May 2022 - 24

40 UNDER 40
Adam Kelley
Lauren Kilpatrick
CHIEF INFORMATION
OFFICER
METROLINA
GREENHOUSES
HUNTERSVILLE,
NORTH CAROLINA
Accomplishments:
* Responsible for building " a
best-in-class analytics and
IT group " and watching
them develop as leaders
who demonstrate true
ownership in their subject
matter and areas of
expertise.
* Led a team of 15
IT professionals
in developing and
implementing an in-store
app that allows field
teams to manage the business daily in real-time in the palms of
their hands.
Out of the Wild and Into the Greenhouse
While most of Adam's professional career has been in analytics and
innovation, his degrees are in wildlife biology, and he spent most of
his graduate school career studying waterbirds.
Working off Their Turkey Dinner:
Adam comes from a large family that is a " very competitive group "
and holds a multi-event Family Olympics every other Thanksgiving.
ASSISTANT TECHNICAL SCIENTIST
SYNGENTA FLOWERS
MONROEVILLE, NEW JERSEY
Accomplishments:
* Responsible for performing technical research trials to
improve unrooted cutting quality on key crops, create
and update crop culture guides and support data-driven
marketing campaigns for new products.
* Executed culture and comparison trials for company's new
interspecific Spectra New Guinea Impatiens series to create
data-driven marketing messaging.
When She's Not in the Greenhouse:
Lauren's hobbies include running, hiking, kayaking and
cooking. " This past year I completed my first half marathon
and I hope to do
more in the future! "
On Her Bookshelf:
Lauren's favorite
book is " A Sand
County Almanac:
And Sketches Here
and There " by Aldo
Leopold. " It is a
beautifully written
and evocative
book about the
interdependence
of plants, animals,
and humans. "
Congratulations Meagan Nace
and the entire 2022 Class!
The AmericanHort team salutes our colleague,
Meagan Nace, Senior Manager, Education Program Development
on being named to the GPN 40 under 40 class for 2022.
Meagan's creativity, drive, and passion for the green industry
is apparent in her work to develop educational programming
to help the entire green industry Perform Better, Grower
Faster and Prepare for the Future!
Looking for industry best practices?
Check out AmericanHort's educational
programming at AmericanHort.org
Meet
GPN'S
40 UNDER 40
Alumni AT:
GPNMAG.COM/
40-UNDER-40AWARDS/
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