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The Balanced Environments team is phenomenal. No, we really mean this, we love what we do and love working together to make our clients look amazing. Our team has a combined experience level of over 500 years. Check us out below.

Bruce Church
PresidentBruce Church is the owner and President of Balanced Environments, Inc. Bruce started in the landscape industry in 1976 and took over BEI in 2003. Bruce has a Bachelor of Arts from ...Read More

Matt McLean
Chief Operations OfficerMatt is BEI’s Chief Operations Officer. He has been working in the Old Mill Creek office for BEI since 2007 and was promoted to COO in 2021. Matt got his first summer job working...Read More

Gayle Kruckenberg
Vice President of Sales and MarketingGayle Kruckenberg is the Sales Director and has been with Balanced Environments since 2007. Gayle has a Bachelor of Science degree in Ornamental Horticulture from the University of...Read More

Tom Kelly, ASLA
Vice PresidentTom Kelly, Vice President for Balanced Environments, Inc., has been in the landscape industry since the age of 16 working in a garden center in his home town of Saratoga, NY. Tom a...Read More

Mike Teiber
Branch Manager - PlainfieldMike Teiber is the Branch Manager at our Plainfield location. He has worked for BEI since 2014 and started as an Account Manager. Mike manages all field operations at the Plainfiel...Read More

John Costello, Jr.
Branch ManagerJohn Costello has been the Branch Manager of the Old Mill Creek office since 2022. He started in the landscape industry in 1982 as a licensed pesticide operator, working his way up...Read More

Andy Johengen
Branch Manager LombardAndrew Johengen has been in the landscape industry since 2010. Andy is working out of the Lombard office as our Branch Manager. He takes care of financial planning and forecasting,...Read More

Dave Stanfield
Branch Manager Chicago
Juan Gomez
Corporate Fleet Manager and Plainfield Operations ManagerJuan is the Corporate Fleet Manager. He is in charge of all vehicles and equipment throughout all branches. He also works with maintenance enhancements and snow operations. He ass...Read More

Jason Seebacker
Senior Account ManagerAccount Manager Jason Seebacker has been with Balanced Environments since 2014 and brings with him over 20 years of experience in the landscape industry. Jason’s experience worki...Read More

Judy Short
Senior Account ManagerJudy Short is a Senior Account Manager and works primarily out of our Plainfield location. Judy has been in the landscaping industry since 1983. She started working for the Park Di...Read More

Norm Kleber
Account Manager & Turf SpecialistNorm Kleber is a BEI Account Representative and Turf Specialist out of the Old Mill Creek office; he has been in the landscape industry since 1981 and has been with BEI since 2020....Read More

Darron Kirkman
Snow Operations and Development Manager
Jerry Jimenez
Maintenance SuperintendentJerry Jimenez is the Maintenance Superintendent out of the Old Mill Creek office. He has been in the landscape industry since high school when he helped his dad plant trees and do ...Read More

Stephanie Borchardt
Office ManagerStephanie Borchardt is the BEI Lombard Office Manager and has been with the company since 2006. Stephanie is an vital piece of the office management staff and is there to assist an...Read More

Jax McRescue
Chief Happiness Director and Turf Irrigation SpecialistJax is BEI’s Chief Happiness Director and has been with Balanced Environment’s Old Mill Creek office since 2021. Jax has a degree from Rescue University in cuteness and has bee...Read More

Gerardo Aguilera
Enhancement and Tree Division CoordinatorGerardo is an Enhancement and Tree Division Coordinator out of the Old Mill Creek office. He started in the landscape industry in 2017 and has been with BEI since 2020. Gerardo has...Read More

John Ploss
Senior Project ManagerJohn is a Senior Landscape Designer and Project Manager out of our Old Mill Creek office, and he has worked with BEI owner, Bruce Church since 1991. He received a Bachelor of Sci...Read More

Tracy Josephsen
Accounting SupervisorTracy is the Accounting Supervisor for BEI out of the Old Mill Creek office. She oversees the accounting department and manages company assets. Tracy is an integral part of the off...Read More

Eric Carlson
Account ManagerEric joined BEI in 2017 as an Account Manager out of the Old Mill Creek office. He got a degree from Rock Valley Community College, had a passion for the outdoors and nature, and f...Read More

Jim Benecke
Account ManagerJim communicates with property managers to manage their specific needs with site visits, desired work designs, proposals, production, and implementation work orders. He works toget...Read More

