John Romano will be our February speaker, with a program on genus Dendrobium. The dens’ native range spans from India all the way to New Zealand. Many are popular and grow well in South Florida.
John started growing orchids in 1979 at the age of 13. He worked at Waterloo Gardens, Inc in Exton, PA and Gilberties Garden Center in Deleware County, PA. In 2002, got hired at JEM Orchids in Delray as their grower and worked there until 2005. John is a member of Coalition for Orchid Species, FOG, and Newbie FOG groups on Facebook. He runs the Sobralia group and the Dendrobium species group on Facebook as well as the Let’s Talk Orchids group and hosts the Youtube show.
In addition to his accomplishments as an orchidist, John is a licensed healthcare provider, licensed as a massage therapist, specializing in sports/athletic massage and pain management in 1986 first in PA, then licensed in FL in 2005. President for Broward County chapter of the Florida State Massage Therapy Association in 2009–2014 and the current state 2nd vice president. He teaches continuing education for healthcare providers in MPS Therapy, Pain management, Medical massage and Aromatherapy. He was selected as one of the top 10 therapists internationally by the Madison Ave’s Who’s Who in 2009; selected as a member of the International Sports Professionals Association for outstanding work on professional athletes in 2010; and selected as an official therapist for the 2012 Olympics in London.
Credits
Photo: Rich
Biography: Coalition for Orchid Species