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Our Staff
Our Staff
Chip Rainey
President
Chip was raised in Tifton, Georgia where he graduated from Tift County High School. After high school, he attended Abraham Baldwin College where he lettered in varsity baseball and Mississippi State University where he studied Seed Technology. Charles is married to the former Krista Dwozan, and they have two kids. He is a member of Antioch Baptist Church, Georgia Sod Producers Association, and Southern Seed Association. He enjoys hunting, playing golf, and spending time with his family. Charles began working summers with his father and grandfather at Tifton Seed and Sod Farms in 1983. “Looking back, I never realized how much I retained of what they taught me during those years until I started running my own company. Having two men with so many years of experience that you can call upon whenever needed is truly a blessing.” Soon after returning from Mississippi, Charles decided he would follow in their footsteps and purchased 1,000 acres in Dodge County.
Lee Peacock
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
He received his Bachelors in Business Administration with an emphasis in Sales and Sales Management from Georgia Southern University in 2001. Lee joined the Heritage Turf Farms team in the summer of 2002. He is in charge of wholesale sales, customer service, and advertising. Lee is a member of First Baptist Church in Eastman, the Georgia Sod Producers Association, the Alabama Turfgrass Association, the Florida Turfgrass Association, the South Carolina Turfgrass Association, the Turfgrass Council of North Carolina, and the Southern Seed Association. Lee recently celebrated his one year wedding anniversary in October. He was born and raised in Dodge County, where Heritage Turf Farms is located. When asked about his experience with Heritage Turf Farms, Lee said: “The Lord has truly blessed me with an opportunity to utilize my education and experience while living in the community I grew up in, close to family and friends. I couldn’t ask for a better situation or a better group of people to work with. Heritage Turf Farms is a very close knit family. Everyone here genuinely loves one another. I hope that our success continues for years to come.”
Gynn Solomon
Vice President of Operations
Glynn joined Heritage Turf Farms in 2002 and now has 10 years of operation experience in the turfgrass industry. After returning from a Spanish speaking mission through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, he attended South Georgia College where he graduated with an Associates of Science Degree. Glynn is married to LaTrice Solomon and together they have five daughters, ranging in age from 15 months to 13 years old. When he is not working, he likes to relax and enjoy the great outdoors, including deer or turkey hunting, playing softball and hitting a round of golf. Either work or play, Glynn is always at his best and that’s what makes him great at his job. Here at Heritage Turf Farms, he is in charge of implementing production strategies, managing the base operations in Chauncey and overseeing the assistant at the Alamo operation. He also speaks fluent Spanish, which is a great asset to the company and benefits in directing and communicating daily tasks among the twelve Spanish employees. Glynn is a man of integrity and hard work, and expects nothing but the best from those he works with to ensure that our customers receive the best quality of sod that our company can provide.
Kirby Walter Gray
Sales Associate
Kirby Walter Gray is currently a sales associate with Heritage Turf Farms. He was born and raised in Milan, Georgia, where he graduated with honors from Dodge County High School. After high school, he received a baseball scholarship to Middle Georgia College, and then transferred to Shorter College on a baseball scholarship. He received the Most Valuable Pitcher award in 1988 while at Shorter College. Kirby worked with Coca-Cola for 13 years as General Manager in Brunswick, Georgia. He is a member of the Milan Baptist Church. Kirby's past times are golfing, fishing, and most importantly, spending valuable time with family and friends. Kirby's personality is full of life and he delights in ensuring those around him are happy and exceeding in life. “I look forward to a long lasting career at Heritage Turf Farms because this company, its employees, and I share the same values as well as enjoy the atmosphere of a relaxed family!"
LeAnne West
LeAnne West recently joined Heritage Turf Farms, Inc. She helps analyze financial data to support the Company’s financial administration process. She examines accounts, vouchers, and other documents to ensure accuracy of financial data. With her strong ability to prioritize multiple assignments; she obtains, complies, and summarizes data to make certain the home office runs smoothly. She has 10 years experience in Business Administration and is a welcome addition our team.
Prior to joining Heritage Turf Farms, Inc., LeAnne held the position of Controller for AGP Holdings, Inc. She managed all aspects of Accounts Receivables, the issuance of Credit, Accounts Payables, Human Resources, and the Company Insurance Coverage. During her time with AGP Holdings, Inc., she was responsible for the accuracy of the daily financial reports, including cost analyses, Return on Investment, Return on Equity, Income Statement and Balance Sheet data. LeAnne gathered, extracted, reviewed, verified, and consolidated financial narrative, and statistical information for formulating budget requests.
Previous to this, LeAnne served as a Magistrate for Dodge County.
LeAnne holds a Bachelors of Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from Valdosta State University. She is an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Eastman. LeAnne enjoys horse back riding, swimming, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
Jim Pritchett
Jim started with Heritage Turf Farms the summer of 2009. He was born in Dodge County and has lived in Eastman most of his life. Jim graduated from Dodge County High School in 1993. After high school he was awarded a baseball scholarship to Brewton Parker College. Jim worked for AT&T for 10 years before coming to Heritage Turf Farms.
Jim was hired as logistics manager in August 2009. His first order of business was to learn our dispatch software, and to set up a GPS solution for our company. Jim also communicates with all of our customers on delivery times and dates. “ Being able to provide real time information to our customers is very important in this industry. You must take into account weather, traffic and the customers schedule. It’s a big challenge, but I love it.”
Jim works with Kirby Gray everyday to ensure our customers get what they want, when they want it. He also stays in close contact with Glynn Solomon, to verify what needs to be harvested for each day.
“Coming from a big corporation, to a small business has truly been the best move I have ever made. I actually enjoy coming to work, and pray that I will have a full career here at my new home.”