Trish Foulkrod: President
January 9th, 2017In 1996, over dinner with Carole and Bill Bowman and Trish and Wally Foulkrod, Bill’s idea of hanging baskets along Chocolate Avenue became the William S. Bowman Trust for the Horticultural Beautification of Hershey. Trish and Bill worked together on many projects at the Gardens while serving on the Hershey Gardens Advisory Board. Beautifying the town was a natural […]
read moreAshie Santangelo: Secretary
January 9th, 2017Ashie Santangelo has been a member of The William S Bowman Trust since its inception in 1996. Living downtown, Ashie knows that Hershey is a beautiful place and wants to keep it that way by encouraging more people to notice horticultural beauty. Ashie is also a past president of the Hershey Horticulture Society, on the […]
read moreAndrew Bowman: Treasurer
January 9th, 2017Andy Bowman, son of the late Bill Bowman, was a founding trustee of the William S Bowman Trust in 1996. Now a Sales Executive at The Hershey Company, Andy is a proud and lifelong resident of Hershey. His wife Rauna and their two children, Lydia and Brady, are also instrumental to the success of the […]
read moreLydia Bowman
January 9th, 2017Lydia Bowman has been a junior advisor of the William S Bowman Trust since 2014. Lydia was always very well aware of the effects that her grandfather, Bill Bowman, had on the beautification of Hershey. Because of her young age, Lydia wants to help beautify Hershey so she, along with the rest of her generation, […]
read moreBill Brandt
January 9th, 2017In 1998, Bill Brandt was hired by Bill Bowman at the Hershey Nursery and has worked closely with the downtown basket and Christmas wreath program initiatives. Bill’s passion for the beautification of Hershey comes naturally, as it falls within his everyday job of providing landscaping beautification and enhancement for many of the Hershey properties. Bill […]
read moreTom Clark
April 26th, 2017Tom Clark has been involved with the William S. Bowman Trust for about ten years, but has been involved in Derry Township for twenty five. Tom has been the director of Public Works for the past twenty years, although he was initially hired by the township in 1991 as a horticulturist, a job dedicated to […]
read moreBob Good
January 16th, 2016Bob Good has been on the board of the William S Bowman Trust for 2 years. When he was in high school, Bob worked for the Hershey Nursery and was greatly inspired by Bill Bowman to pursue an education in the green industry. Bob is the owner of Good’s Tree Care and lives in Hershey […]
read moreSandi May
January 16th, 2015Sandi May, a previous Hershey Nursery and florist employee, holds two certificates of Merit from Longwood Gardens that entailed several years of courses, intense studies, and testing. Sandi has spent time volunteering as a guide at the Hershey Gardens, and is a past president of the Hershey Horticultural Society. As a member of the trust, […]
read moreKatie McKinney-Gavazzi
May 11th, 2017Katie is the Board’s newest member, having joined The William S. Bowman Trust in May 2017. She was an elementary school teacher in the Derry Township School District and is now a stay-at-home-mom. Her interest in horticulture began in high school while working summers at the Hershey Rose Gardens. As a neighbor and friend of […]
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