Executive Team
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Daryl Funston
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Kevin Funston
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Jeremy Ruck
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Doug Newman
Daryl Funston
Title: CEO
Daryl has worked for Wesmar since 1971. He has done every conceivable job, from blending chemicals to truck driving to selling. Daryl currently manages the operation of the company, as well as personally servicing a few key accounts.
Kevin Funston
Title: President
Description: Kevin has been with Wesmar full-time since 2005. He started packaging chemicals in the manufacturing plant when he was 8 years old, and since graduating university with a BA in business, has worked in various roles in Operations, IT, Sales and Marketing. He has completed courses in Food Safety, Microbiology and Food Plant Sanitation with Washington State University and Oregon State University.
Jeremy Ruck
Title: Vice President
Description: Jeremy is Vice President of Wesmar Company and has been with the company since 2004. He oversees operations and inside sales. He also serves as the Chairman of our ISO 9001 board.
Doug Newman
Title: Consulting Chemist
Doug joined Wesmar in 1976 as the chemist. He holds a B.S. from the University of Washington. He has worked in the research and development of cleaning and sanitizing compounds since joining, as well as overseeing operations.
Management
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Bill Payne
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Tom Hubbard
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Thom Rusnak
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Don Jones
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Eric Hagen
Bill Payne
Title: Director of Sales - Cleaning and Sanitation
Tom Hubbard
Title: Technical Director Of Sales Water Treatment Division
Thom Rusnak
Title: Operations Manager
Don Jones
Technical Director - Cleaning and Sanitation
Eric Hagen
Title: Director of Research and Development
Sales
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Bob Barrett
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Randy Beden
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Andy Bishop
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Jeffrey Brusseau
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John Donahoe
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Art Escalante
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Mandy Ettl
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Kevin Graham
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Cathie Gray
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Jesus Heredia
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Chris Jackson
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Jeff McCray
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Dave Osborn
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Allen Shaw
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Dave Swigart
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Ken Weaver
Bob Barrett
Title: Area Manager
Randy Beden
Title: Area Manager
Andy Bishop
Title: Area Manager / Water and Wastewater Treatment
Jeffrey Brusseau
Title: Area Manager / Food Safety Tech Support
Description: Jeffrey started as an Area Manager with Wesmar in with a focus on Food Safety Tech Support. Jeffrey has had 20 years of experience in the chemical industry, with 15 of them in food processing. Of those 15 years, has been assisting processors of all sizes in their BRC, SQF and other GFSI schemes. He specializes in problem solving sanitation procedures and solutions, providing ongoing support to QC and QA managers, and training for sanitation staff in food processing environments. He has worked closely with and been invited to train regulatory agencies, auditors, inspectors, plant managers and operations directors in both the US and Canada, and recently completed a 2 year project with Health Canada to bring an emerging technology to Listeria prevention. He is often being recruited to teach Webinars on Listeria, specifically on its prevention and corrective actions in a food plant facility. He has presented numerous educational sessions for industry specialists in the areas of sanitation solutions, Listeria and pathogen prevention/removal.
John Donahoe
Title: Area Manager
• BS Industrial Technology
• Minor: Industrial Training, Sales, and Personnel
• HACCP certified
• SQF Practitioner
• 22 years + in chemical industry
• 20 plus years experience in breweries and beverage.
• Currently servicing over 80 breweries, distilleries, and cideries
• Wesmar Coronavirus Response Plan
• 20 plus years experience in cleaning and sanitation of food processing
plants including:
o Beef slaughter
o Chicken Slaughter
o Seafood processing
o Protein cook plants
o Fruit and vegetable processors
o Candy makers
• Petrochemical refining
• Heavy equipment wash
Art Escalante
Title: Area Manager
Mandy Ettl
Title: Field Service Technician - Water Treatment Division
Kevin Graham
Title: Area Manager
Cathie Gray
Title: Area Manager
Jesus Heredia
Title: Area Manager
Chris Jackson
Title: Senior Area Manager / Dairy, Brewery, Food Plants
Description: Chris started as an Area Manager with Wesmar in 2011. He graduated with a B.A. from Linfield College in 1991 with a BA in Political Science, and has worked in the dairy and food industry since 1990, working and servicing accounts throughout the US. Chris is now based in the Portland area, servicing the State of Oregon and SW Washington. He is skilled in writing sanitation procedures, chemical safety training, GFSI (BRC & SQF) and GMP & H.A.C.C.P. programs. Chris is an active member of multiple organizations, including ODI, MBAA, IFT, OBG and BING.
Jeff McCray
Title: Area Service Representative
- 23 Years of Manufacturing Experience
- 13 Years of Leadership Experience in a Manufacturing Environment
- 9 Years of Sanitation Experience in various Juice and Dairy operations
- HACCP Certified
- SQF Internal Audit Trained
Dave Osborn
Title: Sales Consultant
Dave has worked for Wesmar since 1972. Following his graduation from Washington State University with a degree in Agronomy, Dave did graduate work at the University of Puget Sound in microbiology and biochemistry; then worked as a research biochemist for several years. Having grown up on a dairy farm, Dave is exceptionally well qualified for servicing milk plants, but his expertise reaches into almost every aspect of food processing.
Allen Shaw
Title: Area Manager
Dave Swigart
Title: Area Manager
Customer Service
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Ren Ecalne
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Michael Christman
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Tammy Smith
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Jennifer Gorski
Renalyn Ecalne
Title: Customer Service / Accounts Receivable
Michael Christman
Title: Accounts Payable
Tammy Smith
Title: Customer Service
