STAFF PROFILES

Connor Shaw is the owner and founder of Possibility Place Nursery. He has a B.S. in forest hydrology and a M.S. in wild land hydrology. During his first 10 years out of graduate school, he wrote environmental reports on zone changes in the Chicago area. Connor has taught numerous classes and seminars on native plants and nursery production, and has written several articles for various publications.

Ramon Gonzalez is our crew foreman and field manager. He has been with us since 1983. Ramon studied horticulture at Joliet Junior College and has lectured about the nursery industry and over related subjects. He also has a tremendous talent with stone.

Kelsay Shaw is our botanist and sales consultant. He has a B.S. in botany from Eastern Illinois University and has been doing work in the industry for the past 17 years. He has taught classes on native plants and their uses in landscaping, as well as consulting on larger projects for some of our clients. The photos on this web site are largely of his work.

Tristan Shaw is our Nursery Manager and irrigation guru. He has studied horticulture for the past 10 years and has lectured about the nursery industry. He oversees the pick-up of orders and day-to-day operations. He has worked in the industry for the past 15 years.

Lisa Price is our Office Manager and newest member of our team. She began working with us in June 2002. Lisa comes to us with a degree in biology and has done volunteer work at Morton Arboretum. She and her husband handle much of the work involved with producing our catalog.

Lorrie Cerkvenik is our propagator. She has been with us since November 2000. She studied horticulture at Joliet Junior College and worked in the grounds department at Brookfield Zoo. Lorrie is responsible for propagation of the 250, or so species of woody and herbaceous plant material that we grow.