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Mr. Colvin started in the landscape industry in 1964 working for Valley Crest Landscape, Inc. (the largest commercial landscape company in the United States with gross annual sales exceeding $700,000,000) doing cost accounting and estimating. After several years he became the Assistant Branch Manager for the San Fernando Valley Branch. In 1973, he owned & operated Colvin Sprinkler Co., a full service landscape irrigation company, until selling the company in 1976 when he joined American Landscape, Inc. as Chief Estimator, and Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In 1985 he joined the California Landscape Companies as President of California Landscape, Inc. and General Manager of all divisions. He was responsible for all administrative operations along with sales, marketing and all safety programs. In 1994 he joined the CLCA Welfare Insurance Trust as Director of Safety and Executive Director. With the formation of Golden Oak Cooperative Corporation, the successor to the TRUST, he became President/Chief Executive Officer. He also serves as Secretary/Director for LCIS, and as Treasurer/Director of the California Coalition on Workers Compensation. | 