SAF Growth Taskforce
The Growth Taskforce guides SAF in educating the floral community with resources to build and
develop fulfilling careers and thriving businesses.
For more information about SAF’s Growth Taskforce, or
if you are interested in joining, please contact:
Staff Liaison: Kate Delaney, AAF
Director, Career Development
Society of American Florists
info@safnow.org
Growth Taskforce Members
Goal Champion:
Lori Wheat, AAF
Layfayette Florist
Erie, CO
Tom Alders
Alders Wholesale Florist
Campbell Hall, NY
Stacia Bartlett
Bill Doran Company
Rockton, IL
Erin Bruno, AAF
McNamara Florist
Indianapolis, IN
Russ Griffin
Griffin’s Floral Design
Columbus, OH
Michelle Jones
Flowers by Michelle
Las Vegas, NV
Evan Mickelsen
Red Mountain Wholesale Florist
Provo, UT
Rocio Silva, AIFD, CFD, PFCI
Instituto Mexicano Técnico Floral
Monterey, Mexico
Lynne Tischler, AAF, AIFD, CPFD, EMC, PFCI
Your Enchanted Florist
Saint Paul, MN
Carma White, AAF
Four Seasons Flowers & Plants
San Diego, CA
Aidan Williams
Glad-A-Way Gardens
Santa Maria, CA