The Weather Channel calls Atlanta home, and GWA is lucky to have Maria LaRosa opening GWA’s Annual Conference & Expo. Maria is an on-camera meteorologist and co-host of "Weekend Recharge" that airs weekends and has been in broadcast meteorology for more than 12 years. She also holds the new CBM (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist) Seal from the AMS, considered the gold standard of accreditation in her field. Maria will be sitting down with GWA's own Maria Zampini for a question and answer session.
GWA Annual Conference will wrap with Georgia royalty, Coach Vince Dooley. Coach Dooley, the retired University of Georgia head football coach and athletic director, has gained recognition as one of the region’s finest gardeners. In 2010, Dooley worked with painter Steve Penley to produce the book Vince Dooley's Garden, which tells of the former coach’s horticultural journey paired with numerous paintings and photographs of Dooley's garden.
Our second closing keynote is Michael A. Dirr, a legend in the horticultural world who has tremendous energy for teaching about plants, writing about plants, and especially for growing plants. Michael has published more than 300 scientific and popular papers and articles, and has received numerous awards and honors during his career, most recently the Liberty Hyde Bailey Medal from the American Horticulture Society. You can purchase a few of Michael’s books in the GWA Bookstore.
