Bill has been involved in the “green industry” his whole life. He grew up on a dairy farm just outside Milwaukee Wisconsin and later worked with his Dad in the family farm supply business. After graduating college with a degree in agronomy, Bill started the Spring Valley division of the family business to work with the lawn care, landscape and golf course markets. Spring Valley now ships throughout the US and the world supplying fertilizer and ice melter products. Supporting the industry, Bill has been on the boards of The Wisconsin Landscape Contractors, Wisconsin Green Industry Federation, Mid-Am Horticultural Trade Show, Project Evergreen and more. Married with three grown children, Bill enjoys his four grandchildren, snowboarding, biking and flying his plane.
Margaret received a Bachelor of Science degree in Textile Chemistry from North Carolina Agricultural &Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina and has over 30 years of experience leading internal and external marketing communication teams. Throughout her career, Margaret has focused on company and product brand management and developing communication strategies to support business goals and objectives.
During her time at Syngenta, Margaret has worked in the Crop Protection business as well as her current role as senior marketing communications manager in Turf & Landscape. In addition to her consistent voice for Syngenta as a member of the Industry Advisory Council – Golf Course Superintendent Association (GCSAA), Diversity Task Group – GCSAA, vice-president on the Turf and Ornamental Communicator board and board member of Project Evergreen she has been a regional director for Region V – National Agri-marketing Association, Carolinas/Virginia Chapter President and Vice-Chair Programs, C/V Chapter. Margaret is proficient at communicating with all levels of management, internal and external, as well as suppliers to develop and deliver marketing communication that meet business strategies and objectives.
Deborah joined HighGrove Partners in 2005. As Director of Customer Service and Marketing, she has spearheaded the company’s focus on becoming a customer-centric organization. Deborah led the company’s re-branding effort in 2006, which involved deploying new corporate messaging and generating a new brand image and website. Deborah’s vision is for HighGrove to be the “Nordstrom” of landscape companies and she has implemented a series of customer programs and feedback mediums as well as internal training initiatives to help achieve this goal.
Deborah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Advertising with a minor in Psychology from the University of Illinois. Her background includes broad experience in various areas of marketing and customer service in a variety of industries including financial services, insurance and software.
Prior to joining HighGrove Partners, Deborah served in senior-level marketing and customer service roles at Employease (now ADP Employease, Inc.). She was most recently the Director of Customer Service with responsibilities for leading and developing a team of Account Managers and Product Specialists.