Don’s journey in the green industry started in golf at Quicksilver Golf Club serving in a variety of roles over a 10 year period. He made the jump to a distribution company of equipment and agronomic products as a Head Mechanic, but eventually found his passion when he transitioned into a sales position.
Alicia McKay started working for Walker Supply, Inc. in the Summer of 2013 as an Intern in support of her undergraduate studies. She concluded her undergraduate studies at Slippery Rock University and continued on to obtain her Master’s in Business Administration. Through this time she was working for Pitt Ohio Trucking in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as well as working for O’Backpack Children’s Foundation 501c.3, which is a non-profit helping children entering the foster system in Alleghany and surrounding counties. She moved away to Michigan for a couple of years, but recently returned home to the Pittsburgh area. Now she is happy to be supporting the Walker Supply team again, and continuing her work with the O’Backpack Children’s Foundation.
Pete joined the Walker Supply Team in the spring of 2011 as Walker Supply began to expand its operations for warehousing and product distribution. Prior to joining Walker Supply, Pete spent 10 years as a Safety and Environmental Affairs Manager in the defense electronics and glass manufacturing industries. A career change led him to the Turfgrass Management Program at Penn State and into the golf industry as an assistant superintendent.
David Amorose, WSI’s resident numbers guy, joined the team in June 2015 as our Corporate Controller. He oversees all of our accounting and HR functions ensuring all is in order behind the scenes so we are able to best serve both the internal and external members of our WSI family. A graduate of Robert Morris University, David now has more than 25 years of experience in the field working for various companies from small, family-run businesses to large global corporations.
Paula Koziol began working for Walker Supply, Inc. in October 2010 after moving from Cleveland, Ohio to the Pittsburgh area. She works as a part-time member of the Business Operations staff where she assists sales reps, processes orders, and greets and assists inbound callers to our main line. Having since moved to Philadelphia, she was thrilled when WSI expanded the company to include the eastern half of the state!
Prior to joining WSI, Paula earned her master’s degree in higher education and student affairs. She later put her pursuit of a career aside to raise her children and joined the WSI family once her kids were older.
Paula appreciates the personal touch that WSI provides its customers, even as the company grows. “Being on the WSI team really is like being a part of a family. I make it my mission to extend that kindness and welcome to our customers as best I can,” she explained.
Paula and her husband, Alex, have been married for twenty-one years; they have two sons, Alexander (19) and Miles (17), as well as a daughter, Lanie (13). Paula enjoys hiking with the family’s German Short-Haired Pointer, working on home renovations, and traveling. She dreams of someday owning a lake house in the family’s favorite vacation spot, Maine.
Dan Olson is a Territory Manager located in Northwestern Pennsylvania near Lake Erie. When Dan was in college, he spent his first two years as an engineering student at Penn State University. During the summers he worked for a landscape company and realized that he preferred working outdoors rather than behind a desk. He decided to make a course adjustment and change his major to Agronomy with an emphasis on Turfgrass Science.
Randy Ratcliff joined the WSI team in March of this year as part of the acquisition from Turf Trade. Randy’s journey in the turf business started when he was in college at IUP, and he worked the summer months at Sunset Golf Club in Middletown, PA. In 1983 he graduated with a Business Degree, and went on to establish a career in the sales and service side of the turf industry.
Randy started out with Chemlawn for 7 years as a Sales and Service Senior Specialist. He later transitioned to Lesco and John Deer Landscapes where he held positiosn as Branch Manager for Lawn Care and then Outside Sales Rep for the Golf Division for a total of 17 years. He continued down this path in outside sales over the coming years, spending time with both Genesis Turfgrass and Synatek, before putting his roots down with Turf Trade in 2016. “After 25 years in the turf business, I enjoy most establishing relationships with customers and watching them grow their business year after year,” Randy reflected.
“I have really enjoyed my time so far with Walker Supply. The leadership, sales, and support team members are such a great bunch of people,” said Randy. “Now being part of the team myself since the Spring, I can honestly say it feels like being part of a family. Over the years that is something that has become very important to me, and I’m thankful for such an environment.”
Randy is an avid golfer himself and self-described golf equipment junkie. He usually spends his weekends at the golf course trying out something new! You’ll also find him recharging around the house, spending time with his girlfriend and their two Havenese dogs.
Nick joined the Walker Supply, Inc. team on October 2012 after serving as an Assistant Field Manager with the Pittsburgh Pirates for two seasons. He graduated from Penn State in 2010 with a B.S. in Turfgrass Science. After experiences with working with the Philadelphia Eagles and then the Pittsburgh Pirates, Nick joined Walker Supply, Inc. as the team's first Athletic Field Specialist.
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