Meet Our Team
We would love to introduce you to the entire American Farms team who, each day, no matter how hot or rainy, grow our beautiful plants! We know that you don't have time to review them all, so below are the key contacts that you should meet.
Leadership Team
Christine Raber
Managing Director
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Jim Pugh
Director of Horticulture
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Dustin Meador
Assistant Director of Horticulture
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Alejandro Salazar
Operations Director
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Sandra Salazar
Purchasing
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Christine Gideons
Purchasing Assistant
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Office Team
Mark Bock
Accounting Manager
239-455-0300 ext. 102
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Janet McDonald
Accounts Payable/Payroll
239-455-0300 ext. 103
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Roberta Early
Accounts Receivable
239-455-0300 ext. 104
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Kathy Lowry
Production Programming
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Laura Scarcella
Production Planning Assistant
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Michelle Saunier
Production & Purchasing Assistant
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Lizbeth Silva
Inventory Control
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Elizabeth Mederos
Receptionist
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Operations Team
John Hardiman
Operations Manager-Head Grower
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Tom Howes
Dispatcher
239-455-0300 ext. 205
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Dohannys Arcas
Shipping Manager
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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. 401
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Maybelline Murillo
Sales Coordinator Assistant
239-455-0300 ext. 404
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Barri Christian
Outside Sales: Sarasota Area
813-363-1511
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Rosie Galaviz
Inside Sales: South Florida
239-455-0300 ext. 402
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Lori Johnson
Outside Sales: Lakeland & Tampa Area
813-781-2921
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CJ White
Inside Sales: North Florida
239-455-0300 ext. 403
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Rosa Gonzalez
Inside Sales: Sarasota Area
239-455-0300 ext. 410
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Jill Choate
Satellite Location Manager
239-592-1441
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Jan Ellison
Satellite Location Assistant
239-592-1441
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Rachel Nichols
Inside Sales/ Marketing & E-commerce
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