Meet Our Team

Leadership

Steve Smith
President and CEO
Steve Smith is the President and CEO of GeoComfort. He is an advocate for the geothermal industry, serving as a member of the Geothermal Exchange Organization, participating in speaking engagements, and sharing his expertise in articles. His favorite place to be is in the field helping with an installation. Steve enjoys spending time with family, tackling projects on the family farm, riding his motorcycle, and snow and water skiing.
Tim Wright
CSO
Tim Wright is the Chief Strategy Officer at GeoComfort. With over 30 years of management and energy efficiency experience, Tim oversees all customer facing departments at GeoComfort. He serves on the board of directors for California Geothermal Heat Pump Association, International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, and the Virginia Geothermal Heat Pump Association. Tim is passionate about customer interaction and building new relationships in the industry. Tim is active in his local community, and he and his wife enjoy time with their two daughters, a son-in-law, and their first grandson.
Dan Jackson
COO
Dan Jackson is the Chief Operating Officer and oversees GeoComfort’s manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and engineering departments. His career in HVAC began in 1990 working with large industrial chillers and boilers. He also has almost 30 years of manufacturing experience. In his down time, Dan enjoys traveling with his wife, working on muscle cars, waterskiing, wakeboarding, and snowboarding.
Bradley Lanter
CFO
Bradley W. Lanter is the Chief Financial Officer at GeoComfort. He is responsible for overall financial management, strategic planning, financial reporting, and lends direction to, and is responsible for, oversight of the I.T. department. He enjoys traveling, spending time with his wife and two kids, and playing just about any sport.
Maurice Powers
IT Director
Maurice Powers is the IT Director at GeoComfort. He manages IT systems and various IT projects to help streamline work for employees and customers, so they can better serve end users of GeoComfort geothermal heat pumps. In his downtime, Maurice enjoys traveling, meeting people, fishing, scuba diving, and taking walks with his family.
Jason Bronson
Controller

Jason Bronson is the Controller at GeoComfort. His duties include budgeting, forecasting, and essentially knowing the ins and outs of many parts of the company. In his free time, you'll find Jason watching Cardinals games and spending time with his family. 

Sales

Ed Davis
Vice President of Sales
Ed Davis is the Vice President of Sales at GeoComfort and has been an invaluable part of our team since 2008! Ed has a wealth of experience and knowledge to share, and currently manages our Sales, Customer Relations, Field Training, and Solar Sales teams. More than anything, Ed values the relationships he's nurtured over the years and enjoys direct involvement with many of our partners on a day-to-day basis. If you happen to catch Ed outside of work, he's probably spending time with his wife, Kristie, and their 3 children and new granddaughter, getting involved with his home church, or in his shop working on an ever-growing list of projects.
Jeff Lawrence
Director of Commercial Accounts

Jeff Lawrence is GeoComfort's Director of Commercial Accounts. He assists geothermal installers and commercial representatives. In his down time, Jeff can be found with his family and their family racing team. 

Andy Leiter
Territory manager
Andy Leiter is the Territory Manager for Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Northern Iowa. He is a prior contractor with vast knowledge in many aspects of the HVAC industry, spending the last 14 years working exclusively with geothermal designs and installations. Outside of work, Andy enjoys spending time with his family, along with snowmobiling, boating, skiing, and watching sports.
Brian Pitcher
Territory Manager
Brian is the Territory Manager for Illinois. He is focused on growing GeoComfort's footprint in his home state through customer focused support. He enjoys spending time with his wife, watching their two small boys play baseball and soccer, and spending time with family and friends. In his down time he likes to hunt, watch football, work on classic cars, and work around the house.
Justin Jobe
Territory Manager

Justin Jobe is the Territory Manager for parts of the Midwest and the Pacific Northwest. He supports geothermal contractors with installation of geothermal systems, preparing quotes and orders, etc. Justin enjoys watching motor sports and football games and doing his wife’s bidding for the hobby farm they have started together with their son, Paxton (16), and daughter, Berkley (11).

Ron Wright
Regional Sales Manager - Canada

Ron Wright is the Regional Sales Manager in Canada and operates by the philosophy that our customers are our everything. Ron is happily married to his best friend, Natasha. Together, they have three sons and one daughter.  Ron is a sports nut, with his favorite sports being hockey, lacrosse, baseball, football, and auto racing.

