Sales

24-HOUR SERVICE: 800.732.7766
DIR: 509.838.6226
SERVICE FAX: 509.838.5170

West Region: WA, OR, CA, ID, NV, UT, AZ, AK, HI

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Jim Jeffries

Jim Jeffries

Regional Sales Manager

CELL: 916.206.0710

jjeffries@pearsonpkg.com

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Mr. Jeffries is the West Coast Regional Sales Manager. He has over 15 years of experience in the material handling and packaging industries, including conveying systems and production identification.   Mr. Jeffries came to Pearson from Videojet Technologies where he was most recently a Senior Sales Engineer for the Sacramento, San Joaquin, Napa Valleys, and Northern Nevada. Mr. Jeffries has also worked for Datalogic, FloStor Engineering, and Varian Medical Systems.  He has a bachelor’s of science in Industrial Engineering from Cal Poly State University.

Angela Koker

Angela Koker

Inside Sales Representative

DIR: 509.241.4792

akoker@pearsonpkg.com

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Ms. Koker joined Pearson Packaging Systems in 2006 as an Inside Sales Representative.  Ms. Koker supports Pearson’s customers and our Regional Sales Managers in the North Central East, Mid Central South and Western Regions of the US.  Prior to joining Pearson, Ms. Koker worked for 5 years as a Marketing Coordinator for Virtual Education Software. Ms. Koker has a bachelor of arts in Marketing from Eastern Washington University.

North Central Region: MT, WY, ND, SD, NE, MN, IA, WI

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Kurt Larson

Kurt Larson

Regional Sales Manager

CELL: 847-951-9039

klarson@pearsonpkg.com

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Mr. Larson joined Pearson Packaging Systems as a Regional Sales Manager in December 2008 when Pearson acquired Goodman Packaging Equipment.  Mr. Larson is based out of Minneapolis, MN and is focused on servicing his customer’s needs for end of line packaging automation. Prior to joining Pearson, Mr. Larson served as both a Sales Associate and Sales Manager within Goodman Packaging Equipment since 2001.  Mr. Larson also spent three years working for General Mills.  Mr. Larson has a bachelor of arts from the University of Iowa.

Natalie Wright

Natalie Wright

Inside Sales Representative

DIR: 509.241.4770

nwright@pearsonpkg.com

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Ms. Wright joined Pearson in 2011 as an Inside Sales Representative supporting Pearson’s customers and Regional Sales Managers in the Northeast and North Central regions.  Prior to joining Pearson, Ms. Wright worked for Polar Electro as a Regional Account Manager serving Polar Health Clubs in the Western U.S.  Ms. Wright has a bachelor’s of science in Kinesiology from Whitworth University.

Central Region: MO, MI, IN, OH, KY

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Frank Skerl

Frank Skerl

Regional Sales Manager

CELL: 440.552.3464

fskerl@pearsonpkg.com

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Mr. Skerl joined Pearson Packaging Systems in 2011 as a Regional Sales Manager for the Central Region. Mr. Skerl has over 17 years of capital equipment sales experience in the packaging industry.  He was most recently with Smurfit-Stone and has also worked for Combi, Pneumatic Scale Corporation and Unisource.  Mr. Skerl is based out of Middleburg Heights, OH.  He has a bachelor’s of business administration in marketing from Cleveland State University.

Ann Goolsby

Ann Goolsby

Inside Sales Representative

DIR: 509.241.4776

agoolsby@pearsonpkg.com

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Ms. Goolsby joined Pearson in 2006 as an Inside Sales Representative supporting Pearson’s customers and our Regional Sales Managers in the Northeast, Southeast, Mexico and Latin America.  Prior to joining Pearson, Ms. Goolsby worked for 15 years providing customer service and training for United and Mesa Airlines.

South Central Region: CO, NM, KS, OK, TX, AR, LA

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Jason McCall

Jason McCall

Regional Sales Manager

CELL: 214-693-3115

jmccall@pearsonpkg.com

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Mr. McCall joined Pearson Packaging Systems in 2007 as the Regional Sales Manager for the Mid Central South. Mr. McCall’s career in packaging machinery sales spans over 7 years. He has owned his own Manufactures’ Representative company OMAC Packaging, where he represented a vast array of end-of-line packaging companies.  Mr. McCall’s sales and account management career also includes stops in the automotive and building materials industries. Mr. McCall received a Bachelor of Business Administration and a minor in International Business from Texas A&M University.

Angela Koker

Angela Koker

Inside Sales Representative

DIR: 509.241.4792

akoker@pearsonpkg.com

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Ms. Koker joined Pearson Packaging Systems in 2006 as an Inside Sales Representative.  Ms. Koker supports Pearson’s customers and our Regional Sales Managers in the North Central East, Mid Central South and Western Regions of the US.  Prior to joining Pearson, Ms. Koker worked for 5 years as a Marketing Coordinator for Virtual Education Software. Ms. Koker has a bachelor of arts in Marketing from Eastern Washington University.

Southeast Region: TN, MS, AL, GA, NC, SC, FL

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Sean Spees

Sean Spees

Regional Sales Manager

CELL: 770.845.8231

sspees@pearsonpkg.com

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Mr. Spees joined Pearson Packaging Systems in 2008 as the Regional Sales Manager for the Southeast US. Sean’s career in sales spans over ten years with experience as Sales Manager for Tennis Corporation of America, Territory Sales Manager for Moldex-Metric and Safety South Supplies, and Direct Sales Representative for ITW/Signode Packaging Systems.  Mr. Spees is a loving father of two daughters, Sloan and Samantha, and has been married to his wife Jenni for 7 years.  Mr. Spees has a bachelor of science in Health and Sports Studies from Miami University.

