Tory has made it his definite chief aim to grow high quality trees for landscape contractors.  Through DCA Outdoor, he has created a superior supply chain through a network of company-owned growing operations in six states.  

 

He incorporated landscape distribution (KAT, Brehob Nurseries, PlantRight Supply), retail and agritourism (Colonial Gardens), and networking/transportation (PlantRight, Utopian Transport) to create a streamlined way of doing business that no other company like DCA has accomplished.  He is a graduate of Kansas State University with a degree in Business Administration Management.  

 

He founded DCA Outdoor in 2016 to serve as the corporate office to include company executives, sales & marketing teams, human capital, and finance departments. 

Named as President of Business Development in 2018, Devon is charged with managing key relationships for our production brands.  Born and raised in Oregon, he attended the University of Oregon and has over 25 years of industry experience, mostly in nursery management.  

 

He started his career managing a large bareroot nursery in Oregon and has also managed nursery operations in Oklahoma and Maryland prior to joining the team as the President of Schwope Brothers Tree Farms in 2015.  A long-time passionate and well-known industry expert, one of Devon’s greatest accomplishments is being one of the first to export bareroot trees to China, a market that did not previously exist. 

Todd joined our company in Spring 2023 as our Chief Financial Officer after serving in several previous financial roles as well as an adjunct position at the University of Kansas and University of Missouri.  In addition, he also founded and ran a business financial consulting practice for nearly twenty years. 

 

He has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.  In his role, Todd will be responsible for the financial wellness of our company and lead acquisition activities.

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Todd lives in Smithville with his wife and two children.  He enjoys attending his children's activities, playing golf, fishing, and spending time with his friends at the lake.

Eric serves as our company's first Chief Marketing Officer, bringing his vast expeirence with marketing and technology with significant consumer, e-commerce, and B2B experience.  He excels at building brands and commercializing products that benefit our world.  Eric is accountable for brand positioning, product marketing, revenue acquisition, and talent attraction utilizing technology as a key driver of success.  He studied at George Washington University and received his undergraduate degree from Wheeling Jesuit, where he also pursued his MBA.

 

Eric is an outdoor enthusiast and avid sports fan.  He and his family began raising chickens and planting gardens as well as an orchard in 2014.  By 2019, his family produced over half of their own food.

With a Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning from Texas State University and a Master of Science in Business Organizational Leadership and Change from St. Edwards University, Scott joined DCA Outdoor in the Fall of 2022 as our Chief Production Officer.  He has held leadership positions with several companies with responsibilities of sales, operations, mergers and acquisions, distribution, transportation, and safety prior to joining DCA Outdoor. Scott will lead our Production Division, which is at the core of our vertical integration strategy and one of our sustainable competitive advantages.  He will ensure the continuous development of infrastructure, systems, and processes needed for optimal performance.

 

Scott enjoys spending time with his wife and three daughters cooking, hiking, and fishing - especially for trout on the White River in northern Arkansas.

Prior to accepting her role as Chief Human Capital officer in 2021, Kelly started her career with DCA Outdoor as the General Manager of Colonial Gardens - another company in the DCA Outdoor family.  She has 25 years of experience developing expertise in multiple professional disciplines and much of her professional career has  been spent driving results, enhancing team performance, and optimizing processes to achieve corporate goals and objectives thereby building a culture where teammates are thriving and feel a connection to their work.  As Chief Human Capital Officer, her focus is on our number one asset - our people.

 

Kelly and her family spend much of their time at their children's activities, but also enjoy boating and fishing at their lake cabin, as well as participating in fundraising for first responders.