Pine Island Cranberry prides itself on providing opportunity for people who have the drive to learn, develop skills, and achieve a better future, from the bogs to the main office. Instead of going out onto the farm this week, Bill decided to keep things in-house.
Our controller, Joann Martin, has been with us for over a year now and has become an indispensable member of our team. A licensed CPA and a true professional, Joann not only deals with bills, taxes, and balancing the books, she also helps with databases, IT, and anything else that needs to be done. She resides in Atlantic County with her husband and their two children.
We knew going in that Joann would be a good fit; she has worked in the past with Jen Romeo, our go-to for Human Resources. Jen is Bill’s niece and grew up on the farm. She has been working with us in her current capacity since 2007 (though she started much younger in the blueberry packing house as well as helping her grandmother with payroll) and has made herself essential through her endless patience and good nature. Jen is in charge of all matters dealing with personnel, and in her spare time is enjoying working on her recently-purchased home.
Debra Signorelli, the newest member of our office team, has already fit in so well that it feels like she’s been here for much longer. Debra is the pleasant voice you’ll hear most often when you call, as well as keeping track of everyone’s schedule, setting up meetings, keeping us in printer cartridges, and in general making sure everyone gets what they need, sometimes even before they need it. Debra resides in Vincentown with her two daughters, Christen (our former intern) and Jorden.
Stefanie Haines has been the company webmaster since the site’s launch in March, but has been employed part-time since 2007, filling in wherever she’s needed. Currently her main job consists of following employees around with a camera and writing blog entries. When she’s not at work, she raises her three children and deals with the lifelong disappointment that comes with being a Philadelphia sports fan.
As with everything else at Pine Island, our office staff takes pride in doing everything we do better every day, whatever it takes.