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- John Rader, Chief Operating Officer
- Gerald Church, Chief Executive Officer
- Rich Ouellet, Director of Sales
- Minerva Ramirez, Production Manager
- Sylwia Vaclavek, Propagation Manager
- Nicole Jackson, Western Regional Sales Manager
Ron Newble, Mid-West Regional Sales Manager
- Doug Parkinson, Eastern Regional Sales Manager
- Chris Berg , Marketing Director
- Kenny Soles , Director of Transportation
John Rader, Chief Operating Officer
Chief Operating Officer
John Rader started EuroAmerican Propagators in 1992 after purchasing the business from his former employer, Weidner's Gardens, where he served as liner production manager. With Gerald Church as financial partner, Rader formed EuroAmerican Propagators. He then co-founded Proven Winners, an international marketing cooperative, and has been instrumental in the success that group has achieved. As managing member of EuroAmerican, Rader oversees the growing, marketing and sales departments. He also works in plant breeder relations.
Educated at Brigham Young University, Rader received his B.S. in Horticulture in 1981 and his M.S. in the same field in 1983. With expertise in the areas of entomology and propagation he is particularly skilled in giving instruction on the care and growing of plants to audiences of all levels. To this end, Rader has spoken at numerous consumer and grower meetings and seminars nationally and internationally. Additionally, he has given presentations to numerous brokers and sales groups as well as retail garden centers.
Rader has written several articles on new plant introductions and their uses for such industry magazines as GrowerTalks, Greenhouse Grower and GM Pro magazine. He has been a guest on television and radio shows. An energetic supporter of his industry, Rader is a member of the Society of American Florists, the San Diego Flower & Plant Association, the San Diego Horticultural Society, the Perennial Plant Association, and the Ohio Florists' Association.
Rader has dedicated his horticultural career to enhancing people's lives by making available to everyone superior plants and sharing innovative uses of those plants.
Gerald Church, Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer
Gerald (Jerry) Church co-founded EuroAmerican Propagators with John Rader in 1992. Church was a silent partner until 1998, when the company's success in the horticulture industry grew to a point where it became necessary for him to join EuroAmerican Propagators on a full time basis to allow Rader to concentrate fully on plant selection, marketing and sales. As Chief Executive Officer, Church handles accounting, finance, acquisitions (property/nurseries), construction, and property development. Prior to taking this position, Church retired from Western Farm Service, in San Diego and Santa Ana.
A Naval Aviator during the Vietnam War, Church has a degree in accounting from San Diego State University, and has owned his own companies since he graduated. He owned and ran Southwest Growers Supplies, a fertilizer and crop protective chemical producer, then sold the company to Western Farm Service, which he managed for ten years. Under his leadership, Western Farm Service became a $16 million-a-year business.
Church maintains affiliations with professional organizations including California Agricultural Production Consultants Association (CAPCA) and is a licensed Pest Control Advisor.
Church and his wife reside in Oceanside and have three grown children in the San Diego area. When he has free time, Church enjoys playing the flute.
Rich Ouellet, Director of Sales & Marketing
Information coming soon.
Minerva Ramirez, Production Manager
Production Manager
Production manager Minerva Ramirez thrives on the daily challenge of working more efficiently. She is in charge of all production aspects, which results in shipping over two million young plants per week all over the country during EuroAmerican's busiest times. Part of the challenge in keeping up with this hectic schedule lies in taking it "one tray at a time," she says.
Minerva earned a degree in ornamental horticulture from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo and began her career as an assistant production manager at Seacoast Greenhouse in Leucadia, California. Minerva wanted to work at EuroAmerican because she was seeking a career that constantly pushed her to learn more, she says. She truly is at the center of the storm as she and her team of supervisors are in charge of over 200 employees. Under her advisement, her talented staff oversees the production of all plants, handles shipping orders, labeling, and packing.
Sylwia Vaclavek , Propagation Manager
Propagation Manager
Sylwia obtained her Masters Degree in 2000 for Ornamental Horticulture from the main agriculture University SGGW - Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego in Warsaw, Poland.
Her ambition to further explore the fields of horticulture led her to an internshipat EuroAmerican Propagators.
She started working for the Euro Team in 2001, dividing and planting grasses and later helping in the organization of Pack Trails, through the exchange student program offered by Ohio State University. As her student Visa was coming close to its expiration date in 2003, Euro management offered her the position of Inventory and Quality Control Manager where she was tasked with the daily demands of maintaining the highest quality of product among the vast inventory of many varieties of plants. In March 2009, Sylwia was once again offered a chance to step up and meet new responsibilities as theManager of Plant Propagation. She is taking this opportunity with the smile on her face and a drive to produce an even better quality at EuroAmerican for our customers.
Some of Sylwia's interests away from workincludeMacro Photography of Ornamental Plants (www.savphotos.com).
Nicole Jackson, Western Regional Sales Manager
Western Regional Sales Manager
nicole@pweuro.com
Phone: 888-323-0730
Cell: 760-497-1087
Fax: 760-731-3054
Territory:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Washington, Wyoming ((UNSURE of finality))
With Euro Since:
2001
Education:
B.S. in horticulture, Colorado State University
Experience:
Euro Marketing Coordinator, 3 years
Retail Floral Designer, 5 years
Areas of Expertise:
Providing insight on new program development. Selecting the best plants for the growers’ climate, timing, and profitability.
In Her Own Words:
“I grew up in Minnesota but having worked and studied in both Colorado and California for over ten years, I’m proud to represent the Western Region. Besides hands-on experience, my eight years at Euro have given me a unique perspective of our rapidly changing industry. I love sharing ideas with my customers through lectures, trade events, and visits to greenhouses. I am lucky to work with such a dynamic group of people at both Euro and Proven Winners, and to provide my customers with the finest plants and innovative programs in the industry.”
Ron Newble, Mid-West Regional Sales Manager
Mid-West Regional Sales Manager
After nine years in customer service - four of them at Euro - Ron knows that listening answers more questions than talking. But when he does have something to say, it's based on a thorough understanding of the industry and the demands growers have to deal with all day , everyday. Even though he has plenty to deal with, Ron has a the-glass-is-half-full attitude. If anyone here has a problem, he's the first to lend a hand.
Doug Parkinson, Eastern Regional Sales Manager
Eastern Regional Sales Manager
doug@pweuro.com
Phone: 888-323-0731 or 330-874-2943
Cell: 330-806-8785
Fax: 330-874-4913
Territory:
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas
With Euro Since:
2004
Education:
A.S. in nursery management, ATI/Ohio State University
Experience:
Vendor Coordinator, Yoder Brothers, Inc., 8 years
Manager, Green Thumb Nursery, Canton OH – Retail Garden Center, 5 years
Areas of Expertise:
Establishing and strengthening relationships between brokers, wholesale growers, and retail garden centers. Cost-effective retailing strategies for increasing market share. Pull-through marketing programs.
In His Own Words:
“Although new to Euro, I see the Southeast’s year-round production and our year-round supply as a win-win situation. This year I am traveling throughout the region meeting growers and learning about their businesses, and I will work to develop programs to increase their profits.”
Chris Berg, Marketing Director
Information coming soon...
Kenny Soles, Director of Transportation
Kenny brings to EuroAmerican over 26 years experience in Transportation & Logistics. Having grown up in the heartland of Southern California’s Floriculture and Horticulture Industry, his expertise inside a temperature controlled environment makes a perfect fit within our organization. With a degree in Transportation Management and an extensive background in Sales & Marketing, Kenny’s addition will make EuroAmerican one of the largest and most sought after Propagations organizations in the United States.
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