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Meet The Team

YOU + PRIDES CORNER = A POWERFUL PARTNERSHIP

YOUR PRIDES CORNER TEAM WORKS EVERY DAY TO UNLEASH THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP TO YOUR ADVANTAGE

  • Your Prides Corner sales team listens to your needs and provides solutions to problems you face daily
  • Your Prides Corner growing team is maniacally focused on growing the highest quality, most diverse plant selection to make it easy for Your customers to buy
  • Your Prides Corner shipping team, working with your sales team, makes sure you get your plants exactly when and where you need them so your life is smooth and easy

YOUR PRIDES CORNER TEAM HAS YOUR BACK. YOUR SUCCESS IS OUR ONLY GOAL, A GOAL WE LIVE FOR EVERY DAY.

- Management and Staff -

Mark Sellew
Mark Sellew

President
 (860) 234-6713
 

Wow, where has the time gone?? I have been at Prides for over 40 years…unbelievable! I can assure you that it has been ... [More Info]

Lisa Sellew
Lisa Sellew

Vice President
 (860) 468-6004
 

I have been living and breathing Prides Corner Farms since I married my husband, Mark Sellew in 1984.  Initially, much o... [More Info]

Alison Storm
Alison Storm

Marketing Manager
 (860) 213-1490
 

I am originally from Idaho and started my horticulture career working on my graduate thesis with the USDA Forest Service in C... [More Info]

Jack Sellew
Jack Sellew

Wholesale Yard Manager - Cromwell Location
 (860) 777-5705
 

I started my career at Prides Corner in 2009 working during my summer vacations throughout high school and parts of college. ... [More Info]

James Harlow
James Harlow

Wholesale Yard Manager - Lebanon Location
 (860) 468-6066
 (860) 234-7182
 

The most satisfying part of my job is when a customer sends me a picture of a finished landscape including the plants that I ... [More Info]

Juan Rojas
Juan Rojas

Plant Health Manager
 (860) 464-6040
 (860) 861-4664
 

I started to work at Prides Corner Farm 20 years ago in the plant health department as an applicator. Through the years I was... [More Info]

Ray DeFeo
Ray DeFeo

Sales Manager and Rep for ME, NH, VT, and Western MA, Liveroof Representative
 (800) 437-5168 ext. 6052
 

My position here at Prides Corner Farms has grown along with the company since I started in 2007. The added role of Sales Man... [More Info]

Sebby Ruffino
Sebby Ruffino

Propagation and Production Manager
 (860) 468-6048
 (860) 642-4155
 

I was born and raised in central Connecticut and have been a member of the Prides Corner Farms’ team since graduating c... [More Info]

Todd Shorts
Todd Shorts

Controller
 (860) 468-6001
 

I live in Colchester, CT with my wife and lab where I get to work around the yard and spend time with my grandsons. ... [More Info]

Toni Ruiz
Toni Ruiz

Human Resources Manager
 (860) 468-6010
 

I joined Prides in January of 2008; one of the best professional decisions of my career. It’s great to be a part of a c... [More Info]

Ben Sellew
Ben Sellew

Sales Rep for Mass
 (860) 213-2028
 

My start at prides began in 2005 working in the arboretum and on the loading docks during my high school summers.  ... [More Info]

- Prides Corner Farms Customer Service -

Ray DeFeo
Ray DeFeo

Sales Manager and Rep for ME, NH, VT, and Western MA, Liveroof Representative
 (800) 437-5168 ext. 6052
 

My position here at Prides Corner Farms has grown along with the company since I started in 2007. The added role of Sales Man... [More Info]

Ben Sellew
Ben Sellew

Sales Rep for Mass
 (860) 213-2028
 

My start at prides began in 2005 working in the arboretum and on the loading docks during my high school summers.  ... [More Info]

Adrian Mendez
Adrian Mendez

Inside Sales Rep.
 (860) 468-6019
 (860) 234-0344
 

I started working at Prides in 2014 in the shipping department. During my time here I got to learn about the various plants w... [More Info]

Chris Valley
Chris Valley

Sales Rep. for CT, and RI
 (800) 437-5168 ext. 6055
 (860) 234-6907
 

I have been working with plants full time for 26 years now. My plant career started as an employee of Holdridge Farm Nursery ... [More Info]

Christian Garcia
Christian Garcia

Inside Sales Rep.
 860-468-6060
 860-710-8512
 

I’ve been at Prides Corner Farms since April 2021. In my short time here Prides Corner Farms has been very welcoming an... [More Info]

Delilah Colon
Delilah Colon

Inside Sales Representative
 (860) 468-6051
 (860) 710-8510
 

I live in a small city in Eastern CT best known for its Frog Bridge and old textile mills. In my free time I love exploring n... [More Info]

Heather Nixon
Heather Nixon

Inside Sales Rep.
 (860) 468-6070
 

Hey there, my name is Heather and I’m so excited to meet you! A little about me! I grew up in a small town and was par... [More Info]