Scott Jarrell
Territory Manager

Scott Jarrell is a Territory Manager for GeoComfort. He focuses on growing the industry by supporting new and existing customers to ensure they have the tools available that allows them to grow in their markets. Scott enjoys spending time with his wife and three kids, kayak fishing, and is involved in his church.

Marketing

Pancho Eppard
Marketing Director

Pancho Eppard is the Marketing Director GeoComfort. He manages the creation of content to help home and building owners and contractors learn more about geothermal. He provides creative direction for literature, web assets, photography, and videography. Pancho enjoys living in Greenville with his wife, Emma, and three kids, Philip, Layla, and Parker.

Bryson Buehrer
Senior Content Creator
Bryson Buehrer is the Senior Content Creator at GeoComfort. He creates content and manages marketing strategies all to assist home and building owners in making the right choice with geothermal. Bryson loves all things Sci-Fi, backpacking trips, playing music, creative photography, and anything that keeps him curious.
Carley Fletcher
Marketing and Events Strategist

Carley Fletcher is the Marketing and Events Strategist at GeoComfort. She manages event coordination for tradeshows and trainings, branding support, and helps create marketing content to assist home and building owners on their geothermal and solar journey. Carley enjoys traveling and being active with her family.

Joe Kam
Graphic Designer

Joe Kam is the Graphic Designer at GeoComfort. He works with the marketing team to create any literature, advertising, or branding designs for both print and web. He also assists with any photography or videography projects as needed. Joe enjoys playing video games and spending time with his cat, Cookie.

Mallory Fohne
Marketing Strategy and Planning Manager
Mallory Fohne is the Marketing Strategy and Planning Manager at GeoComfort. She works with the marketing team to create content and guide overall strategy to best help people learn about our products and services. Mallory enjoys traveling with her husband and daughters, forcing her dog to go on walks, eating pizza and ice cream, and snow and water skiing.

Customer Solutions

Brian Wasmuth
Customer Solutions Manager

Brian Wasmuth is the Customer Solutions Manager at GeoComfort, and he is a member of the design services team. He helps with customer service or warranty related questions, which includes parts inquiries, estimates, sales orders, and warranty claims. Brian enjoys grilling, camping, canoeing, spending time with his wife, Kirstin, and daughter, Marley.

Bethany Marsch
CUSTOMER RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE
Bethany Marsch is a Customer Relations Representative at GeoComfort. Every day, she strives to build connections between consumers and our customers, all while explaining the benefits of our diverse product family. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, crafting, thrift store shopping, camping, and beating her husband at Mario Kart.
Bob Heitzig
Customer Relations Representative
Bob Heitzig is a Customer Relations Representative at GeoComfort. He holds down the front desk at our offices and makes sure that customers and homeowners who contact us get exactly the help they need. When not at work, he loves spending time with family, especially his first grandchild, as well as fishing and working in the yard.
Brooke Chilovich
Warranty Administrator
Brooke Chilovich is the Warranty Administrator at GeoComfort. She is responsible for warranty program management, implementation, continuous improvement, and ongoing daily processing. She enjoys spending time with her husband, Jac, and daughter, Emma, traveling, cooking, and being outdoors whether it is at the park, golfing, fishing or grilling.
Denise Jackson
Customer Service Representative

Denise Jackson is a Customer Service Representative at GeoComfort. She spends much of her time handling freight claims, helping geothermal contractors with estimates, orders, and tracking information for shipments, and she assists with our annual dealer meeting. She enjoys spending time with her husband, two sons, riding bikes, running, and being with family and friends.

Kristin Wasmuth
Customer Service Representative
Kristin Wasmuth is a Customer Service Representative at GeoComfort. She enjoys spending time with her husband, Brian, daughter, Marley, and their dog, Pixie. Her favorite activities include bonfires, camping, and hanging out with her friends, all while having a few cold ones.
Ky Stoecklin
Customer Service Representative

Ky Stoecklin is a Customer Service Representative at GeoComfort, and he is a member of the geothermal design team. Ky helps installers by creating estimates, taking orders, and relaying shipping and tracking information. In his free time, Ky enjoys golfing, bowling, and spending time with his family. 

