{"id":12499,"date":"2012-01-31T20:03:32","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T20:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmsdclients.com\/zam\/?p=29"},"modified":"2012-01-31T20:03:32","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T20:03:32","slug":"about-us-jim-zampini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/about-us-jim-zampini\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us: Jim Zampini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<<strong>February 28, 1932 &#8211; April 15, 2017<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/JimPhoto_Large.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-347\" title=\"JimPhoto_Large\" src=\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/JimPhoto_Large.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Jim has dedicated his life to bringing new plants to market. Though he\u2019s at the age where most of his peers are peacefully retired, he can still spot a new tree while going 75 mph down the highway.<br \/>\nJim is a partner of UpShoot and co-owns the company with his daughter, Maria. Before founding UpShoot, Jim was the CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lakecountynursery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lake County Nursery, Inc.<\/a> in Perry, Ohio. As CEO, he oversaw a staff of more than 250 people and led the nursery\u2019s related businesses\u2014South Ridge Trucking, New Plants Inc., Champion Garden Towne and a residential and commercial landscaping firm.<br \/>\nBeyond the nursery, Jim\u2019s legacy lies in new plants. Jim has bred, selected and introduced more than 200 patented and trademark plants to the industry. UpShoot continues to license, market and sell these varieties.<br \/>\nJim has served in a number of horticultural and community organizations. He is a member of the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.onla.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/americanhort.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AmericanHort<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nappo.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Association of Plant Patent Owners <\/a>and a member and past president of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nglco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nursery Growers of Lake County, Ohio<\/a>. In the past, he has served on the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lakemetroparks.com\/about\/board.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Lake Metroparks Board of Park Commissioners<\/a>, the board of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heart.org\/HEARTORG\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Heart Association<\/a> and is the Director Emeriti for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lec.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lake Erie College<\/a>.<br \/>\nIn his long, distinguished career, Jim has also been recognized with a number of awards. Notable honors include an Honorarium from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nglco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nursery Growers of Lake County, Ohio<\/a>, the Distinguished Contribution Award from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onla.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association<\/a> and Honorary Life Membership from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohiochapterisa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ohio and International Chapters of the International Society of Arboriculture<\/a> in \u201cRecognition of Dedicated Efforts and Excellence in the Development of Tree Cultivars for the Urban Environment.\u201d<br \/>\nFor more information about Jim, <a href=\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Jim-Zampini-Resume.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Sign Up for UpShoot Enewsletter\" href=\"http:\/\/upshoothort.us2.list-manage2.com\/subscribe\/post?u=430ef24c71830bcc434cdd3d7&amp;id=673a1b4ae8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/website-signup-green-button.jpg\" alt=\"Click here to receive our FREE monthly enewsletter\" width=\"198\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[123,19],"tags":[112,116,119,120,121,122,124,125,88,126,127,110,128],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - 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