John Lebeaux

Experience

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  Regional, Off-Off Broadway and Off Broadway Theatre

  Jan 1976 - Jan 1983

  Actor/Stage Manager

  Actor, Foothills Theatre, Worcester, Mass, 1977-78 seasonActor, Children's Hour Productions, Boston, Mass. 1978-79Actor/Stage Manager, various productions, New York NY 1979-1983

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  Farm and Garden Nursery, New York, NY

  Jan 1979 - Jan 1983

  Urban Horticulturist

  Specialist in urban horticultural practices: design and installation of rooftop and terrace gardens

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  John Lebeaux Interior Landscaping, New York, NY

  Jan 1980 - Jan 1983

  Interior Landscaping Professional

  Provided consulting and contracting services.

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  Shrewsbury Nurseries

  Jan 1983 - Jan 2009

  Vice President/General Manager

  Chief Operating Officer of retail nursery/garden center/landscaping business.Responsible for purchasing, sales, human resources, advertising, marketing, compliance, training.Lead Grower. Supervisor of Landscape Design and Installation Service

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  Town of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

  Jul 1996 - May 2022

  Elected official. Member of five member chief executive body of a AAA bond rated municipality of 38,000 residents with an annual budget of $165+ million.

  • Selectman

    May 1998 - May 2022

  • Member, Zoning Board of Appeals

    Jul 1996 - May 1998
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  Commonwealth of Massachusetts

  Jul 2004 - Feb 2015

  • Public Member, MA Water Resources Commission

    Sept 2005 - Feb 2015

  • Member, MA Board of Food and Agriculture

    Jul 2004 - Sept 2013
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  Massachusetts State Senate

  Mar 2008 - Nov 2008

  Candidate
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  Town of Princeton, Mass.

  Jul 2009 - Feb 2015

  Town Administrator

  Chief Administrative Officer of the municipal government in a beautiful small, rural New England town.

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  Town of Sterling, Mass.

  Nov 2014 - Nov 2014

  Acting Town Administrator

  Short-term emergency appointment

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  Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

  Feb 2015 - Mar 2023

  Commissioner

  Chief executive for state agencies overseeing agriculture and mosquito control with (combined) 200+ employees and annual budget of $125+ million. The Department's mission is to help to keep Massachusetts' food supply safe and secure and to work to keep Massachusetts agriculture economically and environmentally sound.

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  FOOD EXPORT USA- NORTHEAST

  Feb 2015 - Mar 2023

  Director

  Board member and officer of Food Export USA–Northeast (Food Export–Northeast), a non-profit organization created in 1973 as a cooperative effort between 10 Northeastern state agricultural promotion agencies and the United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). Food Export–Northeast's purpose is to provide a wide range of services to facilitate trade between Northeastern food suppliers and importers around the world. https://www.foodexport.org/

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  Commonwealth of Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission

  Dec 2017 - Mar 2023

  Inaugural Member, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Cannabis Advisory Board

  The Cannabis Advisory Board studies and makes recommendations to the Cannabis Control Commission regarding the regulation and taxation of marijuana in Massachusetts.

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  USDA Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee

  Mar 2022 - Jan 2024

  Inaugural Member, Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

  Appointed by US Secretary of Agriculture, the twelve member Federal Advisory Committee hosts public meetings to deliberate on recommendations for USDA Secretarial consideration. These recommendations provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary on supporting urban agriculture and innovative production through USDA's programs and services.

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  Buttonwood Farms Consulting LLC

  Mar 2024 - now

  Principal

  Buttonwood Farms Consulting provides strategy development, guidance, and tactical planning to assist individuals and organizations achieve best outcomes in interactions with federal, state, and municipal governments. Specialties include MA municipal town government operations, political campaigns, agricultural policy and practices, mosquito control, conservation easements, and the environmental regulatory space.