Meet Our Team
We would love to introduce you to the entire amazing team that each day,no matter how hot or rainy, grow our amazing plants.
Unfortunately, we know that you don't have time to review them all. Below are some of the key contacts that we
think you may need to meet.
Leadership Team
CHICA "THE BOSS"
Office Manager
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Jim Pugh
Production
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Christine Raber
Managing Director
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Alejandro Salazar
Operations Director
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Sandra Salazar
Purchasing
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Sales Team
Kevin Lamperski
Sales Manager
678-616-6284
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Maria Soler
Sales Coordinator
239-455-0300 ext. 214
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Maybelline Murillo
Sales Coordinator Assistant
239-455-0300
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Barri Christian
Outside Sales: Sarasota Area
813-363-1511
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Rosie Galaviz
Inside Sales
239-455-0300 ext. 218
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Lori Johnson
Outside Sales: Lakeland & Tampa Area
813-781-2921
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CJ White
Inside Sales
239-455-0300 ext. 202
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Mellissa McSpadden
Inside Sales
239-455-0300 ext. 210
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Jill Choate
Satellite Location Sales
239-592-1441
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Kortney Ventimiglia
Satellite Location Sales
239-455-0300 ext. 201
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Operations Team
Steffi Hugo
Grower
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Justin Orion
Young Plant Manager
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Omar Perez
Production Manager
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Edgard Briceno
Production Manager
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Tony Correa
Satellite Location Manager
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Armando Diaz
Farm B Manager
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Linda Jewell
Inventory Control Leader
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John Hardiman
Operations Manager
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Tom Howes
Dispatcher
239-455-0300 ext. 205
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Adolfo Salazar
Shipping Manager
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Dan Bussard
Trials Coordinator/Production Planning
239-455-0300 ext. 207
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Office Team
Alison Mosca
Human Resources Manager
239-455-0300 ext. 220
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Janet McDonald
Accounts Payable/Payroll
239-455-0300 ext. 213
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Roberta Early
Accounts Receivable
239-455-0300 ext. 203
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Joselin Gonzalez
Receptionist/Invoicing
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Kathy Lowry
Production Programming
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Kim Esworthy
Production Planning Assistant
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