Ann Goolsby

Ann Goolsby

Inside Sales Representative

DIR: 509.241.4776

agoolsby@pearsonpkg.com

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Ms. Goolsby joined Pearson in 2006 as an Inside Sales Representative supporting Pearson’s customers and our Regional Sales Managers in the Northeast, Southeast, Mexico and Latin America.  Prior to joining Pearson, Ms. Goolsby worked for 15 years providing customer service and training for United and Mesa Airlines.

Illinois

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Angela Koker

Angela Koker

Inside Sales Representative

DIR: 509.241.4792

akoker@pearsonpkg.com

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Ms. Koker joined Pearson Packaging Systems in 2006 as an Inside Sales Representative.  Ms. Koker supports Pearson’s customers and our Regional Sales Managers in the North Central East, Mid Central South and Western Regions of the US.  Prior to joining Pearson, Ms. Koker worked for 5 years as a Marketing Coordinator for Virtual Education Software. Ms. Koker has a bachelor of arts in Marketing from Eastern Washington University.

Northeast Region: WV, PA, MD, NJ, DE, NY, CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, ME, VA, Washington D.C.

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Joe Lamelas

Joe Lamelas

Regional Sales Manager

CELL: 856-816-3299

jlamelas@pearsonpkg.com

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Mr. Lamelas joined Pearson Packaging Systems in June 2010 as the Regional Sales Manager for the Northeast.  Mr. Lamelas has over twenty years of experience working in the packaging machinery industry.  He began his career with Garvey Corporation, working in both their engineering group and later as a sales representative.  He has also served as an Applications Engineer with Hi-Speed Checkweigher, and most recently an independent manufacturer’s representative working with Rypac Packaging Machinery.  Mr. Lamelas has a Bachelor of Business Management from Rutgers University.

Natalie Wright

Natalie Wright

Inside Sales Representative

DIR: 509.241.4770

nwright@pearsonpkg.com

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Ms. Wright joined Pearson in 2011 as an Inside Sales Representative supporting Pearson’s customers and Regional Sales Managers in the Northeast and North Central regions.  Prior to joining Pearson, Ms. Wright worked for Polar Electro as a Regional Account Manager serving Polar Health Clubs in the Western U.S.  Ms. Wright has a bachelor’s of science in Kinesiology from Whitworth University.

Latin America Region: Mexico, Central America, South America, Caribbean

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Antonio Colquitt

Antonio Colquitt

Regional Sales Manager

DIR: 509.838.6226

acolquitt@pearsonpkg.com

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Mr. Colquitt joined Pearson in 2007 as Gerente de Ventas (Regional Sales Manager) for Mexico and Latin America.  He came to Pearson from the publishing industry where he was a National Accounts Manager for John Wiley & Sons. Prior to that, Mr. Colquitt was an elementary school teacher in an English as a Second Language classroom in El Paso, Texas and worked as a news photographer for Univision in San Antonio. Mr. Colquitt has a bachelor of arts in Communications from Incarnate Word University and is based out of Mexico City.

Ann Goolsby

Ann Goolsby

Inside Sales Representative

DIR: 509.241.4776

agoolsby@pearsonpkg.com

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Ms. Goolsby joined Pearson in 2006 as an Inside Sales Representative supporting Pearson’s customers and our Regional Sales Managers in the Northeast, Southeast, Mexico and Latin America.  Prior to joining Pearson, Ms. Goolsby worked for 15 years providing customer service and training for United and Mesa Airlines.

Canada Region

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Kurt Larson

Kurt Larson

Regional Sales Manager

CELL: 847-951-9039

klarson@pearsonpkg.com

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Mr. Larson joined Pearson Packaging Systems as a Regional Sales Manager in December 2008 when Pearson acquired Goodman Packaging Equipment.  Mr. Larson is based out of Minneapolis, MN and is focused on servicing his customer’s needs for end of line packaging automation. Prior to joining Pearson, Mr. Larson served as both a Sales Associate and Sales Manager within Goodman Packaging Equipment since 2001.  Mr. Larson also spent three years working for General Mills.  Mr. Larson has a bachelor of arts from the University of Iowa.

Ann Goolsby

Ann Goolsby

Inside Sales Representative

DIR: 509.241.4776

agoolsby@pearsonpkg.com

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Ms. Goolsby joined Pearson in 2006 as an Inside Sales Representative supporting Pearson’s customers and our Regional Sales Managers in the Northeast, Southeast, Mexico and Latin America.  Prior to joining Pearson, Ms. Goolsby worked for 15 years providing customer service and training for United and Mesa Airlines.

International Inquiries

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Ann Goolsby

Ann Goolsby

Inside Sales Representative

DIR: 509.241.4776

agoolsby@pearsonpkg.com

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Ms. Goolsby joined Pearson in 2006 as an Inside Sales Representative supporting Pearson’s customers and our Regional Sales Managers in the Northeast, Southeast, Mexico and Latin America.  Prior to joining Pearson, Ms. Goolsby worked for 15 years providing customer service and training for United and Mesa Airlines.

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