Principal CEO at Gardenland Power Equipment & Co-Founder and CEO of Towa Industries Inc.
Roger Phelps joined STIHL Inc. in 2001 and is currently the Corporate Communications Manager. In that position he is responsible for creating and telling the STIHL story through integrated event marketing, strategic partnerships, sponsorships, and digital and social media with the goal of increasing the visibility of and affinity for the STIHL brand and over 10,000 STIHL dealers. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy and served 10 years in the U.S. Navy attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He has serves on the National Association of Landscape Professionals Foundation Board of Directors, the National Association of State Park Directors Leadership School Board of Regents, and the Professional Grounds Management Society Board of Directors.
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AGZA SERVICES
AGZA works with both the public and private sectors, including:
- Municipalities, Public Works Departments, Parks and Recreation Departments, City Councils, and County and State programs
- Local, regional, and national landscape maintenance companies
- Small independent lawn care professionals, gardeners, and DIY homeowners
Whether you manage large-scale public spaces or maintain your own property, AGZA provides guidance and support to help navigate the transition to more sustainable land care practices.
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AGZA WORKSHOPS & SYMPOSIUMS
AGZA workshops and symposiums are organized in partnership with governmental organizations, private industry, OPE organizations and manufacturers, and nonprofits. These events can be held in person, virtually, or as a hybrid experience.
We provide education, resources, and outreach to help communities transition land care operations from conventional practices toward lower-impact, cleaner battery-electric and people-powered tools. Our goal is to work collaboratively with public and private stakeholders to facilitate practical, positive outcomes.
Participants gain a foundational understanding of battery-electric operations and other sustainable, low-impact approaches to land care. Our workshops offer opportunities to test equipment firsthand, learn from public and private sector transition case studies, and gain valuable insights into the economic and workload feasibility of sustainable land care business models.
Create an AGZA low-impact workshop or symposium for your community, institution, or business, and take the next step toward more sustainable land care practices.
ELF™ - Environmental Landscape Footprint & Cost Benefit Analysis REPORTS
Developed with our non-profit partner Quiet Communities, ELF™ quantifies toxic and carcinogenic emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, noise and solid waste resulting from landscape maintenance operations. Municipalities, campuses and private industry can use ELF™ to gain a clear understanding of what kind and amounts of impacts their landscape maintenance operations has on their workers and communities. ELF™ reports are included in AGZA Green Zone® Certification projects. Returns on investment (ROI) in battery electric equipment and people-powered tools are important to understand when implementing or transitioning to battery-electric low-impact operations. AGZA will estimate based on your operations when you can expect a ROI on a fleet of battery-electric tool platforms.
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AGZA Green Zone® CErtification
AGZA Green Zone® Certification establishes municipalities, academic institutions, school districts, and private industry as models of low-impact land care for their communities.Certification also strengthens environmental leadership and sets examples for clean, quiet, and sustainable landscape maintenance practices in their regions and beyond. AGZA collaborates with the nonprofit organization, Quiet Communities, to implement the Green Zone® program. Low impact operations improve a community’s quality of life and benefits worker and community health by reducing localized noise and air pollution.
REbate and voucher program design and support
AGZA works with states, counties, and municipalities to design and implement residential and commercial programs that reduce the cost of battery-electric lawn and garden equipment. We understand the challenge of higher upfront costs associated with battery-electric tools compared to their gas-powered counterparts.
Whether you are looking to develop and execute a rebate or voucher program, or host a one-day gas-to-electric exchange event, AGZA provides the expertise and support to make it successful.With over fifteen years of experience delivering more than seventy-five (75) exchange events and programs, AGZA can streamline implementation, maximize available funding, and help ensure measurable, successful outcomes.
industry outreach and support
AGZA works with states, counties, and municipalities, providing critical bilingual outreach to help small businesses and independent landscape maintenance operators understand current and upcoming gas leaf blower ordinances, available battery-electric support programs, and access hands-on demonstrations and education on commercial battery-electric blowers and other equipment.
This grassroots, boots-on-the-ground approach also enables field-based training that emphasizes safety, workload efficiency, cost benefits, and the health improvements associated with operating zero-exhaust lawn and garden tools.
REDUCE IMPACTS from gas operations