Inside Sales and IT
The team behind the team! Our Inside Sales Support and Information Technology groups work together seamlessly to help our account reps with all aspects of the sale – from sending availabilities to organizing shipping to creating tags and marketing materials – and everything in between.
Rebecca Gebeshuber
Sales and Marketing Coordinator
Rebecca wears the “creative geek” hat most days, doing print and web design, marketing material production, custom tag design and plant photography. She manages our web and social media activities, and helps the sales team with new technology initiatives. Rebecca is married to Curt, and they spend their free time amusing their two dogs and playing with all manner of high-tech toys.
Need a photo or have a question about any of our marketing initiatives? Contact: rebecca@vanbelle.com
Tina Houweling – Order Entry/Reception
Tina is our “director of first impressions” and manages order entry and makes sure all the paperwork for our plant shipments is perfect! She is the friendly voice on the other end of the phone and a very proud (and very young!) grandma. Tina is married to Martin and enjoys a good round of golf with the girls on Thursdays after work. Tina has been with Van Belle for 18 years and has some great stories to tell!
Have a question about an order? Contact: tina@vanbelle.com
Patrick Bakker
Manager, Information Technology (IT)
Patrick manages our IT structure at Van Belle. He has developed a custom software package to manage all aspects of nursery operations, including order entry, inventory management, production planning, and tag production.
When he’s not madly coding, he can be found outside hiking and enjoying the great outdoors of the Pacific Northwest.
Contact: patrick@vanbelle.com
Tim Martens – IT Specialist
Tim provides on-demand technical support ranging from broken printers to broken spreadsheets.
He also implements several custom software solutions involving automatic tag generation, labour tracking, and costing.
Contact: tim@vanbelle.com
Nathan Gorter – IT Specialist
Nathan is the newest member to the IT team. He builds custom software, primarily focusing on the areas of automation and the development of a new human resources module.
He also supports the office staff by answering technical questions, fixing computer issues, and being the go-to guy for anything Argus-related.
Contact: nathan@vanbelle.com
