Episode 82 - Douglas Meney is the Director of Horticulture with the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).
Douglas Meney is the Director of Horticulture with the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a position he has held since 2014. Mr Meney serves as the principle Horticultural advisor to the Deputy Secretary for Overseas Operations and to the Superintendents of 26 permanent American military cemeteries and 32 federal memorial, monuments and markers, located within 17 foreign countries.
These military cemeteries and memorials, most of which commemorate the service and sacrifice of Americans who served in World War I and World War II, are among the most beautiful and meticulously maintained shrines in the world.
Mr Meney, who was born and raised in Scotland is a trained and qualified horticulturalist who has worked within the Horticultural industry for 40 years, 33 of which have been dedicated to military cemetery maintenance in the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom and France. He holds an Foundation Degree in Horticulture form West of Scotland Agricultural College and a BA (Hons) in Leadership and Management form Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne.