Sales Representatives
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Kim Anders-Luber
Mobile Phone: (773) 642-6426
Fax Number: (773) 305-7751
Kim graduated with a degree in Horticulture from the University of Tennessee. Since that time she has gained invaluable experience in the nursery trade and the commercial greenhouse field, specializing in unrooted cuttings and rooted liners. Kim’s commitment to serving the needs of her customers stems from her intimate knowledge of the challenges faced by growers.
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Don Blocker
Mobile Phone: (502) 681-8073
Fax Number: (866) 521-8353
Don graduated with B.S. in Ornamental Horticulture in ‘97, although he has been in the working in many sectors of the industry since 1987. He has a distinct understanding of the distribution side of the business with a strong ability in finding whatever material you seek, utilizing his creative ability to work a deal with several different vendors to match products to a certain market or client. He has a real eye for quality as well as searched out one-of-a kind specimens. “I love making my clients look good as well as making them money,” is his philosophy. In his free time, he enjoys hunting and spending time with family on the water.
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Ron Bracciante
Nursery
Mobile Phone: (516) 526-4495
Office Phone: (631) 262-9533
Fax Number: (631) 262-9534
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Jack Campbell
Mobile Phone: (757) 536-2248
Fax Number: (888) 366-9493
Jack is a graduate of VA Tech with a BS in Horticulture. He has worked for McHutchison for over two decades. Jack understands the urgency of your business, and works hard to provide quality plant material in a timely manner.
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Lori Crawford
Office Phone: (616) 786-2487
Fax Number: (888) 815-4321
Lori earned her degree in Horticulture at Michigan State University. She is knowledgeable about both finished and young plant production involving a diverse product mix including annuals, perennials, herbs and potted crops. Her approach to sales is organized with an emphasis on delivering the best customer service. Lori's objective is to form a partnership with customers for the purpose of developing growth and profitability for their business.
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Ken Day
Mobile Phone: (302) 463-7484
Office Phone: (302) 235-1493
Fax Number: (302) 235-1920
Ken graduated from Penn State University with a Degree in Ornamental Nursery Management. He currently covers Nursery and greenhouses in Eastern PA, South Jersey, & Delaware.
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Jim Etzel
Mobile Phone: (443) 417-4652
Office Phone: (410) 638-1938
Fax Number: (855) 417-3669
Jim is very knowledgeable about nursery stock, perennials and flowering tropical plants. His loyal customer base is very appreciative of his honesty, integrity and hard work. Jim tirelessly strives for the success of his clients and seeks to make their businesses prosper. Your growth is his number one priority.
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Mark Faunce
Mobile Phone: (207) 415-1847
Office Phone: (207) 625-3075
Fax Number: (888) 502-4242
With over thirty years of experience as a professional horticulturist, Mark brings a high degree of expertise to the table. He's a staunch advocate for his clients, meeting and exceeding their needs on a daily basis. Mark believes in tailoring his approach to each specific client, with the ultimate goal of increasing their profitability.
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Jessica Feuerbach
Mobile Phone: (319) 430-9131
Fax Number: (973) 317-1145
Jessica grew up in the industry. Her grandparents started a retail growing operation in Iowa City, IA long before she was born. As a young adult, Jessica received a bachelors of Science in Horticulture from Northwest Missouri State University. From working as a grower for Family Tree Nursery, to working in product development at Ball Horticultural, Jessica has gained extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in a broad spectrum of the industry. Her personal insight of what her customers face on a daily basis is what makes Jessica an invaluable asset to any horticultural business.
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Don Gamsjager
Mobile Phone: (203) 910-1478
Fax Number: (203) 841-1023
Don is a graduate of SUNY Delhi and the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in ornamental Horticulture. With almost 40 years of experience in retail garden and landscaping trades, Don is always striving to find new and unique plants for garden centers, landscapers and wholesale growers.
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Trevor Hilburn
Mobile Phone: (912)503-5262
Fax Number: (973)317-5744
Trevor Hilburn serves our customers in Texas and Louisiana. A seasoned grower of 11+ years, Trevor has had experience with everything from pot crops, annuals and perennials to xeric. A native of Texas, Trevor began his horticultural career in Savannah, Georgia growing floral crops like Easter lilies and poinsettias. Once back in the Lone Star state, Trevor was head grower at a large perennial farm in the Dallas area before joining McHutchison in 2017. Feel free to reach out to Trevor for all your Greenhouse and Nursery needs.
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Jim Huesman
Mobile Phone: (513) 478-9615
Fax Number: (513) 922-1754
Jim has 35 years experience in the horticulture field. With 22 years as a retail green goods buyer.�The last 13 years he has been in sales, selling both greenhouse and nursery. Jim enjoys offering personal customer service to each customer.
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Daniel Hutton
Mobile Phone: (404) 276-5056
Fax Number: (404) 935-0919
Daniel is a very knowledgeable plantsman, especially for flowering material in the southeast US. He specializes in products that will add to your profits in his territory in GA, AL, SC. Daniel seeks out opportunities to learn, visiting growers and industry events all over the country. He is a man of unquestioned integrity. Let his experience work for you.
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Keith Irlbacher
Mobile Phone: (724) 265-9023
Office Phone: (419) 797-4704
Fax Number: (888) 681-1985
Keith is Penn State proud. He has experience in many aspects of the horticultural industry and specializes in products that will add to your profits in his territory of western PA and eastern OH. Keith is constantly on the lookout for new and high quality products. He travels the country scouring nurseries in NC, TN, OR, WA, PA, OH, NY, MD, NJ and CA to find the right products for his accounts. Give Keith a call.
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Matt Johnson
Mobile Phone: 970-409-2829
Fax Number: 973-317-5743
I grew UP in my family’s floral & greenhouse operation in Michigan’s beautiful Upper Peninsula. I know the efforts necessary to make a small business like yours successful! At Michigan State University, I studied Marketing & Horticulture, which has provided me industry experience in several management roles, including 6 years as a garden center manager at Bachman’s , based in Minneapolis & 2 years managing a wholesale floral operation in Milwaukee. I relocated to Colorado & I’m thrilled to work with McHutchison and Clients like you to develop each other’s businesses. When I’m not finding the best plants available for my customers, I enjoy mountain biking & hiking in the summer & skiing the slopes in the winter!
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Matt Kurseth
Mobile Phone: (313) 348-0048
Fax Number: (973) 317-5743
Matt is a veteran of nearly 25 years in the landscape horticulture industry and has held several management and sales positions in Michigan for leading firms in the retail, wholesale and landscape contracting sectors. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from Michigan State University and is an avid plantsman. His unique perspective and comprehensive understanding of the lawn and garden trade enables him to identify his customers’ needs and develop solutions that promote growth and profitability. Matt is driven to provide superior quality and service and is committed to secure the trust of his clients and build long term partnerships.
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Carrie Larson
Mobile Phone: (612) 875-0146
Fax Number: (888) 780-5990
Carrie enjoys one of the most beautiful territories in the country with about the nicest people in the country. She works hard for her accounts and has many long-term relationships. She has traveled the country learning products, suppliers and sources. Give Carrie a call today.
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Tim Mecham
Mobile Phone: (801) 698-9590
Fax Number: (801) 992-8320
Tim Mecham covers the Utah, Idaho and Montana territories. He has spent the last 30 years in the horticulture industry in a number of positions including production management, sales/sales management and purchasing. Tim has a passion for this industry and looks forward to providing the service you need.
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Jeremy Montgomery
Mobile Phone: (828) 674-3295
Fax Number: (828) 595-4367
A true plantsman! Jeremy Montgomery enjoys his career in horticulture as well as spending time with his young son. Fishing and plant collecting are his true passions. Jeremy has been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity of working as a buyer on the retail and wholesale side of the green industry. This has trained his keen eye for quality products, which he travels all over the country to find. He feels that having spent time in landscape design and nursery management helps him identify with his loyal customer base. Jeremy is willing to do whatever it takes to maintain strong customer and vendor relations. His diligence and integrity will work for you!
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Alexis Moretti
Mobile Phone: (443) 903-9741
Fax Number: (973) 317-5744
Alexis comes to us from Tidal Creek Growers where she was the Sales Manager for the last 5 years. Before that she was the Business Development Manager for Homestead Growers in Davidson, MD. She is a 1998 graduate of Delaware Valley College with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Horticulture.
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Jay Paulette
Mobile Phone: 434-363-0008
Fax Number: 973-317-5749
Jay has over 10 years of experience in the green industry, with nine of those years spent as nursery manager for Guthrie Nursery Inc. in Lynchburg, VA. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Horticulture. Jay has worked as a buyer, grower, and seller of nursery stock , which has developed a comprehensive understanding of many aspects of the industry (nursery suppliers, landscapers, and garden centers.).
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Paige Pearce-Moats
Mobile Phone: (918) 340-0035
Fax Number: (918) 550-8167
Paige has nursery industry experience in Oklahoma and Texas. She also has sales experience in Horticulture that taught her quality, transportation issues, and the importance of taking care of customers. Paige is knowledgeable in Nursery Stock, perennials, grasses, and flowering material. She lives by the motto, "Sell to sell again". Customer service is paramount.
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Phil Perry
Mobile Phone: (315) 576-0594
Fax Number: (585) 678-4959
Phil Perry has a prestigious pedigree in Horticulture. First of all, he has a degree from Cornell University. He has also worked in several large operations in New York State including greenhouses and garden centers in western NY and a landscape enterprise on the east end of Long Island in Suffolk County. Phil is a grower and has purchased material from many of the suppliers he represents now as a McHutchison Sales representative. He is aware that the McHutchison motto since 1902 is Quality, Dependability, and Integrity. All McHutchison sales reps "Sell to sell again".
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Patrick Peterson
Mobile Phone: (314) 575-6988
Office Phone: (618) 656-9192
Fax Number: (618) 655-0217
Patrick has experienced most aspects of the Horticultural industry including greenhouse, nursery and garden center management. He has flourished in all those ventures. He even owned a garden center and landscape operation for 18 years. Patrick Is also flourishing in sales. He puts the customers interest first by recommending products they will be successful with.
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Mark Rathnaw
Mobile Phone: (630) 975-0664
Fax Number: (630) 495-0665
Mark is persistant about quality. With 27 plus years experience, his territory is northern IL and eastern WI. Give Mark a call, let his experience work for you.
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Scott Sauer
Mobile Phone: (707) 849-1593
Office Phone: (707) 823-9671
Fax Number: (707) 823-8257
Scott Sauer, your McHutchison sales representative for California, has worked in horticulture for over 35 years. After graduating with a degree in horticulture from the University of Arizona, he managed several retail garden centers in Southern California. His focus now is supplying top quality plants to growers in the Golden State: annuals, perennials, ornamental grasses, herbs, ferns, clematis, and more. Contact Scott for plugs, liners, bare-root, and bulbs. His experience and efficiency will save you time and work.
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Steve Stier
Mobile Phone: (913) 302-3111
Fax Number: (866) 587-2636
Steve is working to become the premier sales rep/horticulturist in the Midwest. His territory is KS, IA, MO and NE. He has tirelessly promoted the best quality products to his accounts. Steve has an enviable reputation as an honest, hard working sales rep. Let him work for you!
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John Thorsen
Mobile Phone: (630) 263-2914
Fax Number: (888) 802-1280
John is on his way to becoming one of the top sales reps at McHutchison. That only occurs through performance. John is capable and willing to recommend profitable products to his accounts. He is knowledgeable and hard working, Give John a call.
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Barry Zug
Mobile Phone: (412) 849-7780
Fax Number: (973) 712-0363
Barry Zug is a veteran of the western Pennsylvania horticulture market. Spending the last decades servicing nursery, landscaping and retail customers, Barry has developed a keen sense for what works and sells in his market. Being a Penn State University graduate, Barry fits right in with many of our other sales reps. Barry and his wife and son live outside of Pittsburgh and enjoy their family time together, and if Barry is not working, you will probably find him watching their son participate in his many sporting events.
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Nicole Vogt
Mobile Phone: (724) 678-7899
Fax Number: (973) 712-0363
Nicole Vogt graduated from West Virginia University with a degree in Agriculture, and gained her horticultural industry experience in the Pittsburgh area, where most recently she was the retail manager for an IGC. You will find Nicole’s work ethic and positive attitude, combined with her understanding and insight of the retail garden customer, to be an asset to your company. Nicole currently lives in western PA with her husband and two children.
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Nathan Lamkey
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Chris Avani
Mobile Phone: (269) 209-6624
Fax Number: (609) 435-1495
Chris is a Michigan State University horticulture alumni and has been involved in the horticulture distribution industry since graduation. He has a passion for creating partnerships with his customers to help their businesses grow. Chris loves to camp on the weekends and is a bit of a movie buff.
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Erik Jensen
Nursery
Mobile Phone: (908)-963-5865
Fax Number: (201)-624-7806
Erik Jensen is a Rutgers University graduate with over 20 years’ experience in the horticulture industry. His McHutchison tenure started in 2007 where his responsibilities included customer service, logistics, sales management, and most importantly, plant sourcing for the Nursery Division. Erik’s duties sourcing plants have taken him from coast to coast and everywhere in between, making him extremely knowledgeable when it comes to plant procurement. In late 2018, Erik moved into his current role as Sales Representative for NY. His extensive knowledge of plants and the horticulture industry make him a great asset to customers. Erik prides himself on excellent customer service and strives to provide the highest quality plant material available.
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Howard Stern
Nursery
Mobile Phone: (617) 799-3840
Fax Number: (508) 459-2338
Howard has spent almost 25 years building and nurturing relationships with garden centers and landscapers throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. His professionalism and passion for sales match perfectly with his devotion to meeting the needs of his customers.
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Bob Souza
Nursery
Mobile Phone: (508) 965-4036
Fax Number: (508) 463-4000
Bob has been in the horticulture industry for more than half a century. He’s worked in many aspects of the business and eventually settled on sales years ago. Bob is the consummate professional, continuously matching his customers’ needs with the right product delivered at the right time. He strives to meet the needs of his customers whether a garden center, landscape contractor or wholesale nursery.
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Danny Brooks
Mobile Phone: (678) 591-0690
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Jason Padden
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Melissa Main
Mobile Phone: (760) 453-4127
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David Nuckolls
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Tim Meyers
Mobile Phone: (972) 415 1575
Tim’s extensive experience in the horticultural industry – 17 years! – has led him from Casa Flora and ABBOTT-IPCO, Inc. among others, to join us in serving customers in Texas and Louisiana. Tim is a true family man and, married to Shelley, they have three kids who are all grown and happily employed. That’s success! He’s loving his time as a grandfather to 3 beautiful grand-babies (ask to see the pictures). When he’s not spending time with his 3 horses and 35 chickens, Tim enjoys golf, college football and bringing you ideas and solutions to help you grow your business.
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Jim Spisak
Mobile Phone: (440) 796-3268
Office Phone: (855) 864-3300
Jim is an industry veteran with more than 20 years of working with growers and retailers. Customer service and relationship-building are hallmarks of Jim's approach and he enjoys developing plans for success for customers in the Ohio and eastern Michigan regions. Married to his wife, Jan, for 40 years, they have two sons and three grandchildren. They love to travel and enjoy exploring the West coast and Arizona areas. When he's not visiting customers and uncovering new avenues for your success, Jim enjoys his sports, including baseball, golf and football. He'd love to talk to you - give him a call!