Donna Arold has loved ‘playing in the dirt’ since she was a child, introduced to gardening by her dad who was a landscape designer in NJ. She is a Certified Master Gardener who led 'The Giving Garden' Outreach Program for the NJMG and Co-Edited ‘Roots and Shoots’, a quarterly publication for the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon County in NJ. Donna also conceived and designed the gardens and property of her NJ Bed & Breakfast (previously owned for 12 years).  She now serves on the Board of the MVGC, is VP of Communication for the MVGC and in her spare time, tends to the herb, flower and berry gardens at her Oak Bluffs home.

 

Suzan Bellincampi  shares nature through teaching, writing, and speaking. She serves as Islands Director for Mass Audubon, writes the Vineyard Gazette weekly nature column, “All Outdoors,” and has authored two books, Martha’s Vineyard: A Field Guide to Island Nature and The Nature of Martha’s Vineyard.

 

Marc Fournier is the former Arborist/Horticulturist at The Trustees of Reservations’ Mytoi Japanese Garden. Marc has extensive experience in arboriculture, landscape design, sustainability, energy efficiency, building construction, recycling, organics diversion, materials management, public works, and facilities management. He is a Massachusetts Certified Arborist, a LEED Accredited Professional, and a member of the USDA Forest Service Urban Forest Strike Team.