GROW Newsletter Spring 2019

“Where have you been”, you ask? We’ve been busy taking all of the valuable feedback we received from YOU and making BIG changes. So we are incredibly excited to launch the new DIGITAL version of our GROW newsletter. ALL the same great content you’ve come to enjoy monthly, now quarterly, with more content about our women, and now in a more easily accessible format. We hope you will take the time to read it in its entirety. . . because there has been A LOT going on with GROW and our female team members. Don’t miss out!

A conversation with our Project Director for BVLS Operational Excellence. Read her tips and tricks to having a successful career, working hard, having fun, and (of course), her Superpower.

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BrightView Women Participate in National Mentoring Monday

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Hear about your BrightView colleagues across the country who served as both mentors and mentees at this year’s “Mentoring Monday”, including first-hand accounts of how they benefitted from the program.

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BLVD Parker Launches “Field Trip” Program to Expand Team Member Knowledge

See how one Development branch is expanding the knowledge of the of BrightView office staff by sending them on

Read about how one Development branch has launched an initiative to expand the field knowledge of its support staff. In the coming issues, we will follow them as they expand the program, sharing the successes and lessons learned.

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A Face with a Name: Dallas Branches Host GROW Meet & Greet

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Dallas is home to both Development and Maintenance. But they had never met their counterparts in person – a lunch was all it took to become more to each other than just a name on an email. Read about how simple it was and how they benefitted from it.

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Meet our Newest BrightView Team Members!

You are now a member of the most tenured workforce in the landscape industry, known for its deep expertise, skilled craftsmanship, and innovation. Let’s all welcome these amazing women to our team.

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Around BrightView

BrightView is proud to have one of the most tenured staff and workforces in the industry, known for its deep expertise, skilled craftsmanship, and innovation. Congratulations to the following on their significant anniversaries.

1 Year:

Tina Hunt
Catharine Gaylord
Mary Haag
Shannon Kelley
Maria Perez
Katherine Bennett
Sandeep Walia
Beatriz Perez
Tifani Villatoro
Yesenia Villatoro
April Pifer
Milainy Rosa
Mary Martinez
Carolina Guasch
Ana Solorzano
Sonja Cannedy
Christine Powell
Nicole Franks
Donna Ray
Pazzytha Domenichini
Tracie Sneed
Marylin Gonzalez
Shannon Sharp
Thanh Pham
Kayla Adams
Cynthia Miller
Stephanie Chavez

Sandra Hernandez
Lesly Lobo Canales
Rebeca Guevara Alvarado
Julie Moore
Evelyn Cruz Aldana
Carolina Araujo
Monique Baker
Eriantha Saint Martin Dorval
Pamela Britos
Arianne Johnson
Mildred Velazquez
Celia Martinez Duenas
Sharon Phelan
Maria Celestino Castillo
Beatrice Acevedo
Carmen Gaspar Gutierrez
Audra Wells
Andreina Viamonte Castillo
Maria Morrillo
Raquel Montes Martinez
Donnett Brown
Juana Nungaray
Breishaly Garriga Agosto
Rachel Barahona
Jodie Spor
Veronica Carreon
Guadalupe Gutierrez

Monica Sosa
Jashiry Rodriguez
Coraliz Rivera Sanchez
Isalia Guerrero
Rosemarie Moore
Carla Gray
Darlene Mcconville
Rebekah Champy
Vanesah Noechel
Grismeldy Lora Alvarez
Marivel Rojas Huaracha
Diosari Munoz Rivera
Maria Sanchez Suacedo
Virginia Mazariegos
Sarah Robinson
Gloria Magana Ramos
Alejandrina Paredes Mendoza
Maria Garcia
Sharon Roldan
Doris Lopez
Crystal Updike
Yanira De La Torre
Ruby Lopez
Catherine Strat
Santa Quintanilla
Elizabeth Aviles
Sandra Sanchez Briseno

