Customer Service Councils

First Pioneer's branch offices appreciate the contributions of our 15 Customer Service Councils who provide advice and invaluable feedback on a wide variety of topics from market intelligence to business opportunities.

Click on the office location for a list of that office's Customer Service Council members:



Bedford, NH
  • Henry Huntington, Pleasant View Gardens, Loudon, NH
  • Howard Pearl, Concord Crop Growers, Loudon, NH
  • Vitor Silva, Sons of the Wind, Merrimac, MA
  • Charles Souther, Apple Hill Farm, Concord, NH
  • Stewart Yeaton, Yeaton Dairy Farm, Epsom, NH
  • Ellen Parlee, Parlee Farms, Tyngsborough, MA
  • Lisa Mason, Punch Brook Farm/Barn Store of New England, Franklin, NH
  • Fred Green, Stow Greenhouses, Stow, MA
  • Lisa Shambaugh, Wayside Farms, North Sandwich, NH
  • Keith Hutchins, The Flower Hutch, West Townsend, MA


Bridgeton, NJ

  • Frank Baitinger, BJ Farms, Bridgeton, NJ
  • Eric Hensel, Hensel Farms, Milmay, NJ
  • David K. Johnson, D. Johnson Farms, Inc., Bridgeton, NJ
  • Edward Overdevest, Overdevest Nurseries, Inc., Bridgeton, NJ
  • Mark Panco, C&M Flower Growers, Vineland, NJ
  • Louis Sepers, Sepers Nursery, LLC, Newfield, NJ
  • Thomas Sheppard, Eastern Fresh Growers, Inc.,
    Cedarville, NJ
  • Donald C. Strang, Farm Rite, Inc., Elmer, NJ
  • Wayne Reichle, Lunds Fisheries, Inc., Cape May, NJ


Burrville, NY

  • Gary Berrus, Limestone Ridge Farm, Lowville, NY
  • Jean Demko, Demko Farms, Lowville, NY
  • Danny Dunsmoor, Dunsmoor Farms, Inc., Oswego, NY
  • Charles Eastman, Eastman Brothers Dairy, LLC,
    Ellisburg, NY
  • Lena Elmer, To-Be-Lea Farm, Woodville, NY
  • Steve Farney, Herbert Farney & Sons, Lowville, NY
  • Kim Gracey, Lowville, NY
  • Paul Mason, River Haven Farms, Clayton, NY
  • Lynn Murray, Murcrest Farms, Watertown, NY
  • John O’Brien, Circle O Farms, Lowville, NY
  • Sharon Rossiter, Doubledale Farms, LLC, Ellisburg, NY
  • Herb Yancey, Yancey Combining, Lowville, NY
  • Eric Behling, Behling Orchards, LLC, Mexico, NY
  • Jonathan Gillette, Kler-Vu Dairy, LLC, Turin, NY


Claverack, NY

  • Louis Aragi, Jr., Pine Island Farm, Sheffield, MA
  • David W. Becker, Becker’s Farm, Rensselaer, NY
  • Jon Chiaro, Yonder Fruit Distributors, Hudson, NY
  • Michael Lischin, Dutchess View Farm, Pine Plains, NY
  • Paul O’Neil, General Manager, Millerton Coop,
    Millerton, NY
  • Lloyd Vaill, Jr., Lo-Nan Farm, LLC, Pine Plains, NY
  • Robert F. Verstandig, Verstandig’s Florist, Selkirk, NY
  • Peter C. Vail, Caro-Vail, Niverville, NY
  • Phill Trowbridge, Trowbridge Farms, Ghent, NY


