(VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.)- The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) recently announced at their Executive Forum in Las Vegas that Roger Phelps, promotional communications manager for STIHL Inc., will be director at large for the 2010/2011 PLANET board of directors.
“PLANET is an important part of the green industry, and I am proud to play a part in the work that it does,” said Phelps. “Through marketing tools, industry specific business publications, updates on legislative issues, and networking opportunities, PLANET supports the member businesses that contribute to our communities’ green spaces and quality of life.”
A Navy veteran, Phelps joined STIHL in 2001 as the company’s event marketing specialist. In 2003, he was promoted to his present position as promotional communications manager and is responsible for sponsorships, public relations, event marketing, social media, and trade shows. The promotional communications team produces events like the STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Series, manages event marketing and PR relationships with people and events such as STIHL Dogs and Logs World Championships, STIHL Tour des Trees, National FFA Foundation, and garden and lifestyle expert P. Allen Smith, and association relationships like the National Association of State Park Directors, International Society of Arboriculture, Tree Care Industry Association, and PLANET. Phelps is also part of the STIHL environmental stewardship team.
Phelps participated in PLANET’s 2009 Crystal Ball committee that produced the report on the sustainability in the green industry. He was also PLANET’s 2009 Supplier Committee chair and is a member of PLANET’s government affairs, membership, PLANET Student Career Days and education committees, and was a panel member on sustainability at the 2009 Green Industry Conference.
As a director at large on PLANET’s 2010/2011 board of directors, his main responsibility will be to uphold PLANET’s mission to maintain the quality of life in communities across America.
About PLANET
PLANET, the Professional Landcare Network, is an international association serving lawn care professionals, landscape management contractors, design/build/installation professionals, and interior plantscapers. PLANET is the association of members who create and maintain the QUALITY OF LIFE in communities across America. With more than 4,000 member companies and affiliates, these firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals. For more information, visit LandcareNetwork.org, or call the PLANET office at (800) 395-2522.
About STIHL Inc.
STIHL Inc. manufactures the world’s largest selling brand of chain saws and produces a full line of powerful, lightweight, and versatile handheld outdoor power equipment for homeowners and professional users. STIHL products are sold through servicing power equipment retailers from coast to coast— not mass merchants. STIHL products sold through U.S. STIHL dealers are for distribution in the United States only. For more information or for the name of the closest STIHL retailer, call toll free 1-800-GO STIHL (1-800-467-8445) or visit the STIHL Web site at www.stihlusa.com.
STIHL is pleased to also support the work of the Tropical Forest Foundation, the Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund), the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA), National FFA, Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), the American Tree Farm System (ATFS), and the National Association of State Park Directors (NASPD).