Zoraida Figueroa
Evelyn Suarez
Darae Eom
Cassilena Hagey
Stacy Estrada
Rosy Tapia Ramos
Sonia Sanchez Briseno
Nicole Moore
Carolina Lopez De Luna
Daniela Martinez
Keri Reece
Josefina Farias Cabanas
Irene Quintanilla Hernandez
Widza Bryant
Lisa Hess
Teresea Ramirez
Kimberly Miller
Deidre Lansberry
Angela Munroe
Jennifer Ives
Margarita Renteria De Quinones
Audra Moreno
Delia Catalan
Kristen Westerburg
Maria Rosas Navarro
Gloria Martinez
Krystal Rivera Pagan

5 Years:

Rosalina Escobedo
Stacy Spinale
Ana Ortiz Cintron
Staci Shepherd
Paula Hernandez Martinez
Carmen Rosario
Gina Cianciotti

Michelle Whipple
Colleen Cartellone
Rachel Clevenger
Yesenia Salazar-Palacios
Holly Mccracken
Mary Kathryn Mora

Stephanie Burrell
Katerina Villagomez
Jessenia Robles
Melinda Kloppenberg
Megan Horn
Roxanna Rivas

10 Years:

Lindsay Kinsler
Jeri-Ann Lacayo
Maria Rojo Lara

15 years:

Kandiace Powers
Kelly Schwerdt
Olga Chavezdemora
Jade Colley
Dhonalee Hernandez
Jennifer Bang

20 Years:

Denise Nolta
Natalee Sana

25 Years:

Herminia Stansbury
Mary Carpenter

30 years:

Julie Breen

35 years:

Kayla Jahrman

Noteworthy News

Marcia Pryor (right), BVLS Business Developer, attended “Portraits of Inclusion” a photography exhibit held at Colorado State University honoring 17 women who have demonstrated significant contributions in Colorado’s horticulture and landscape architecture professions. She is seen here with Jane Choi, Associate Professor at CSU, posing with a photo of Jane Silverstein Ries, the first female Landscape Architect in CO.

Robin Orcutt, Branch Administrator in MA, is a competitive USA Roller Sports Figure Skater. At the recent 2018 National Championships, she competed in three events and won a gold, silver, and bronze. She won Gold in Team Dance and Bronze in Gold Figures. The photo above is Robin in the Gold Solo Dance event.

Arianne Johnson, Maintenance Office/Site-Safety from AZ, has decided to pursue a Bachelors in Science Business Administration and Management at Grand Canyon University. She currently has a 4.0 GPA. She plans to apply what she is learning to her day-to-day at BrightView. She credits her children with inspiring her to take this next, exciting step.

Did we miss your anniversary, promotion, or recent new hire? Getting married? Planning for a new addition to your family?

Or have something else to share? We’d love to hear from you to be able to include it in the newsletter!

Please send your special news to Kate at kate.kestyn@brightview.com.

This newsletter is brought to you by the GROW Operating Board and our Executive Sponsor, Andrew Masterman, CEO.

Please check out the GROW Community Page on the BrightView Intranet and follow us!

Caroline Weilert, GROW Co-Leader • Mandy Orders, GROW Co-Leader
Kate Douglas Kestyn, GROW Programming • Stephanie Burrell, GROW Membership
Megan Horn, GROW Membership • Holly Woonton, GROW Membership
Jennifer Albert, GROW Marketing • Erynn Cotter, GROW Marketing • Sarah Knouse, GROW Marketing
Julianne Seeley, GROW Accounting • Heather Fritton, GROW Community Service

Do you have content you’d like to see in the newsletter? If you have feedback, please send your thoughts to Kate Douglas Kestyn at kate.kestyn@brightview.com

GROWing Up. What’s Next for the Women of BrightView

GROW Live! Coming to you Soon

GROW Live! Regional Conference Program Launched in SoCal

Dress for Success and BrightView – a New, National Partnership

Holly Woonton Recognized for her BVLS Leadership

BrightView Women Participate in National Mentoring Monday

BLVD Parker Launches “Field Trip” Program to Expand Team Member Knowledge

A Face with a Name: Dallas Branches Host GROW Meet & Greet

Meet our Newest BrightView Team Members!

Around BrightView

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Noteworthy News