Hugh Davis
Hugh Davis

Sales Representive
 847-942-5680
 

I got bit by the plant bug in 1984 in my Woody Plants course during my third year at college. Since then I’ve never sto... [More Info]

Jake Voelker
Jake Voelker

Sales Rep. for Western NY, Western PA, and Ohio
 (800) 487-5168 ext.6049
 (860) 383-9074
 

I have been in the horticultural world since 1998. I attended SUNY Cobleskill in upstate NY and got a degree in Landscape dev... [More Info]

Karissa Carrion
Karissa Carrion

Sales Rep. for Central & Southern NJ, Eastern PA, DE, MD, Northern VA
 (860) 222-5032
 

I was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico and moved to Eastern Connecticut when I was a child. I started my journey with Prides Corne... [More Info]

Linette Harlow
Linette Harlow

Inside Sales
 (860) 234-6721
 860-468-6076
 

I live in Eastern CT with my husband and two sons.  When away from the farm I enjoy hiking, camping, scrapbooking, garde... [More Info]

Matt Phillips
Matt Phillips

Inside Sales Rep.
 860-234-0023
 

I have come to Prides after many years on the retail sides of things as a buyer, merchandiser, and manager. I absolutely love... [More Info]

Michelt Gonzalez
Michelt Gonzalez

Inside Sales Rep
 (860) 468-6023
 (860) 234-9754
 

I live in New London CT, an island girl from the Dominican Republic so I definitely enjoy the hot summer days at the beach. I... [More Info]

Miranda Lucas
Miranda Lucas

Inside Sales Rep.
 (860) 468-6022
 (860) 213-0542
 

I’ve been working at Prides since September of 2017.  From a very young age I enjoyed helping my mom in the garden... [More Info]

Stephanie Butterick
Stephanie Butterick

Sales Rep for Eastern NY and Northern NJ
 (800) 437-5168 ext. 6018
 (860) 884-5493
 

I am originally from Texas but now live here in lovely CT. I started at Prides in the shipping department five years ago and ... [More Info]

- Cromwell Yard Customer Service -

Jack Sellew
Jack Sellew

Wholesale Yard Manager - Cromwell Location
 (860) 777-5705
 

I started my career at Prides Corner in 2009 working during my summer vacations throughout high school and parts of college. ... [More Info]

Briana Standing
Briana Standing

Sales Representative - Cromwell Location
 (860) 468-0517
 (860) 635-0856
 

I live in Central CT with my feisty daughter and fiance. In my spare time, I love to be outdoors fishing or hiking with my do... [More Info]

Chapman Judkins
Chapman Judkins

Sales Representative - Cromwell Location
 (860) 468-0518
 (860) 237-7242
 

I started working at Prides in the summer of 2020 with absolutely no knowledge of plants. During my time here working directl... [More Info]

Craig Holmes
Craig Holmes

Sales Representative - Cromwell Location
 (860) 468-6518
 (860) 333-7423
 

Grace Terranova
Grace Terranova

Office Adminstrator Cromwell Location
 (860) 468-0520
 

Kurt Hermann
Kurt Hermann

Sales Representative - Cromwell Location
 (860) 635-6517
 

I am excited to be part of the Prides Corner sales team after over 17 years with another nursery.  I live in Hebron with... [More Info]

Sam Burdick
Sam Burdick

Inside Sales Representative
 860-468-0525
 

I live in the “Quiet Corner” of Connecticut. In my free time I love being active like running, hiking, and of cou... [More Info]

- Lebanon Yard Customer Service -

Stan Sims
Stan Sims

Sales Representative - Lebanon Location
 860-468-6526
 

I live in the small town of Sprague CT. After years of working in Banking and the telecommunication industry, I’m excit... [More Info]

James Harlow
James Harlow

Wholesale Yard Manager - Lebanon Location
 (860) 468-6066
 (860) 234-7182
 

The most satisfying part of my job is when a customer sends me a picture of a finished landscape including the plants that I ... [More Info]

Brenda Tiemann
Brenda Tiemann

Sales Representative - Lebanon Location
 

I have been at Prides 41 years! I started my career at Prides in potting and later became a supervisor. After 36 years of wor... [More Info]

Dakota Ibarrondo
Dakota Ibarrondo

Sales Representative
 860-468-6071
 860-933-1647
 

I am a big dreamer from a small town in Connecticut. I started with Prides in April 2023 and quickly fell in love with my job... [More Info]

Donna Chiangi
Donna Chiangi

Customer Service Rep. - Lebanon Location
 (800) 437-5168 x 6067
 (860) 234-7186
 

I live in a rural town near the Lebanon Prides Corner location with my two cats. Despite the fact that I work with plants all... [More Info]

Marlene Perez
Marlene Perez

Sales Representative
 (860) 243-7180
 

I've been with Prides Corner Farms since 2020. I had no prior knowledge of plants when I began working at Prides as an order ... [More Info]