Paul and Peggy Berg
Founders and Co-Owners
Peggy was born and raised on the Pritchett Farm where the family raised corn, soybeans, cattle, and hogs. Peggy met Paul Berg while he was serving in the Air Force. After getting married they made their way back to the farm. Paul continued working the family ground. With a good, better, best approach he began no tilling the farm. Eventually, to diversify the farm Paul and Peggy started a nursery. Beginning with Christmas trees, ground covers, mums, and landscaping; the building blocks for WWN were established. In 1998 they tuned their focus to woody native trees and shrubs. They are once again shifting their focus to the development of The Pritchett-Berg Woods Foundation.
Derek Humbert
CEO
Derek joined the team in December, 2006. He started out in administration and finance. Derek focuses on the vision of the company; building a strong team that is committed to continuous improvement while simultaneously supporting a culture for learning and growing. Derek received two Bachelor of Science Degrees from Indiana University in Accounting and Finance. He also received his Master of Business Administration degree from Indiana Wesleyan University. Outside of the nursery, you can find Derek in the outdoors hunting, fishing, and spending time with family and friends. Derek has always been drawn to nature and all of its flora and fauna. Derek’s passion is what ultimately drew him to Woody Warehouse Nursery, Inc.
Pete Berg
Co-Owner and VP of Sales
Pete has worked at WWN for over 17 years. He has grown up working with his family and their business. Pete started out flying solo with sales. Now he is focusing on crop development and inventory assistance. Pete’s focus is on quality, always strivings to provide and sell the best plants possible. His hobbies are outdoor sports including hunting, fishing, canoeing, and boating on the lake with his family. Pete hopes to one day become a certified arborist. He likes watching WWN trees grow and feels that they are part of his legacy. Seeing his trees in other environments fills him with great pride.
Kent Berg
Co-Owner and VP of Operations
Kent started working at WWN officially in March of 2005. He values the future of Woody Warehouse Nursery and enjoys the building and planning process of a cutting-edge nursery. Kent’s background includes over ten years of engineering and design work. His project management skills have enabled WWN to grow in an organized and well-planned manner. With his commitment to the future, many projects are designed and built not only for the needs of today, but with the foresight of the projected needs of tomorrow. When he is able, Kent enjoys hunting and fishing.
Bill DeBoer
Sales Manager
Bill DeBoer oversees sales, shipping, logistics, and marketing for Woody Warehouse Nursery. As a gregarious extrovert, he enjoys meeting industry professionals and other likeminded plant people. He has been a plant propagator for over 20 years with experience as a commercial grower and production manager. As a native plant enthusiast, Bill loves to hike and take in nature. His educational background includes a Bachelor and Master’s of Science Degrees in Forestry and Natural Resources from Purdue University. It was there his passion for native plants grew while teaching plant identification for five years. As a husband, dad, dog lover, and an aging fitness nut, he is always on the move looking for life’s next adventure!
Stephen Andreanopoulos
Logistics Manager
Stephen has been with WWN since August, 2019. He oversees shipping and logistics of all our native trees and shrubs. He has several favorite trees and loves seeing the different stages of growth. Stephen is particularly interested in how different species fit together to make a balanced ecosystem. He received a Bachelor of Science at Purdue University in Agricultural Systems Management, with a Minor in Agricultural Food Systems dealing with row crops. Stephen has a garden and greenhouse at his home and enjoys spending time with family.
Tiffany Stewart
Executive Assistant
Tiffany manages the office, events, accounting and assists upper management at WWN. She has been with WWN since 2015, and her artful approach can be seen and felt all around the nursery. She has an Associate Degree in accounting and business. Her hobbies include drawing, crafting, and painting. many of which can be found on display in the nursery facilities. She spends her time walking through her walnut grove, spending time with her husband, children, and grandkids on their farm.
Kristina “Tina” Carr
Nursery Manager
Tina started in June 2006 as a 15 year old high school student. From the start, she always excelled at learning and improving any given task. She worked her way into the greenhouses and became Greenhouse Manager. Her professional development has led her to become the Nursery Manager. Her team respects and appreciates her due to her great leadership style. She is a certified arborist and outside of the nursery she can be found with family and friends, traveling, riding dirt bikes, and being in the great outdoors. Tina received a degree in criminal justice and minor in phycology from Ball State University.
Alex Lawson
Inventory Manager
Alex is responsible for inventory management, crop development, and running crews. She enjoys staking, pruning, and helping to grow quality trees and shrubs. Alex has a detailed eye for quality and is a huge asset to both the sales team and the production team. Her personal goal is to expand her knowledge with identifying more tree species. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Business from Purdue University. Her hobbies include riding horses, growing plants and flowers, and gardening with her family.
Cristie Dewes
Grower
Cristie is a crucial part of scouting for insects and diseases in the greenhouses, carrying out trials, helping with inventory, cuttings for production, and tracking data. She brings; eleven years of experience in a cell biology lab, seven years in plant production of research crops, and twelve years in the Interior Landscaping industry to WWN. Her hobbies include gardening at home and taking care of her 100+ house plants. Cristie’s favorite aspect of her job is spending most of her time outside and working with the plants.
Jake Gyger
Nursery Foreman
Jake has been on the WWN team since 2013. His jobs include running crews, chemical application, general equipment and infrastructure maintenance, expansion projects, and irrigation. He enjoys spearheading projects from start to finish. He is detail-oriented, and it shows in his work. He has been an integral part of the growth of WWN for the past ten years. His hobbies include car shows and spending time with his family.
Debi Davidson
Greenhouse Manager
Debi has been with WWN since 2016 and has been a team player in several areas of production including crop development, potting, and greenhouse management. Her favorite aspect of her job is seed collecting for the next crop cycle. She serves as an essential part of the team. She cares deeply for the seedlings she produces with her team. Debi loves spending time outside of work with her family and friends.
Mitch Fox
Nursery and Maintenance Manager
Mitch started at WWN in 2022 as a delivery driver, and was quickly promoted to Nursery Supervisor. He enjoys helping his fellow employees and doing something different every day. Mitch graduated with an Associates Degree and earned Double Applied Science Majors in Electronic Systems and Business Management from Lincoln Tech. He is a jack of all trades and great team player. His hobbies include fishing, camping, snowboarding, hiking, and traveling to Colorado when possible.
Rebecca Gapinski
Sales Representative
Starting in April of 2024, Rebecca is one of the newest members of the team, although plants have been her lifelong passion. Rebecca grew up with her hands in the soil working for a family business that grew and sold annuals, where she did everything from sticking cuttings in the greenhouse, to sales and operations. Eventually, her enthusiasm for sustainability and conservation led her to the native plant world and to Woody Warehouse Nursery. When not at work, you can find Rebecca doing much of the same: tending to her gardens or her houseplants, or spending time with her husband and three kids.