CULLIGAN - Key Persons


Brian Buenger

Job Titles:
  • Director of Residential Services
has 20 plus years of experience in the service and sales industry. His professional career began in sales and progressed to the leadership of a multi-state team of 200+ employees. Brian's first job was a paper route when he was 10 years old, where he was responsible for delivering papers and collecting from all customers. Culligan has provided him with a new challenge that has turned out to be the best career decision he made in his life. Brian loves the business and the people he works with!

Candice Shum - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
Candice is the third-generation owner of Culligan's 70-year history in the Kansas City area. Following in the footsteps of her mother, she is proud to be a Certified Woman-Owned Business. Having been raised in the family business, she has a lifetime of familiarity with the benefits of water treatment from households to manufacturing plants. Given the chance, Candice proclaims she can turn anyone into a "water snob" with just a little exposure to the Culligan lifestyle. "Once you live with soft water, and have purified drinking water at your fingertips, I guarantee you will never go back to tap."

Dave Luckinbill - COO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Operations
leads the company's operations with primary responsibility for inventory, purchasing and human resources. He is also responsible for payroll, fleet and building operations and audits. In the two decades prior to working with Culligan, Dave has served in leadership capacities in various industries including food service, retail and operations. In these roles, he gained valuable knowledge in logistics, sales, asset management, inventory and human resources. All this combined knowledge is put to application in his role at Culligan.

Joe Hammontree

Job Titles:
  • Director of Commercial & Industrial Operations

Joe Shum

Job Titles:
  • Director of Commercial & Industrial Services
grew up as a farm kid in a small town in Northeast Kansas, where he learned commitment and hard work. He attended Kansas State University and worked as an equipment manager for the K-State football team, learning responsibility and dedication. Joe has been married for 15 years and has 3 fantastic kids, both which require patience and love! Joe loves everything outdoors - especially Table Rock Lake. To Joe there is nothing better than life at the lake with friends and family! He especially enjoys this job because he gets to work with so many intelligent, knowledgeable, and focused peers.