Management/Sales Staff
Name: Douglas Kale
Position: Owner- President
Education: Rutgers University, BS Plant Science
Year Joined Kale’s Team: 1972
Interests/Hobbies: Music, Antiquing
and Classic Cars
Name: Robert Cucci
Position: Vice President
Education: Rutgers University, BA Business Administration
Year Joined Kale’s Team: 1972
Interests/Hobbies: Reading, Radio Control Modeling
Name: Herbert Sensi, ASLA
Position: Landscape Architect
Certification: Licensed Landscape Architect,
State of NJ
Education: Rutgers University, BS Landscape Architecture
Year Joined Kale’s: 1973
Interests/ Hobbies: Growing Trees, Fishing,
and Traveling
Name: Jim Kissel, CNLP
Position: Nursery Yard Manager
Certification: Certified Nursery and
Landscape Professional, NJNLA
Education: Rutgers University, BS Plant Science
Year Joined Kale’s Team: 1980
Interests/ Hobbies: Rock Climbing,
Hiking Backpacking, Observing Nature
Name: Ken Field, ASLA
Position: Landscape Architect
Certification: Licensed Landscape Architect,
State of NJ
Education: State University of New York,
BS Landscape Architecture
Year Joined Kale’s Team: 1984
Interests/ Hobbies: Bicycling, and
Walking his Dogs
Name: Kevin Bullard, CNLP
Position: Garden Center Manager
Certification: Certified Nursery and
Landscape Professional, NJNLA
Education: Delaware Valley College, BS Ornamental
Horticulture and Environmental Design
Year Joined Kale’s Team: 1998
Interest/Hobbies: Gardening, Fishing, Boating,
Hiking, and Volunteer Firefighter
Name: Edgar Trujillo-Leyva
Position: Garden Center Sales
Education: Centro de Bachillerato Tecnologico
Industrial y de Servicios, Mexico City
Year Joined Kale’s Team: 2001
Interest/Hobbies: Spending time with Family,
Painting, Running
Name: Jose Gallardo
Position: Garden Center Assistant Manager
Certification: Certified Nursery and
Landscape Professional, NJNLA
Education: Mercer County Community
College, Business
Year Joined Kale’s Team: 2003
Interest/Hobbies: Gardening, Bonsai,
Carpentry and Basketball
Name: John Santilli
Position: Landscape Designer
Education: Temple University BS
Landscape Architecture
Year Joined Kale’s Team: 2006
Interest/Hobbies: Gardening, Computers
and Designs and Motor Cross
Name: Kristin Grover
Position: Garden Center Assistant Manager
Certification: Certified Nursery and Landscape
Professional, NJNLA
Certified Naturalist – Bowman’s Hill
Wildflower Preserve
Education: Mercer County Community College
Certificate of Proficiency in
Ornamental Horticulture
Year Joined Kale’s Team: 2013
Interest/Hobbies: Yoga, Cooking,
Herb & Edible Gardens