Cobleskill, NY

  • Joseph J. Abbruzzese, Altamont Orchards, Altamont, NY
  • Gerald J. Cacciola, Eureka Farms, Cobleskill, NY
  • Raymond J. Dykeman, Dykeman Farms, Fultonville, NY
  • Luke Johnson, Joleanna Holsteins, Unadilla, NY
  • Russell J. Kelly, Jr., Glenvue Farm, Fultonville, NY
  • M. Victoria McCaffrey, Oxkill Farm, Schoharie, NY
  • Michael D. Phelan, Boulder Brook Farm, Warnerville, NY
  • Brent Leonard, Cooperstown, NY
  • Edward Slicer, Jefferson, NY

Cortland, NY

  • Walt Blackler, Apple Acres, LaFayette, NY
  • Carl Dennis, Manlius, NY
  • Pegi Ficken, Groton, NY
  • Paul Fouts, Fouts Farm, Cortland, NY
  • James Loomis, Fabius, NY
  • Judith Whittaker, Whittaker Farms, Whitney Point, NY
  • Dennis Birdsall, Homer, NY Edie
  • McMahon, McMahon’s E-Z Acres, Homer, NY
  • Peggy Clarke, Lowman, NY


Dayville, CT

  • Randolph C. Blackmer, Jr., Ag-Services,
    N. Grosvenordale, CT
  • Robin A. Chesmer, Graywall Farms, Lebanon, CT
  • Sharon H. Hewes, Holdridge Farm Nursery, Ledyard, CT
  • Samuel I. Hull, N.E. Timberland Investments, Union, CT
  • Gregory R. Kenney, Perreault Farms, Hope Valley, RI
  • Wilhelm Maya, Franklin Farms, N. Franklin, CT
  • James R. Messier, Hop River Nursery, Bolton, CT
  • John F. Nunes, Jr., Newport Vineyards, Middletown, RI
  • Linda P. Rich, We-Li-Kit Farm, Pomfret, CT
  • Richard J. Schartner, Schartner Farms, Exeter, RI
  • Woodland G. Scott, Scott’s Orchard & Nursery, Glastonbury, CT


Enfield, CT

  • Michael P. Arisco, Michael’s Greenhouses, Inc.
    Cheshire, CT
  • Deborah S. Donohoe, Lost in Thyme Gardens, LLC, Glastonbury, CT
  • George Foskit, Jr., Sweet Water Farm, Three Rivers, MA
  • Alexander Gondek, Jr., AJ Gondek Farms, LLC,
    Portland, CT
  • Bill Lashway III, Lashway Logging, Inc., Leeds, MA
  • Marc Laviana, Sunny Border Nurseries, Inc.,
    Kensington, CT
  • Kurt Lindeland, The Robert Baker Companies, Cheshire, CT
  • Kathleen Martin, H. F. Brown, Inc., Windsor, CT
  • Charles Norris, Runnymede Farm, Westhampton, MA
  • Don Patterson, Patterson Farm, Sunderland, MA
  • Karen Randall, Randall’s Farm, Inc., Ludlow, MA

Flemington, NJ

  • Lisa Applegate, Battleview Orchards, Freehold, NJ
  • Lawrence Ashley, Ashley Farms, Flanders, NJ
  • Steve Gambino, Finesville, NJ S
  • Steven R. Jany, Rustin Farms, West Windsor, NJ
  • Richard D. Klevze, Ringoes, NJ
  • Walter Hughes, United Seacoast Corp.,
    Atlantic Highlands, NJ
  • Ivan Olinsky, Princeton Nurseries, Allentown, NJ
  • William S. Randolph, Millstone Valley Nursery,
    Belle Mead, NJ
  • Arie VanVugt, Plainview Growers, Pompton Plains, NJ


Greenwich, NY

  • Shannon M. Gallivan, Gallivan Corporation, Troy, NY
  • Laurie Griffen, Saratoga Sod Farm, Inc., Schuylerville, NY
  • Charles Hanehan, Hanehan Family Dairy, LLC,
    Saratoga Springs, NY
  • David D. Horn, DVM, Greenwich, NY
  • Richard R. McClenning, Premier Dairy Services, Argyle, NY
  • Jan King, Schuylerville, NY
  • Anne McMahon, McMahon Thoroughbreds,
    Saratoga Springs, NY
  • E. Mason Ormsby, Fort Edward, NY
  • Russell Saville, Fort Ann, NY
  • Jennifer Thomas, Thomas Poultry Farm, Schuylerville, NY


