Mario Melao

Background

Melao, Mario was born on July 7, 1959 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Michael Robert and Elizabeth Anne (Johnson) Melao.

Education

Bachelor of Science cum laude, Rutgers University, 1981; Master of Science in Horticultural Sciences, Rutgers University, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy in Horticultural Sciences, Rutgers University, 1989.

Career

Horticulturist, Scientech Incorporated, New York Brunswick, New Jersey, 1985-1990; research horticulturist, Werik Corporation, Albany, New York, 1990-1992; senior research horticulturist, Werik Corporation, Sacramento, California, since 1992. Consultant local hothouses and farms, Albany, since 1991.

Achievements

• Mario Melao has been listed as a noteworthy Horticulturist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Organizer Trees for Tots, Albany, 1993. Member Horticulture Association American, Environmentalists Society Albany (president 1990-1992, Green Thumb award 1994).

Connections

Father:

Michael Robert Melao

Mother:

Elizabeth Anne (Johnson) Melao