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Rob has worked in the Green Industry for over 25 years, primarily in the tree and shrub wholesale market. Throughout his career he has worked with large and small growers, as well as Contractors. Service and problem solving for his customers has always been his main priority. Using his “owner’s mindset,” Rob will find the best products and solutions for his customers’ operations.

Rob started his career in horticulture with a small family-owned nursery in central New York while in high school. He followed his horticulture interest and earned a degree in Horticulture and Landscape Development at the State University of New York, Morrisville. In his most recent role, he served the Northeast as a retail sales manager for a US-based agricultural chemical and ag input company. Rob currently resides in western New York with his family.

Jessica was born and raised in the Green Industry, where she grew up working alongside her father at his wholesale nursery. After acquiring her Bachelors degree from Florida State University she put her natural sales talents to use in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and fashion industries. After working in these industries, she realized her home and passion was rooted in the horticulture industry where she returned selling advertising to greenhouses throughout the Southeast. Jessica brings energy, experience and passion to excel in her new role here at T.O. Plastics. Jessica strives to learn her customers systems and needs while taking a customer center approach with her new sales territory.

Sam has worked in the horticulture industry for 10 years, primarily in distribution sales. This has afforded him the opportunity to work with growers of all sizes - from local garden centers to the top 100 growers. He enjoys the challenge of finding the best, unique solution for every grower he supports. Sam's passion for horticulture developed while working at a local greenhouse in high school, which he fostered at the University of Minnesota by getting his Bachelor's degree in Science.  His education, passion, and experience combine to enthusiastically support the growth and innovation of T.O. Plastics customers. 

Leigh Ann has been in the horticulture industry for more than 20 years with experience in garden centers, landscape maintenance and design, as well as distribution. She started working in a local nursery/garden center and fell in love with the industry. After graduating from Mizzou with a B.S. in Plant Science with an emphasis in Landscape Design, Leigh Ann practiced as a landscape designer. Her most recent position prior to joining T.O. Plastics was as National Sales and Marketing Manager for a distributor in the Midwest. Her exceptional customer service and experience on the distribution level serve as a great resource to T.O. Plastic’s customers.

Becca has worked in the Horticulture industry for over 20 years as a sales representative for both growers and distributors. After studying Horticulture at Colorado State University and worked for multiple growers in the Western United States selling green goods to box chains and independent nurseries. After taking a short hiatus from working within horticulture, she discovered how much she missed the hustle and excitement of the industry and returned to join a local distributor selling to growers and retail garden centers. Providing excellent customer service is her number one priority; she works hard and with passion to meet the needs of each customer she serves.

Contact Leigh Ann Burbes at lburbes@toplastics.com | 636-312-0476 or our Customer Service team at custserv@toplastics.com | 320-558-2407.

Jeff has extensive experience in designing new custom products and assisting the sales team in supporting program development for Contract customers.

 Jeff joined TOP in November 2016 as a design engineer and was promoted to senior design engineer in 2019. In 2023, he joined the Contract sales team.

Matt has over 30 years of experience working in technical sales roles in medical, industrial and electronics markets. He has extensive knowledge of packaging technologies, materials and application engineering of high-performance thermoplastic packaging solutions.

Matt enjoys bringing his technical knowledge, extensive experience and a solutions approach to solving customer’s complex requirements.

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Kelly is an expert horticulture customer service representative, with 23 years of experience on the T.O. Plastics' team. She puts her detail-oriented mind to work every day to ensure customer orders arrive correctly and on time. Kelly enjoys helping people get the information they need. Our customers appreciate Kelly for her quick responses, insider information, spunk, and reliability; in turn, she appreciates the loyalty and relationships built with customers, some spanning 15-20 years! Outside of providing superb customer service, Kelly enjoys traveling to Costa Rica.

Lisa does it all; she is ready and able to support any request, though her focus tends toward our medical and industrial customer-base. With 15 years of experience in customer service at T.O. Plastics, Lisa is a pro at understanding customer needs. As an expert problem-solver with the capacity to help quickly and efficiently, Lisa is a great asset for our customers' success. She appreciates the partnerships our customers build with us to get the job done right. When Lisa isn't providing joy and answers to our customers, you can find her at the cabin enjoying the Minnesota summers and time with her granddaughter.