A&L GREAT LAKES - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chemist / Quality Assurance Coordinator
David Henry has been an agronomist with A&L Great Lakes since 2014, and he brings a unique set of skills to our agronomy team. Growing up on his parents' vineyard, he understands the unique challenges and opportunities associated with specialty crop production. This expertise is of great value to many of our customers who work in the specialty crop industry.
David earned a B.S. in Environmental Science and a M.S. in Soil Science, both from The Ohio State University. During his time at OSU, he was involved in many projects directly related to crop production and soil fertility. David is also a CCA. Prior to coming to A&L Great Lakes, David worked for the federal government as a biologist.
David grew up in Geneva, Ohio, near the shores of Lake Erie. He and his wife currently reside in Fort Wayne. David is an avid outdoorsman, and enjoys hunting in his spare time. Although the only thing that usually winds up getting killed is time.
Job Titles:
- Director of Technical Services, Agronomist
At A&L Great Lakes, we purposefully look for team members with diverse work backgrounds and experience so that we can offer our customers the wide range of expertise they need to make their best decisions. Before coming to A&L Great Lakes in 2009, Don Burgess was a soil scientist with the federal government, where he was responsible for maintaining and updating soil survey information for a multi-state area. This experience gave him an acute understanding of the different kinds of soils and soil reactions that occur throughout our region.
Don is originally from Mount Vernon, Ohio, where he was active in 4-H and FFA.
He attended The Ohio State University where he received a B.S. in Crop Science and a M.S. in Soil Science. He is also a CPAg, CCA, CPSS, and CPSC.
Don and his wife currently run a small farm in northwest Ohio where they raise sheep and hay. Don likes collecting vintage tractors of all colors, and is especially partial to the color of iron oxide.
Job Titles:
- Director of Corporate Sales, Agronomist ( Ohio and N. Indiana )
- Director of Sales & Marketing Agronomist
Job Titles:
- Customer Service / Bookkeeper
Linda Singer joined the A&L Great Lakes team in 2012. Prior to that, she was an accountant with a local Fort Wayne firm for over 25 years. Even though Linda is a relative newcomer to A&L Great Lakes compared to some other members of our team, she knows our company about as well as anyone, having served as A&L Great Lakes' external accountant for over 18 years! We're thrilled to have her working inside our own building every day.
Even though Linda's expertise is in finance, working at A&L Great Lakes has special significance for her. She grew up on a dairy farm in Hoagland, Indiana, a small town just southeast of Fort Wayne. She and her husband still live on a farm just north of Fort Wayne, where they raise dairy feeders and grain crops. With such an extensive farming background, Linda knows how important the work we do is and what type of positive impact we can have on the lives of our customers. For that reason, she brings a passion for everyone's bottom line to our lab, each and every day.
When Linda's not working at our facility or on her farm, she enjoys landscaping, camping, traveling or anything else that keeps her outdoors.
Job Titles:
- Customer Service Specialist
- Member of the a & L Great Lakes
Mandee is an invaluable member of the A&L Great Lakes team. Mandee serves as our Customer Service Specialist, where she ensures that our customers receive the highest level of service possible. She contacts customers about missing or undocumented samples, answers customer questions on a wide variety of topics, and generally strives to make all interactions with our lab enjoyable. Her positive approach to everything she does is infectious both internally and to everyone she meets.
Mandee has been with A&L Great Lakes since 2005, when she was hired as an ICP specialist. She holds a B.A. in Biology from Indiana University. Mandee is a native of Fort Wayne, and still resides there with her husband and two kids. In her limited spare time, she enjoys trying new restaurants, spending time with friends, and cheering for the Hoosiers.
Job Titles:
- Director of Lab Operations
- Director of Laboratory Operations
Job Titles:
- Director of Technology & Laboratory Innovations
- Director of Technology and Laboratory Innovations, Agronomist
Randall grew up on a small family farm in Tennessee. As he became more involved in the family business, he became increasingly intrigued by the science behind successful farming, and the impact different variables have on a farm's productivity. Randall pursued his interests at Tennessee Tech where he received a B.S. in Agricultural Science. He went on to Virginia Tech where he received a M.S. in Soil Chemistry. He is also a Certified Professional Agronomist (CPAg), Certified Professional Soil Scientist (CPSS), and Certified Crop Advisor (CCA).
Randall joined A&L Great Lakes in 1993. During his tenure, he has held a number of different positions within the organization, everything from agronomist to database developer to CEO. The depth and breadth of his experience at A&L Great Lakes, combined with his hands-on farming background make him an invaluable resource to both employees and customers alike.
In his spare time, Randall is an avid sports fan. His favorite teams are his grandchildren's, and he spends much of his free time coaching and cheering them on in their different athletic pursuits.
Stan Miles may be the newest agronomist on our team, but he is also one of the most seasoned. Before joining A&L Great Lakes in 2014, Stan was a research associate for 20 years with a major seed company. He has also been a location manager for a retail agronomy distributor. Stan's diverse background complements our agronomy team's collective experience and offers another dimension of expertise to our clients.
Like many of us at A&L Great Lakes, Stan is a farmer at heart. He grew up on a diversified crop and livestock farm near Leonard, Missouri, and is still involved in the farm's operations. Stan has a B.S. in Agronomy from Northwest Missouri State University, and he is also a CPAg and a CCA.
In his free time, Stan enjoys golfing and shooting sports, sometimes at the same time, depending on how bad his round of golf is going.