Matt Rosen

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  Published on: 6/16/2008    Last Visited: 7/14/2008  

  Columbia's judges are Matt Rosen, retired horticulture manager of the city of Des Moines, Iowa, and Julie Riley, horticulturist with the University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service.
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  Rosen and Riley are professionally trained volunteers and will evaluate each community within Columbia's population category.

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  Published on: 6/23/2008    Last Visited: 6/24/2008  

  "You look at the community, you look at what resources are available in the community and how all parts of the community function," said judge Matt Rosen.
  
  The judging runs through Tuesday.

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  Published on: 4/13/2007    Last Visited: 4/15/2007  

  Rosen appreciates the opportunities here.
  
  >Rosen praises WDM diversity
  
  Although unsuccessful as a candidate for interim mayor, Matt Rosen cultivates a world view.
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  Matt Rosen's green thumb is responsible for plenty of the botanical beauty around the Des Moines area, but his recent volunteer work is cultivating international knowledge in the metro area.
  
  A recent unsuccessful applicant for West Des Moines' interim mayor position, Rosen, 63, retired as horticulture manager for the city of Des Moines in January and is a 20-year resident of West Des Moines.
  
  As an East Coast transplant, Rosen, originally from New York, grew up in the same apartment house as Babe Ruth.Unaware of Ruth's notoriety at the time, Rosen said he was too young to take much notice of the baseball icon.
  
  But the big city gave Rosen a greater appreciation for the opportunities of Midwestern life.
  
  "I think this is a wonderful city ... and you are able to do as much as you set out to do, there are no doors closed to you here like they might be in New York.That makes this a pretty special place to live," Rosen said.
  
  His list of civic duties and experience is long and was the steppingstone that interested him in the chance to serve as interim mayor.
  
  "I try to be involved with as many organizations as I can," said Rosen, who is currently chairman of the Greater Des Moines Sister Cities Commission traveling to China.
  
  He has served on countless boards for organizations including the United Way of Central Iowa, Latino Unidos, the Corporation for International Trade, and the American Association Botanical Gardens & Arboreta.
  
  Ankeny mayor and Rosen's friend, Steve Van Oort has known Rosen for nearly 20 years.
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  "Matt's been instrumental with the sister cities; he understands cultural diversity.
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  Rosen said he's happy about the growth of the West Des Moines.
  
  "The growth is a lot more diverse today than it was 20 years ago.Twenty years ago there were only four Chinese restaurants and no Asian grocery stores.The same can be said for the Hispanic community.We're becoming more globally integrated of a place today," Rosen said.
  
  With an undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his master's degree in forest science from Yale, Rosen has his hand in horticulture and is responsible for the beautification of many Des Moines city parks.
  
  Rosen said he has a strong belief that residents can shape a community and his recent application was his opportunity to do just that.
  
  "Des Moines is a safe city and is cosmopolitan enough to have the advantages of other big cities like good schools," Rosen said."Iowa's been really good to me."
  
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  Published on: 10/6/2008    Last Visited: 9/15/2008  

  Lafayette will be evaluated June 25th & 26th by Julie Riley and Matthew S. Rosen
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  Matt Rosen is the retired Horticulture Manager of the City of Des Moines, Iowa.In this capacity, he was, for 27 years, responsible for all of the public horticulture in the City including a park system that has 67 parks, two golf courses, five cemeteries, multi-field soccer, softball and baseball complexes and an exceptional community gardening program.Matt has been instrumental in forming partnerships with neighborhood associations throughout the City for the purpose of ameliorating the harshness of the urban streetscape through the establishment of floral plantings.These programs earned Des Moines the prestigious Howland Award at the 2005 annual meeting of the National League of Cities.An active community volunteer Matt has held leadership positions and/or served on the Boards of many organizations including the American Public Garden Association, Metropolitan Sister Cities Commission, East Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Central Iowa and Greater Des Moines Partnership.Matt has judged for multiple years in America in Bloom, Communities in Bloom and the Awards for Livable Communities.

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  Published on: 11/11/1999    Last Visited: 7/31/2004  

  Matthew S. Rosen, Horticulture Manager, Des Moines Botanical Center

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  Published on: 6/26/2008    Last Visited: 6/26/2008  

  America in Bloom judge Matt Rosen, who did graduate work in horticulture at Purdue, said the competition was not just about beautification.
  