Luke Turner
Landscape Designer & EstimatorLuke Turner has been in the landscape industry since 2021, but fell in love with landscaping at 5 years-old. He is a Landscape Designer and Estimator with a focus on creating beaut...Read More

Andrew Harsch
Chicago Branch Account Manager
Mario Flores
Maintenance Supervisor
Jennifer Scales
CRM & CPQ Software Administrator/Sales AssistantJennifer is currently working on her BS in Business Administration and is expected to graduate in July of next year. She has been with BEI for almost 4 years. Jennifer has two sons...Read More

Spencer Roberts
Irrigation SuperintendentSpencer Roberts has been with Balanced Environments Inc. since 2013 and is the Old Mill Creek Irrigation Superintendent. Spencer says his favorite part of irrigation work is the pr...Read More

Erika Gomez
Plainfield Office AdministratorErika Gomez has been with us at BEI for 5 years. She enjoys her job because of the people she works with virtually as well as in person. Outside of work, she loves spending time wi...Read More

Rigoberto Ambriz
Enhancement SupervisorRigo Ambriz first gained interest for landscaping at the age of 14, learning from his father who worked for Church landscaping at the time. At the age of 18 he started his landscap...Read More

Nichole Kleber-Bustamante
Sales AssitantNichole joined the Old Mill Creek office as a Sales Assistant to the Sales Director in 2022. She holds a degree in Cosmetology Teaching as well as a certificate in Special Educatio...Read More

Susan Bradley
Human Resources ManagerSusan Bradley joined BEI in October, 2021 as our Human Resources Manager. She has many years of experience with HR and Accounting. Susan enjoys the “people part” of HR and all ...Read More

Mike Geniesse
Enhancement SupervisorMike Geniesse is the Enhancement Supervisor and has been with Balanced Environments, Inc. since 2022. Mike is a Certified Arborist and has been in the landscape industry since 2007...Read More

Beth Sikorski
Billing SpecialistBeth Sikorski works in our Old Mill Creek office. She worked for BEI for 5 years and has recently returned as a Billing Specialist. “The atmosphere at BEI is awesome and getting ...Read More

Manny Saldana
Maintenance Supervisor
Francisco Vargas
Maintenance Supervisor
Heriberto Castro
Maintenance Supervisor
Alex Ortega
SuperintendentAlex Ortega is the Superintendent/Account Manager out of the Chicago Office. He is in charge of scheduling, material ordering, enhancement design, management, and sales. Alex doubl...Read More

Andrew Konopka
Chief Financial Officer 847-395-7120 ext 203
Jordan Frank
Development Director Account Manager
Bryan Dame
Account Manager
Jesus Navarrete
Recruitment SpecialistJesus Navarrete is our newest Recruitment Specialist at BEI. Jesus works hard to source potential candidates to work on our crew teams. He does pre-screenings, interviews, and netw...Read More

David James
Account Manager
Tim Mears
Shop Manager
Rocio Martinez
Operations Administrator
Juan Mendez-Prieto
Maintenance Supervisor
Travis Glay
Tree Department Manager
Jim Sokolowski
Senior Development Director
Taylor Ryterski
Business Development DirectorOur Affiliations
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17950 W. Rt. 173 Old Mill Creek, IL 60083
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Our Landscape Installations provide creative solutions, based on sustainable ideals, to maximize the aesthetic appeal to individual properties. Our landscape designs respond to the particular client requests with innovative ideas. The installation process is driven by the most current practices, with trained personnel, in order to perform exceptionally in health and growth, aesthetic appeal, and value – all combined with lower maintenance demands.
Our Locations
Balanced Environments, Inc. services Chicagoland, Southern Wisconsin and Northwest Indiana.
24/7 Snow Command Dispatch (800) 883-8750
Old Mill Creek
Corporate Office
17950 W. Rt. 173
Old Mill Creek, IL 60083
Phone: (847) 395-7120
Fax: (847) 838-6750
Plainfield
12006 Spaulding School Rd., Unit 102A.
Plainfield, IL 60585
Phone: (815) 733-5342
Fax: (815) 733-6076
Lombard
Lombard Branch
951 N. Ridge Ave.
Lombard, IL 60148
Phone: (630) 916-8830
Fax: (630) 916-8055
Chicago
Chicago Branch
2420 W Washburne Ave.
Chicago, IL 60608
Phone: (847) 395-7120
Fax: (847) 838-6750
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Branch
250 E Wisconsin Ave.
Suite 1530
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: 262.455.3882