Staff Directory
How May We Help You?
Whether you’re looking for more information, or you’d like to let us know how we did, you’ll find easy ways to contact us right here.
(For availability questions, or to order seeds of our varieties, please contact your preferred Commercial or Home Grown distributor.)
Customer Service
Satterlee, Allen
Customer Service Manager
Tel: (408) 782-5397
Email: asatterlee@sakata.com
Mora, Sam
Customer Service Representative
Home Grown
Tel: (408) 782-5363
Email: smora@sakata.com
Berglin, Austin (AJ)
Customer Service Representative
Tel: (360) 503-1657
Email: aberglin@sakata.com
Noles, Katie
Customer Service Representative
PNW
Tel: (360) 503-1652
Email: knoles@sakata.com
Del Campo, Georgina
Customer Service Representative
- US
- Mexico
- Central America
Tel: (408) 782-5349
Email: gdelcampo@sakata.com
Shaw, Durinda
Customer Service Representative
Tel: (408) 782-5313
Email: dshaw@sakata.com
Galindo, Matt
Customer Service Representative
Vegetable Sales
Tel: (408) 782-5356
Email: mgalindo@sakata.com
Sabalka, Allison
Customer Service Representative
PNW
Tel: (360) 503-1651
Email: asabalka@sakata.com
Home Grown
Kibble, Heather
Home Grown Sales Manager
Tel: (408) 500-9692
Email: hkibble@sakata.com
Lee, Tracy
Home Grown Sales
- Herbs
- Misc. Crops
- Home Grown Product Line
Tel: (864) 992-7759
Email: tlee@sakata.com
Marketing
Escobar, Jiana
Marketing Events Manager
Tel: (408) 782-5379
Email: jescobar@sakata.com
Morando, Scott
Senior Visual Designer
Tel: (408) 782-5345
Email: smorando@sakata.com
Suits, Alicia
Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: (408) 782-5391
Email: asuits@sakata.com
Sales / Product Development
Davis, Justin
Sales and Marketing Associate Director
Tel: (408) 782-5340
Email: jdavis@sakata.com
Fukuda, Mitsu
Assistant Sales Manager
Product Manager
- Cabbage
Tel: (408) 422-7095
Email: mfukuda@sakata.com
Higgins, Katelyn
Assistant Area Sales Manager
- North Salinas Valley
Assistant Product Manager
- Sweet Peppers, West Coast
Tel: (831) 975-0066
Email: khiggins@sakata.com
Kuden, Kimberly
Senior Protected Culture Manager
Tel: (530) 902-8877
Email: kkuden@sakata.com
Palmer, Dale
Assistant Area Sales Manager
- Yuma
- Santa Maria
Assistant Product Manager
- Melon
- Radish
Tel: (928) 341-1000
Email: dpalmer@sakata.com
Soto, Cesar
Assistant Area Sales Manager
- South Salinas Valley
Assistant Product Manager
- Broccoli – California / Arizona
- Cauliflower – California / Arizona
Tel: (831) 236-1677
Email: csoto@sakata.com
Ward, Lisa
Assistant Area Manager
- Northeast U.S. / Eastern Canada
Assistant Product Manager
- Broccoli
Tel: (717) 449-8305
Email: lward@sakata.com
Bullock, Amber
Assistant Area Sales Manager
- North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Tel: (706) 340-2566
Email: abullock@sakata.com
Guffey, Gattis
Senior Product Manager
- Watermelon
- Melon
Area Sales Manager
- Latin America
- Southeast
Tel: (956) 330-9713
Email: gguffey@sakata.com
Howell, Craig
Area Sales Manager
- Southeast
Assistant Product Manager
- Collards
- Greens
Tel: (229) 821-0399
Email: chowell@sakata.com
Lales, Anne-Claire
International Assistant Area Sales Manager
Tel: 001-360-419-3023
Email: alales@sakata.com
Pardue, Delita
Product Development Coordinator
- Pacific Northwest
Product Manager
- Beets
- Swiss Chard
- Spinach
Tel: (360) 419-3024
Email: dpardue@sakata.com
Thome, Dennis
Area Sales Manager
- Midwest
- Northeast
- Eastern Canada
Product Manager
- Pumpkin
- Winter Squash
- Radish
Tel: (248) 709-5684
Email: dthome@sakata.com
Jenkins, Jeff
Assistant Area Sales Manager
- San Joaquin Valley – South
Assistant Product Manager
- Watermelon
Tel: (661) 233-1551
Email: jjenkins@sakata.com
Gunther, Susie
Senior Project Coordinator
Tel: (408) 778-7758
Email: sgunther@sakata.com
Linder, Matt
Senior Area Sales Manager
- Salinas Valley
- Hollister
- Gilroy
Senior Product Manager
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Western US/Canada
Tel: (831) 809-1585
Email: mlinder@sakata.com
Reno, Dan
Area Sales Manager
- Santa Maria
- Oxnard
Product Manager
- Carrot
Tel: (805) 714-9956
Email: dreno@sakata.com
Townsend, Kevin
Area Sales Manager
- Texas
Assistant Product Manager
- Onions
Tel: (956) 249-5705
Email: ktownsend@sakata.com
Racz, Jason
PD Manager for Cabbage
and Greens
Business Analyst
- Greens
- Cabbage
Tel: (408) 782-5336
Email: jracz@sakata.com
Dombrowski, Cory
Assistant Product Manager
- Watermelon
- Pepper
Tel: (239)369-0032
Email: cdombrowski@sakata.com
Hansen, Mike
Senior Area Sales Manager
- San Joaquin Valley
- Colorado
Product Manager
- Onion
Tel: (209) 483-8770
Email: mhansen@sakata.com
Hoopes, Tyler
Protected Culture Specialist
Tel: (269) 532-2563
Email: thoopes@sakata.com
Kitagawa, Joey
Sales Product Coordinator
Tel: (408) 782-5380
Email: jkitagawa@sakata.com
Oiso, “Iso” Hiroaki
Key Account Manager
Tel: (408) 782-5394
Email: hoiso@sakata.com
Tucker, Mike
Retail Category Manager
Tel: (612) 408-7897
Email: mtucker@sakata.com