Middleboro, MA

  • Dawn M. Allen, Freetown Farm, LLC, Middleboro, MA
  • John W. Bartlett, Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm, Inc., Nantucket, MA
  • Mike Dubuc, Morse Brothers, Inc., North Easton, MA
  • E. Daniel Eilertsen, Nordic, Inc., Fairhaven, MA
  • Eric C. Olson, Olson’s Greenhouses, Inc., Raynham, MA
  • Steve Shumila, Briggs Nursery, Inc., North Attleboro, MA
  • William B. Stearns IV, Southers Marsh Golf Club, LLC, Plymouth, MA

Middletown, NY

  • Paul Burke, Russell Orchards, Wyckoff, NJ
  • Richard Byma, Sussex, NJ
  • Wisner Buckbee Jr., Wisner Farms, Inc., Warwick, NY
  • Steven Clarke, Prospect Hill Orchard, Inc., Milton, NY
  • Eileen Frangione, Westtown, NY
  • Charles Lain, Jr., Pine Island Turf Nursery, Inc.,
    Pine Island, NY
  • Anthony Moriello, Moriello Brothers, New Paltz, NY
  • Neal Needleman, Westtown, NY
  • Larry Thompson, Mount Hope Training Facility, LTD, Bloomingburg, NY
  • John Lupinski, Goshen, NY

Potsdam, NY

  • Daniel Chambers, Chambers Farms, LLC, Heuvelton, NY
  • Harry Fefee, Fefee Long Meadow Holsteins, Brushton, NY
  • Allan Friend, Burke, NY
  • Blake Gendebien, Twin Mill Farms, LLC, Ogdensburg, NY
  • Andrew Gilbert, Adon Farms, Potsdam, NY
  • Allen Kelly, Rensselaer Falls, NY
  • LouAnne King, Mapleview Farms, Madrid, NY
  • Steven Morrill, Gebarten Acres, Dekalb Junction, NY
  • Keith Pierce, Royal J Acres, Ogdensburg, NY


Riverhead, NY

  • Jeff Batch, Northfork Greenhouses, Inc., Riverhead, NY
  • Louis Caracciolo, Jr., Shade Tree Nursery, Jamesport, NY
  • Mark Corwith, Corwith Farms, Inc., Water Mill, NY
  • John Halsey, Milk Pail, LLC, Water Mill, NY
  • Norman Keil, N & O Horticultural Products, Inc., St.
    James, NY
  • Jeffrey Mayer, Mayflo, Inc., Patchogue, NY
  • Janice McClellan, DeLalio Sod Farm, Inc., Dix Hills, NY
  • Anthony Piazza, Piazza Horticultural Group, Water Mill, NY

Sangerfield, NY

  • Cedric Barnes, Gatehouse Farm, DeRuyter, NY
  • William Bennis, The Davis Tree Farm, Edmeston, NY
  • Patricia Bikowsky, Madison, NY
  • Rob Collins, Collins Knoll Farm, Sauquoit, NY
  • Andrew Dugan, IL Richer Feeds, Sangerfield, NY
  • Joseph Guzik, Beeline Farms, Richfield Springs, NY
  • James Holmes, Holmes Acre Farms, New Woodstock, NY
  • George Joseph, Northstar Orchards, Clinton, NY
  • Amy Kelsey, Monanfran Farms, Inc., Canastota, NY
  • Hubert Pritchard, Rome, NY
  • Jack Russin, Fern-Hill Farms, Madison, NY
  • Glenn Taylor, Tayl-Wind Farms, Cassville, NY Y
   




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