McHutchison and Vaughan’s Horticulture Expands Vendor Management Team

Jan 6, 2023
McHutchison and Vaughan’s Horticulture Expands Vendor Management Team

 McHutchison and Vaughan’s Horticulture has announce its has expanded its management to include the recent hiring of Jen Miner, an experienced horticultural industry expert, as a vendor program manager and the promotion of current team member Sarah Rasch has been appointed to associate vendor program manager for McHutchison and Vaughan’s Horticulture.

“We are very excited about the industry experience and professional success of our vendor management team,” said Jessica Montgomery, vendor management director for McHutchison and Vaughan’s Horticulture. “The promotion of Sarah along with the addition of Jen allows us to now deliver an even greater level of service for all of our trusted partners.”

The vendor management department will continue to build preferred and exclusive vendor programs as well as facilitate strategic breeder and vendor partnerships. This department is comprised of an experienced group of horticultural experts with a strong emphasis in floriculture.

Miner worked at Pacific Plug and Liner for the past 5 and a half years as a western regional sales manager who increased business in the western U.S. and Canada. She worked at EuroAmerican Propagators before that as a territory manger selling both liners and finished plants. Miner has been in the horticulture industry for 36 years and has done everything from landscape installation to owning her own retail location.

Rasch has been an asset to McHutchison and Vaughan’s Horticulture in customer service for the past eight years, supporting the sales team and select key accounts. She also assisted as a mentor and training lead for the customer service team. Prior to joining McHutchison and Vaughan’s Horticulture in 2014, she worked with Aris Horticulture and McGregor Plant Sales.