Our Story
Since 1959, ILCA has provided its members with the resources needed to enhance their performance and ensure continued growth and success. The Association’s mission is to enhance the professionalism and expertise of members by providing leadership, education, representation, and services while promoting environmental awareness and the value of the landscape industry. ILCA employs a wide variety of means to fulfill its mission including; seminars, workshops, publications, trade shows, awards, networking, scholarship grants and social events.
The association is pledged to serve as a forum for the free exchange of ideas among landscape contractors, their suppliers and the government, working together for a greener, more beautiful Illinois. ILCA is a 501 (c) (6) nonprofit trade association with more than 800 member companies.
2023/2024 Board Of Directors
Officers
President
Ashley Marrin
Bret-Mar Landscape
Management Group
Phone: (708) 301-2225
Homer Glen, IL 60491
Vice President
Jim Cirrincione
Hinsdale Nurseries
Phone: (630) 323-1411
Willowbrook, IL 60527
Secretary/Treasurer
Kim Hartmann
Rosborough Partners
Phone: (847) 549-1361
Libertyville, IL 60048
Immediate Past President
Jeff Kramer
Kramer Tree Specialists
Phone: (630) 293-5444
West Chicago, IL 60185
Directors
Adam Bellas
Bellas Landscaping
Phone: (309) 827-5263
Bloomington, IL 61705
Ryan Heitman
The Fisher Burton Company
Phone: (847) 566-9200
Mundelein, IL 60060
Tom Klitzkie
Nature’s Perspective Landscaping
Phone: (847) 475-7917
Rosborough Partners
Michael Massat
The Growing Place Nursery &
Flower Farm, Inc.
Phone: (630) 355-4000
Naperville, IL 60563
Kevin McGowan
Kaknes Landscape Supply, Inc.
Phone: (630) 416-9999
Naperville, IL 60563
Nikki Melin
Midwest Groundcovers
Phone: (847) 742-1790
St. Charles, IL 60174
Becky Thomas
Spring Grove Nursery, Inc.
Phone: (815) 448-2097
Mazon, IL 60444
Mark Utendorf
Emerald Lawn Care, Inc.
Phone: (847) 392-7097
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008