Page 30 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • May 8, 2013 PLANET, the national trade association for landscape industry professionals, announced that Glenn Jacobsen, a resident of Allendale, will be the president of the 2013-14 board of directors. Jacobsen took office on May 1. “The association is in a great place right now with strong membership,” said Jacobsen. “I am excited to help PLANET continue to grow the programs that members need to help strengthen their businesses.” Jacobsen has been an active member of PLANET for years and has served on the board of directors and on many committees. He helped launch PLANET Glenn Jacobsen, to head PLANET Board of Directors Gives Back at GIC and GIE+EXPO in Louisville, supports the PLANET Academic Excellence Foundation with his wife Melissa, earned the respected designation of PLANET Trailblazer, and mentors students from Penn State and SUNY Cobleskill. “Glenn is so passionate about the industry and about how it can make an impact on people’s lives,” said Sabeena Hickman, CAE, CMP, chief executive officer of PLANET. “We are lucky to have Glenn’s passion and energy focused on improving the industry.” Jacobsen is president and founder of the award-winning Jacobsen Landscape Design & Construction in Midland Park. The company specializes in landscape design and build for residential properties and is well-known for comprehensive landscape maintenance services, which include residential and commercial property care, irrigation, garden design, and commercial snow management. Jacobsen and his team have received awards from numerous landscape industry organizations, including PLANET and the New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association. Jacobsen participates in dozens of charities and has contribute to many community landscape projects, including the building of the 9/11 Memorial Garden at the Midland Park Firehouse, the annual Renewal & Remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery, PLANET Day of Service, Come Alive Outside, and organizing the PLANET Gives Back community service projects in Louisville, Kentucky. PLANET represents more than 100,000 landscape industry professionals who create and maintain healthy, green living spaces for communities across America. PLANET members are committed to the highest standards in industry education, best practices, and business professionalism. Many of PLANET’s professionals have attained the status of becoming Landscape Industry Certified, achieving the greatest level of industry expertise and knowledge. Visit PLANET at www.landcarenetwork.org.