• providing continuing education, training and professional development opportunities

  • promoting the use of safe and responsible Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices to enhance environmental stewardship

  • ​bringing our members together and providing them with the opportunity to exchange ideas, opinions and information

  • ​encouraging our membership to assist and cooperate with legislative and regulatory agencies

About Us

Oregon Vegetation Management Association Team Members

​Oregon Vegetation Management Association (OVMA) strives to promote and support the efforts of the vegetation and noxious weed management industry by:

Board of Directors
Don Farrar  -  Chair

Warren Gawlik,  Corteva - Private Representative

Will Lackey,  Oregon Department of Transportation -
Ex-Officio Organization

Bonnie Rasmussen,  Oregon Department of Agriculture -
​Ex-Officio Organization
J.P. Mischkot,  Glass Tree Care and Spray Service -
Public Representative
Floyd Paye,  Payes 2 Spray - Public Representative
Matt Wenick,  Grant County Weed Control SWCD -
SWCD Representation

Interested in being a member of our board drop us an email with your experience and reason for interest: ovmainfo@gmail.com

STAFF
Shannon Wenick,  Project Director
Kathy Sherman,  Creative Director
​Landon Brubaker,  Project Assistant
Les Sherman, Project Assistant / Muscle

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MISSION STATEMENT
Oregon Vegetation Management Association (OVMA) promotes safe and responsible Integrated Pest

Management (IPM)  practices to enhance environmental stewardship through professional development,

education and training, and academic opportunities for its members.