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Expanding Racial Equity in Horticulture - A Panel Discussion
Monday, July 17 • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

The National Gardening Survey has reported for the third year in a row that the greatest number of people of color are participating in gardening and landscape activities than ever before. Additionally, consumers are more likely to purchase from retail locations that have greater representation of their racial or ethnic group within the employee base and within marketing images and messages. With consumers preferring and requesting greater representation, how can we foster greater racial equity within horticulture firms for employees? Within this panel, we'll discuss opportunities for the horticulture industry to create and foster employee equity and sense of belonging.

                



    Gladys Opiyo, Regional Sales Manager Northwest at Profile Products  
    Since joining Profile Products in September 2017 as Product Rep – Horticulture, Gladys has worked directly with grower customers in all facets of growing with HydraFiber Advanced Substrate. She served as Technical Account Manager and currently serving as Regional Sales Manager for the Northeast. She loves being out in the greenhouse working side by side with growers to transition seamlessly and successfully to this exciting new substrate.

    Before joining the HydraFiber team, Gladys worked for several of the largest growers in the United States across a variety of crop types, and built her expertise in growing, propagation, production, field and greenhouse research and management. She holds a B.S. in Agronomic Engineering from EARTH University in Limón, Costa Rica and an M.S. in Horticulture and Crop Science from The Ohio State University.



    Profile Products -- Solutions for your Environment™.  
    Profile® Products delivers proven solutions for many different environments—all with an eye toward being friendly to the environment. From erosion control and vegetative establishment to sports field conditioning and golf course construction and maintenance, Profile brings knowledgeable people, purpose-driven products and groundbreaking technology on-site for you. Count on the world-class performance of Profile Products for your environment.



    Both here and around the globe, we are the market-share leader delivering greener solutions to preserve soil and water resources, improve animal health and horticultural operations, and enhance the quality of life at work, at home and at play. A world-leading manufacturer and innovator of wood-fiber-based and porous ceramic technologies, Profile Products is unsurpassed in the development of cost-efficient, environmentally friendly solutions that meet a broad range of unique consumer, commercial and industrial needs



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