Our Staff

The Van Berkum Nursery Family at the 2018 Company Outing, Mt Auburn Cemetary

Peter and Leslie van Berkum Co-Owners Started the nursery in 1987 and still crazy after all these years	Judy Warren Catalog Cover Artist Leslie’s mom and the best there is	John Gedraitis Operations Manager Leading all nursery operations with style and efficiency
Perry McLellan Head Propagator Down to earth, organized, cheerful and a super propagator	Tobey Ring Head Grower Meticulous about details and grows beautiful healthy perennials	Rebekah McCarthy Accounting Manager Keeps us all organized and the finances on track
Scott Boisvert Potting Supervisor No job is too big or too small for him.	Karyn Office Manager Making sure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes at the office	Carol Johnson Purchasing and Inventory Gets us great plants every year and knows a LOT about perennials
Karen Olson Sales Representative She comes to us with vast experience and a passion for perennials	Mike Driscoll Delivery Driver An Artist AND our Truck Driver	Kate Fox Assistant Grower Years of experience with perennials and a great spirit
Eric Banaszewski Head Driver With one of the most ‘can do’ attitudes we’ve ever seen	Nena McIntosh Order Specialist Efficiently pulling together orders just for you	Lee Davidson Delivery Driver Great Personality, willing to go that extra mile
Monique Marchand Potting Experienced and steady	Ali Ahmad All Around Guy If it needs doing, he’s happy to help get it done	Heather Butler Sales She is often one of the first friendly voices you hear when you call
Rick Wilox Maintenance	Bala Dhakal Propagation	Gumizana Tuylisurge ‘Tuyi’ Growing Crew
Richard Lutz Inventory/ Evaluation A diligent working rating our plants	Marie Smith Gardener Simply the best coming in after hours to keep our nursery in tip-top shape


Our Production Crew gets it done: Veronike Baseme, and Nyirabora Nyiragirisoni
Our hard working Order Pullers get your plants pulled fast: Johanna Clark and Danielle Willette