OGIA Celebrates Women's History Month

Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society during the month of March. OGIA is celebrating women who have made important contributions to the development of the green industry all across the world. We will be highlighting multiple women in the industry throughout the month.

WEBINARS

Leaders in the Green Industry Series 2022

Lisa Fiore

Thursday, March 3 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | OCNT Credit available

Lisa Fiore is Founder & CEO of LandscapeHub, a B2B online marketplace she created and launched in July 2017. A fourth-generation nursery professional, Ms. Fiore realized there was an opportunity to digitize the entire procurement process for the green industry creating value for commercial buyers and suppliers.

Ms. Fiore was previously President of Fiore Landscape and Nursery Supply (FLNS), a century-old nursery company. During her sixteen-year tenure, she was responsible for identifying new business opportunities and in leading the company forward during the recession. FNLS significantly grew in revenue and expanded to multiple locations under her leadership.

Ms. Fiore holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from University of Montana and a Master of Business Administration from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. She currently serves on the board of directors for the National Association of Landscape Professionals, (NALP); Robin Auto Pilot; is an advisor to the Women in Landscape Network, (WILN); a member of the Economic Club of Chicago; and a former board director for the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association, (ILCA).  REGISTER NOW

An East African Plantswoman's Work with Wambui Ippolito

Friday, March 11 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | OCNT Credit available

Wambui Ippolito is the 2021 Best in Show award winner at the Philadelphia Flower Show, the largest show of its kind in North America. Born in Kenya, Ms. Ippolito was influenced by her mother’s garden in Nairobi, her grandmother’s farm in the countryside, and the natural landscapes of East Africa. A graduate of the New York Botanical Garden's School of Horticulture, Veranda Magazine named her one of “Eleven Revolutionary Female Landscape Designers and Architects You Should Know" in 2021. Ms. Ippolito lectures internationally and is the founder of the BIPOC Hort Group, a multicultural professional organization with membership from the USA, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. She lives in New York City, where she concentrates on urban gardens, public spaces, and large estates.    REGISTER NOW

EVENTS

Join us at Oakland Green Interiors for a Women in the Green Industry Happy Hour on March 31st at 4:30 pm in Columbus. Register Here

PUBLICATIONS

The March/April theme of the Buckeye is Women in the Green Industry. 

RESOURCES

Article - The Little Known Women Behind Some Well-Known Landscapes, NYTimes, October 20, 2020

Watch - Women in the Dirt, 2011, Directed by Carolan Stoney

Women in the Dirt is about the groundbreaking work of seven landscape architects examining how women have helped shape the profession of landscape architecture for over a hundred years. Through conversations with the designers in their offices, or outdoors in the stunning spaces they’ve designed, the film explores each woman’s philosophy and approach to their discipline.