Gail Mountain - Owner, Key Account Manager- Whole Foods, Supervalu, Vancouver Area Accounts

Gail started her career in natural products brokerage in 1993 - Gail Mountain Marketing - after 4 years in sales with a Vancouver distributor. Gail's entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm distinguish her as a leader in her field, and an inspiration to her customers. Primary duties: Key account management, production of the Indigo Ink newsletter.

Debbie Hollett - Owner, Brand Manager, Office Manager, Human Resources

Debbie joined Gail Mountain Marketing in late 1994 and Indigo Marketing was born. Debbie worked in women's health, bakery production, and sales management at a major natural food distributor prior to her Indigo days. Her business experience, leadership ability and organizational skills are integral to the company's success. Primary duties: brand management, financial and staff / office management.

Gordon Truscott - Owner, Brand Manager, Account Manager for Costco Western Canada

Gordon came to the company in 1996 after 13 years in distribution with the last 7 as general manager, and 2 years as a trade consultant and a broker in natural foods. His broad range of experience strongly contributes to the ongoing success of his brands. Primary duties: brand management, business analyst, Costco.

Janette Bishop - Account Manager, Vancouver Island Natural Foods Accounts

Janette has been with Indigo since January 2009. Her career includes working as an early childhood educator for 10 years where she worked with children from infancy to teens. She then spent 10 years at Thrifty Foods, the majority of that time in the grocery department including managing bulk foods and end displays.

Janette's favourite pastimes are walking her dogs, working in the garden or hiking with her kids and husband. She also enjoys baking, cooking, scuba diving and is learning to play golf.

Janette says her sales job at Indigo is the perfect fit for her. She has always had a passion for natural and organic foods. She gets to interact daily with great people and particularly enjoys the continual experience of learning something new every day.

Monica Contois - Account Manager, Choices Markets, Stongs, Vancouver Area Accounts

Monica has been with Indigo since March 2004, when she moved over to the natural food side of the industry. She previously worked in the vitamin and health food industry for 15 yrs. She enjoys listening to music, reading, beach combing, yoga, power walking, mountain biking, and spending time with family and friends.

She says "Indigo Natural Products is a company with integrity and balance; they are wonderful people that make work enjoyable."

Carol Daponte - Account Manager, Overwaitea Food Group, Safeway, Sobey's West, Federated Co-op and Real Canadian Superstore

Carol has been with Indigo since March 2004. She has experienced a wide variety of responsibilities over 15 years in the natural food category while working at the Overwaitea Food Group and Tree of Life Gourmet Award Distributors.

Carol enjoys many different outdoor activities, as she loves to be in nature. She also enjoys yoga and other fun types of wellness activities. She is very fond of live music, comedy and socializing with friends.

She appreciates and respects the people that she works with. She also loves food so she says Indigo is a great fit!

Paula Garcia - Assistant to Sales Team, Accounts Receivable, Trade Show Manager

Paula has been with Indigo since July 2006. Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Paula settled in Vancouver in 2003. She has a Degree in Economics from the University of Santa Maria with post graduate studies at IESA Business School, in Caracas. Paula has over 13 years of corporate banking experience as an Account Manager. Since moving to Vancouver she graduated from BCIT's Business Management Studies for International Students Academic Program.

Her hobbies include travelling, languages and yoga. She is looking forward to playing tennis again and enjoys reading finance and investment books and business magazines.

Paula enjoys being an integral part of the Indigo team and interacting with everyone in the natural products industry.

Maggie Jones - Account Manager, Nature's Fare, B.C. Interior, Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Yukon

Maggie has been with Indigo since September 1998. Maggie has worked in the natural foods industry for over 37 years and considers it to be as much of a passion as a career path. She has worked in a variety of jobs within the industry and began her journey as the baker and salad maker at Etherea Natural Foods in Rochdale College in the early 70's. She has been a vegetarian since she was 16 years old.

Maggie is a committed foodie who loves to garden, cook, read cookbooks, seed save, bee keep and her favourite past time is learning and engaging in anything that has to do with a natural and sustainable life. She lives off the electrical grid in the interior of BC.

The things that she loves most about her job is that no two days are the same and that she gets to work in an ethical and meaningful industry with truly amazing people.

Kerri Job - Account Manager, Buy Low/Nesters, HY Louie/IGA, London Drugs, Vancouver Area Accounts

Kerri has been with Indigo since January 2012. She comes to us with over 11 years of professional experience in the food service and naturals foods industry. Kerri worked as an organic baker, pastry chef, chocolatier, and more before starting in the distribution channel and brokerage trade.

In her spare time, Kerri enjoys gourmet cooking, baking, reading and spending time with family and friends. She enjoys applying the concepts and ideals she learns at work into her personal life and vice versa.

Zayda Mondaca-Fuentes - Account Manager, Community Natural Foods, Planet Organic Markets, Alberta/Saskatchewan

Zayda has been with Indigo since June 2009. Zayda approaches all aspects of her life with the same joy and enthusiasm, and her career history reflects this. She has spent 20 years in the natural health industry and although she started in the vitamin sector, like all good foodies she eventually found her way to the natural foods sector.

Working at Indigo gives her access to the information that helps her and her family live a healthy and sustainable life. She loves this industry and working with the incredible group that makes up Indigo; real and passionate people full of integrity.

Sophie Riddehough - Brand Manager, Account Manager, Mountain Equipment Coop, Special Projects

Sophie has been with Indigo since Feb 2002. She comes to us with many years of sales and marketing experience. She has worked at the distributor, manufacturer and importer level.

Over all she has been in the natural foods industry for close to 20 years. She enjoys outdoor activities including gardening, hiking, kayaking and soccer.

Diane Saywell - Account Manager, Thrifty Foods, Vancouver Island Grocery Accounts

Diane has been with Indigo since September 1999. She has 20 years of experience in the organic and natural foods Industry. She has a diverse background having worked in warehouse operations and sales at distributor level. Diane has had great success in her sales position on Vancouver Island having sold to key mainstream grocery accounts as well as smaller independent and natural food stores.

Diane's favourite pastimes are hiking and paddling in and around Vancouver Island. What she likes most about working at Indigo is the diversity of her job.

Lori Stringer - Distributor Liaison - Purchase Orders & Logistics

Lori joined the Indigo team in the fall of 2011. After spending fifteen years managing in healthcare, she decided to come back to where it all started - the food industry. Previously a Senior Buyer
with a major BC food wholesaler/retailer as well as a Trading Manager with an international fruit and vegetable processor, Lori truly missed the wonderful people in the food industry as well as the leading edge and interesting products continuously being introduced.

A cancer survivor, Lori enjoys an active and healthy lifestyle that includes running, playing squash, biking, walking, golfing and volunteering. She enjoys all of the inspirational people and camaraderie at Indigo as well as the natural and sustainable foods that they represent...a match made in heaven!

Amanda Whitehead - Assistant to Brand Managers

Amanda joined Indigo in October 2010 after returning to B.C. from living and working in the UK. Originally from Ontario, she moved to BC after completing her Psychology degree. Her experience includes café management and administration. She loves being able to work in an industry that aligns with her own passion for natural foods and sustainable living.

In her free time, Amanda loves cooking and savouring the fruits of her creations. She enjoys exploring Vancouver on her bike, roadtrips in her campervan and practicing yoga.