  "Really what the contest looks at is how members of the community work together with the resources they have available to maximize quality of life," said Rosen.

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  Published on: 6/11/2008    Last Visited: 6/11/2008  

  Last year, judges Matt Rosen and Linda Thorne were comparing notes in advance of the Mississauga In Bloom tour.

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  Published on: 4/13/2007    Last Visited: 4/13/2007  

  Rosen appreciates the opportunities here.
  
  >Rosen praises WDM diversity
  
  Although unsuccessful as a candidate for interim mayor, Matt Rosen cultivates a world view.
  ...
  Matt Rosen's green thumb is responsible for plenty of the botanical beauty around the Des Moines area, but his recent volunteer work is cultivating international knowledge in the metro area.
  
  A recent unsuccessful applicant for West Des Moines' interim mayor position, Rosen, 63, retired as horticulture manager for the city of Des Moines in January and is a 20-year resident of West Des Moines.
  
  As an East Coast transplant, Rosen, originally from New York, grew up in the same apartment house as Babe Ruth.Unaware of Ruth's notoriety at the time, Rosen said he was too young to take much notice of the baseball icon.
  
  But the big city gave Rosen a greater appreciation for the opportunities of Midwestern life.
  
  "I think this is a wonderful city ... and you are able to do as much as you set out to do, there are no doors closed to you here like they might be in New York.That makes this a pretty special place to live," Rosen said.
  
  His list of civic duties and experience is long and was the steppingstone that interested him in the chance to serve as interim mayor.
  
  "I try to be involved with as many organizations as I can," said Rosen, who is currently chairman of the Greater Des Moines Sister Cities Commission traveling to China.
  
  He has served on countless boards for organizations including the United Way of Central Iowa, Latino Unidos, the Corporation for International Trade, and the American Association Botanical Gardens & Arboreta.
  
  Ankeny mayor and Rosen's friend, Steve Van Oort has known Rosen for nearly 20 years.
  ...
  "Matt's been instrumental with the sister cities; he understands cultural diversity.
  ...
  Rosen said he's happy about the growth of the West Des Moines.
  
  "The growth is a lot more diverse today than it was 20 years ago.Twenty years ago there were only four Chinese restaurants and no Asian grocery stores.The same can be said for the Hispanic community.We're becoming more globally integrated of a place today," Rosen said.
  
  With an undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his master's degree in forest science from Yale, Rosen has his hand in horticulture and is responsible for the beautification of many Des Moines city parks.
  
  Rosen said he has a strong belief that residents can shape a community and his recent application was his opportunity to do just that.
  
  "Des Moines is a safe city and is cosmopolitan enough to have the advantages of other big cities like good schools," Rosen said."Iowa's been really good to me."

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  Published on: 10/10/2006    Last Visited: 4/23/2007  

  If those are considerable, and I believe that they are, then Fayetteville is a winner, " said Matt Rosen of Des Moines, an America in Bloom judge for all six years of the contest.
  
  " I know you have more flowers, and the landscaping has improved, and the community is a cleaner community than it was back then, " he said, comparing his visit this year with that of four years ago.
  
  He also cited the change in the city's sign ordinance and the addition of an urban forester as changes that benefit the quality of life in Fayetteville.
  
  The benefits, though, include more than those physical manifestations, he said.
  
  " Over the years, the number one benefit centers around the establishment and maintenance of permanent lines of communication between the governmental, corporate and citizen sectors in each of the criteria areas that enable progress as defined by quality of life issues to occur at a more rapid and consistent pace, " said Rosen.
  
  " It brings people together to help solve problems, " he said.
  
  Competing cities often see the competition as a positive force in the city, Rosen said.
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  The cities don't get judged against other cities; they are judged against themselves, said Rosen, the judge.
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  The main benefit to entering a competition like America in Bloom is that participation in the contest provides a reason for different groups within a community to sit around a table, identify problems and plan strategies to solve those problems, " said Rosen.

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  Published on: 10/6/2008    Last Visited: 9/15/2008  

  Lafayette In Bloom judges Matt Rosen and Julie Riley arrived on Wednesday, June 25th and began a whirlwind tour of the city of Lafayette in a limo donated by Hippensteel Funeral Home.

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