Teri Allen
CUSTOMER RELATIONS LEAD
Teri Allen is a Customer Relations Lead at GeoComfort who works daily to assist home and building owners by explaining the benefits of geothermal heat pumps. Teri enjoys spending time with her husband of 25 years, three boys and two dogs, friends, and extended family, and she loves going to the beach!

Design and Technical Services

Kipp Westrum
Technical Services Manager
Kipp Westrum is the Manager of the Design Services, Technical Support, Training and Product Literature Departments at GeoComfort. He oversees and helps with the day-to-day operations of these departments. Kipp has been in the HVAC and geothermal industry for over 36 years and has been involved with installing, servicing, and designing Geothermal Heat Pump systems his entire career. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with family and outdoor activities, hunting, motorcycling, skiing, and snowmobiling.
Angelique Wood
Solar Sales & Design Specialist
Angelique Wood is Solar Sales and Design Specialist. She supports solar sales in Illinois, PV solar system designs and residential geothermal designs. Angelique enjoys spending time with her husband Robert and son Jackson, hanging with friends, Jeeping, golfing and riding side by sides.
Brian Staley
Product Manager-Equipment
Brian Staley is Product Manager-Equipment at GeoComfort. He works with Engineering and Sales on product management, developing Installation Manuals, Submittals, Price Lists, and other various Technical Documents that assist with the Enertech Sales Team and customers. Brian enjoys adventures with his family, visiting new places, biking, and playing guitar.
Jeremy Vonder Haar
Assistant Product Manager-Accessories
Jeremy Vonder Haar is an Assistant Product Manager-Accessories for GeoComfort. He helps to determine product offerings, develop literature, and coordinate with Sales on both new and existing Solar and Geothermal products. He enjoys helping on his family’s farm when he’s able to and traveling to visit his friends.
Jim Cusack
Special Projects Manager
Jim Cusack is a Special Projects Manager at GeoComfort. He is a certified, IGSHPA accredited, geothermal trainer and installer, and he is the VP of the Minnesota Geothermal Heat Pump Association. Jim enjoys spending time with his wife, Chris, and their two dogs, Simon and Schuster.
Jim Strandlund
Technical services specialist
Jim Strandlund is a technical service representative for GeoComfort. Jim formally owned Strandlund Refrigeration, Heating and Cooling and has over 35 years in the Refrigeration industry with over 25 years of Geothermal experience. Jim was a founding member and first president of the MNGHPA and also is an IGSHPA certified inspector, designer, installer and trainer. Jim loves outdoor activities including modern, antique, vintage snowmobiles and utv riding.
John Pendleton
Senior Trainer/Technical Specialist
John Pendleton is the Senior Trainer/Technical Specialist at GeoComfort. John handles all technician trainings and curriculum as well as on-site unit startup, site visits, and warranty issues. John is a 3rd generation HVAC technician with over 25 years in the industry. John enjoys traveling, hiking, and spending time with family and friends.
Kirn Wildhaber
Technical Service Representative
Kirn Wildhaber is a Technical Service Representative at GeoComfort and he brings 20 years of full-time HVACR experience to the team. Kirn grew up working summers in a family HVACR contracting business, and he offers expansive industry experience in many fields, including service technician, installer, system designer, distribution and sales, and HVACR instruction. Additionally, Kirn is an IGSHPA certified geothermal installer. Kirn enjoys spending time with his family of five, fishing, water skiing, and hunting.
Rob Shaulis
Technical Services Specialist
Rob Shaulis is a technical service representative at GeoComfort. Rob has worn many hats in the Geothermal industry, working in design, manufacturing, servicing, and installing since 1980. In his spare time he enjoys motorcycling and ATV riding with his family and grandchildren.

Solar Energy Solutions

BRENNA MULLINS
Solar Incentive Administrator
Brenna Mullins is a Solar Incentive Administrator who manages various aspects of the PV solar incentive program, including incentive processes, working closely with installers and consumers, and implementation of process improvement best practices. Brenna is a published author and recording artist. She loves to play the piano and sing, and assist her daughter’s endeavors with her non-profit charity, radio internship, volunteerism projects, sports, activities as a scholarship pageant titleholder, and conducting interviews on her live radio podcast.

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2506 S Elm Street
Greenville, IL 62246