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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 Lombard office for BEI since 2007 and was promoted to Chief Operations Officer in 2021. Matt got his first summ...Read More
Gayle Kruckenberg
Vice President of Sales and MarketingGayle Kruckenberg is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing and has been with Balanced Environments since 2007. Gayle has a Bachelor of Science degree in Ornamental Horticulture...Read More
Andrew Konopka
Chief Financial Officer 847-395-7120 ext 203Andy is the Chief Financial Officer/Controller for both BEI and Hard Surface Solutions. He has over 20 years’ experience as a CFO. He has worked in the floral and construction in...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 Manager – Old Mill CreekJohn 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 – ChicagoMitch Pierce
Branch Manager – MilwaukeeJuan 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 assi...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
Jim Sokolowski
Senior Business DevelopmentJudy 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
Taylor Ryterski
Business DevelopmentJordan Frank
Account Manager / Business DevelopmentDarron Kirkman
Snow Operations and Development ManagerJax 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
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
Eric Carlson
Senior 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
Andrew Harsch
Chicago Branch Account ManagerJosh Hill
Account ManagerJosh Hill is an Account Manager out of the Lombard office. He has been working in the landscape industry since 2007 working for his father’s small landscape company on his summer...Read More
Frank Swearingen
Account Manager/Arborist SalesFrank Swearingen is a Certified Arborist and has been in the landscape industry since 2010 and started with BEI as an Account Manager and Arbor Specialist in 2024. Frank works clos...Read More
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
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
Mario Flores
Maintenance SupervisorSpencer 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
Assistant To The VP Of Sales And MarketingNichole 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 SupervisorFrancisco Vargas
Maintenance SupervisorHeriberto Castro
Maintenance SupervisorAlex Ortega
Account ManagerAlex Ortega is the Account Manager out of the Lombard Office. He is in charge of scheduling, material ordering, enhancement design, management, and sales. Alex double majored in ho...Read More
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
Tim Mears
Shop ManagerTim brings over 30 years of Automotive and Heavy Equipment experience.
From working on very high-end European vehicles to customization and restoration of classic cars, Tim’s ...Read More
Rocio Martinez-Vasquez
Operations AdministratorRocio Martinez-Vasquez is the Operations Administrator for BEI’s Old Mill Creek and Milwaukee production offices. She is in charge of billing, seasonal hiring applications, job s...Read More
Juan Mendez-Prieto
Maintenance SupervisorJuan Mendez-Prieto is a 30-year veteran who started his career in 1994 under the company’s original name, DL Church Landscape. He was hired as a laborer and one year later he tra...Read More
Travis Glay
Tree Division ManagerTree division manager Travis Glay has been with Balanced Environments since August of 2023. Travis has 27 years' experience in the tree care industry and has been an ISA certified ...Read More
James Tait
Lead EstimatorJames Tait is our Lead Estimator, he does estimation and purchasing for all BEI commercial bid/build projects. He is a CSP (Certified Snow Professional) from SIMA in 2021 and has a...Read More
Holly Boes
Accounts Payable Specialist & Front ReceptionHolly Boes is an Accounts Payable Specialist and front Receptionist at our Old Mill Creek office. She has worked in the landscape industry since 1998. Holly states she has always l...Read More
Rina Satkiewicz
Sales AssistantRina Satkiewicz is a Sales Assistant at the Old Mill Creek office and is excited to be new to the landscape industry. Rina works in all facets of the Sales and Marketing Department...Read More
Alicia Maser
Assistant ControllerJose Rodriguez
IT Specialist ManagerPat Collins
Milwaukee Operations ManagerSamantha Serak
Milwaukee Sales AssistantAndy Jimenez
Lombard Senior Operations ManagerOur Affiliations
Balanced Environments is actively involved with and supports many industry-related and business organizations.
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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 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
921 Silvernail Road
Pewaukee, WI 53072
Phone: 262.455.3882