Tru-Green’s Erica Santella Named Chair of FPMA’s Green Industries Task Force

ORLANDO, FLA. – Florida Pest Management Association President Tim Hulett, Hulett Environmental Services, named Erica Santella, technical manager of TruGreen in Florida, as chair of the newly formed Green Industries Task Force.

“The high percentage of FPMA members in the ‘green industries’ makes this task force a vital addition to the regulatory and legislative functions of the association,” Hulett said. FPMA Government Affairs Chair D.R. Sapp added, “Erica’s dedicated service and expertise make her the natural choice for this important position.”

Charges of the committee include:

• Gathering, organizing and disseminating information on local fertilizer ordinances and responding to their introduction at a local level.
• Creating a clearinghouse for local fertilizer ordinances for reference by FPMA members.
• Working with the Department of Environmental Protection, IFAS and the FPMA Education Committee on the development of BMP training for use by the association and its members.
• Communicating with the Government Affairs Committee and acting as an informational resource for the ongoing effort to pass statewide fertilizer legislation.
• Building coalitions of industry groups in pursuing the causes of the association and its members in the green industries.

“I appreciate the confidence of the FPMA leadership and look forward to working with them and the members of the task force for the betterment of lawn care professionals and their related groups,” Santella said.