Haslett, MI – At its recent annual conference, during the Saturday evening President’s Recognition Banquet held in the beautiful Pantlind Ballroom at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in downtown Grand Rapids, MI., the Michigan Floral Association (MFA) inducted the following eight individuals as Certified Florist:
- Angela Christie CF, Flowers From Natures Gardens – Petoskey, MI
- Josephine Coffey CF, Muareen’s Designs – Saline, MI
- Jennifer Egan CF, The Petalist Floral Design – Lansing, MI
- Cynthia Fink CF, DC Designs – Ann Arbor, MI
- Rebecca Geary CF – LaOtto, IN
- Youngmi Hong CF, Wesley Berry Flowers – Commerce Township, MI
- Nancy Mertz CF, Dexter, MI
- David Pinchock CF, Vogt’s Flowers – Flint, MI
The MFA created the CF program to establish a recognizable nation wide standard of quality in the retail floral industry. Those wishing to be certified must study industry techniques on basic design, care and handling, product identification, customer relations and sales, delivery, marketing, accounting, gluing and lighting/display. Those who pass a written and hands-on exam with 80% or better are certified.
"We are very, very proud of the eighteen florists who passed the certification exam. They represent a commitment to quality to the industry, their colleagues, and the floral consumer," said Tim Latimer, CF Certified Florist Committee Chairman.
The Michigan Floral Association is a full-service trade organization representing more than 500 florists, growers, and wholesalers statewide. Located in Haslett, MI, MFA offers group savings on insurance, financial services, retail bank card processing & supplies, office supplies, and fleet fueling; is the sponsor of the Certified Florist (CF) program; creates and hosts a statewide annual conferences and trade shows; conducts educational seminars though out the year at the association headquarters; publishes the Professional Florist magazine; hosts the MFA web site, and interacts with state / federal government agencies. For more information on MFA, visit their web site at www.michiganfloral.org.
Source: The Michigan Floral Association