Key Personnel

Mark O'Brien - Vice President and Nursery Director

Mark has more than 30 years of business and management experience, and 10 years in the native plant industry. He oversees the nursery team responsible for plant and seed production, quality assurance, and customer satisfaction.

Mark serves on Cardno JFNew's Executive Management Team and Board of Directors..

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Jason Fritz - Sales Manager

Jason provides primary support for sales and client satisfaction, managing the rapid-response estimating program. He is also the primary point-of-contact regarding project specification. Jason has worked with native plant species for nine years..

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Bob Allison - Technical Consultant and Seed Manager

Bob manages custom seed collection, seed cleaning, and quality control. With Cardno JFNew since 1996, he also provides ecological consulting, site inspections, botanical inventories, and specification reviews for restoration projects..

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Mike Rudecki - Native Seed Production and Facilities Manager

Mike has more than 20 years of experience in agricultural production, with eight years focused on native seed. Mike grows and maintains more than 200 species of native wetland and upland plants for seed production on 130 acres..

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Jenny Allison - Plant Production Manager

Jenny oversees containerized production for wetland, prairie, and woodland species. She also manages Cardno JFNew’s contract growing work. With more than 15 years of experience, Jenny is a leader in propagating, germinating, and growing hundreds of Midwestern native plants species..

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MacKenzie Hoover - Shipping and Receiving Manager

MacKenzie oversees product quality assurance and shipping and receiving. She has 10 years of customer service experience..

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Barb Johnson - Senior Administrative Assistant

Barb has been with the nursery for more than 10 years and handles all order processing and invoicing. She also provides general administrative support for purchasing, order processing, and human resources..

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Connie Wolff - Inside Sales Representative

Connie provides quotes, material sourcing, and customer service to our nursery clients..

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