Tuff Turf Molebuster’s Mission Statement:
We are a growing, family-founded lawn care and pest control company. We are dedicated to providing superior quality and service through our values-driven, knowledgeable, professional team.
As a leader in the industry, we strive to provide a healthy, vibrant lawn for all our valued clients.
Jim Zylstra
Jim is the Founder of Tuff Turf Molebusters and has worked in the industry since 1984.
Family: Jim is married and has three boys
Favorite Author: Dave Ramsey
Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere in the Caribbean
Hobbies: Basketball and Boating
Lawn Care Technicians:
Chelsea Wilson
Chelsea has worked in the industry since 2003.
Birthplace: Traverse City, Michigan
Favorite Movie: The Godfather
Favorite Music: Rock
Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere warm
Hobbies: Traveling and spending time with friends
Connor Jones
Birthplace: Grand Rapids
Favorite Movie: The Matrix
Favorite Book: Stephen King Books
Favorite Vacation Spot: Any National Park
Hobbies: Rock Climbing and Video Games
Jacob Niles
Jacob has worked in the industry for over 2 years.
Birthplace: Grand Rapids
Favorite Movie: Everything Everywhere all at Once
Favorite vacation spot: Anywhere warm or deep into the wilderness
Hobbies: Fixing things and entertaining his dog.
Nolan Brower
Nolan has worked in the industry since 2015.
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Favorite Movie: Braveheart
Favorite Music: Alternative
Favorite Vacation Spot: Northern Michigan
Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing, Basketball, and Playing Poker
Ismael Ausua
Birthplace: Grand Rapids
Favorite Movie: Dune 2
Favorite Book: Rick Riordan
Favorite Vacation Spot: Colorado
Hobbies: Games
Jordan Trask
Birthplace: Rockford, IL
Favorite Book/Author? Cloud Atlas
Favorite Music: Christopher Nolan films
Favorite Vacation Spot: Florida Keys or Seattle
Hobbies: Fishing and Snowboarding
Marc McGill
Marc joined our team in 2018.
Family: Married with 4 Children
Hobbies: Working on his family farm & watching sports
Music: Classic Rock
Kaden VanHuis
Birthplace: Holland
Favorite Music: Reggaeton
Favorite Vacation Spot: Oregon
Hobbies: Anything outdoors
Noah Prosch-Jensen
Birthplace: Grand Rapids
Favorite Movie: Howl’s Moving Castle
Favorite Vacation Spot: Gun Lake
Hobbies: Video Games and Reading Comics
Pest Control Technicians:
Justin Purser
Justin has worked in the industry for over 3 years.
Family: Married with 4 kids
Birthplace: Kalamazoo
Favorite Movie: Too many to list
Favorite Vacation Spot: Camping
Hobbies: Collecting Coins
Jordan VanKuiken
Birthplace: Grand Rapids
Favorite Movie: Adam Sandler Movies
Favorite Book/Author: John Green
Favorite Vacation Spot: Baldwin, MI
Hobbies: Fixing Cars
Jocelyn Owings
Family: Married
Born: Mishawaka, Indiana
Favorite Music: Country music
Favorite Vacation Spot: Upper Peninsula
Hobbies: Playing with my rabbits and hanging out with family
Trent Buist
Trent and his wife Michelle live in Jenison. He joined the team in 2012.
Family: 2 Daughters & 2 Sons
Hobbies: Spending his time outdoors, working on his lawn, camping, hiking, and spending time with his family and friends
Cody Timmer
Cody joined the team in 2016!
Family: Wife Alexandra & one child!
Hobbies: Playing piano and snowboarding
Vacation Spot: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Favorite Movie: Memento
Jacob Johnson
Family: Girlfriend
Birthplace: Grand Rapids
Favorite Music: Rock and Rap
Favorite Vacation Spot: Would love to goto Japan
Hobbies: Video games, golf, bowling, poker
Joe Fulkerson
Joe comes to us with 20 years experience in Pest Control!
Family: Daughter and 2 granddaughters
Hobbies: Hanging out with family
Brendan Bateman
Family: Engaged with 2 kids
Birthplace: Grand Rapids
Favorite Movie: The Goonies
Favorite Music:
Favorite Vacation Spot: The U.P.
Hobbies: Playing video games and spending time with family
Curtis Knapp
Curtis has been in the lawn care industry for 3 years
Birthplace: Toledo, OH
Favorite Movie: Step Brothers
Favorite Music: Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Favorite Vacation Spot: Fort Myers, FL
Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing, Sports, Working Out
Colin Sladek
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Favorite Music: Kino – a Russian band from the 1980’s
Favorite Book: St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans
Favorite Vacation Spot: East Kentucky Mountains
Hobbies: Airsoft, Paintball, Hiking, Gaming, and Fishing
Aric Keckler
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Favorite Music: Indie Music
Favorite Book: R. A. Salvatore
Favorite Vacation Spot: The U.P.
Hobbies: Disc Golf , Gardening
Cade Pilczuk
Birthplace: Grand Rapids
Favorite Vacation Spot: Hunting or Fishing
Hobbies: Enjoys playing golf, basketball or anything with friends and family
Drew Zylstra
Drew is a High School Junior. He helps Tuff Turf wherever he can, including filling trucks, washing vehicles, and maintaining the shop areas
Birthplace: Grand Rapids
Favorite Music:
Hobbies:
Office Staff:
Jeff Skully
Jeff is our Quality Manager. He joined the team in 2005 as a lead field tech and worked his way up. He can be contacted at Jeff@Tuffturfmolebusters.com.
He has over 25 years of experience in the lawn care industry. He has been married over 35 years to his wife Julie. Jeff is also a brewery connoisseur.
Bill Vandelune
Bill is our Office Manager. He has been in the industry since 2004, and with Tuff Turf Molebusters since 2009. He can be contacted at Bill@TuffTurfMolebusters.com.
Family: Bill is married with two daughters.
Favorite Sport: MMA & Hockey
Favorite Vacation Activity: Disney Cruises in the Caribbean
Hobbies: Playing with his kids and participating in Spartan Races
Mike O’Connor
Mike is President of Tuff Turf Molebusters. He has over 25 years of experience in the industry. He can be contacted at mike@tuffturfmolebusters.com.
Family: Married with 4 kids
Favorite Music: Country and Classic Rock
Favorite Vacation Spot: Tennessee, Colorado, Florida
Hobbies: Enjoys the outdoors, spending time with family, golf, kayaking
Taylor Hulbert
Taylor is our Operations Manager. He has over 8 years of experience in the industry. He can be contacted at taylor@tuffturfmolebusters.com
Family: Married with 2 dogs
Birthplace: Grand Rapids
Favorite Movie: Jurassic Park
Favorite Book: Julius Ceasar
Favorite Vacation Spot: Hawaii
Hobbies: Classic Cars and History
Josh Meinke
Josh is our Lakeshore Branch Supervisor. He has worked in the industry since 2008.
Birthplace: Wayland, Michigan
Family: Josh has five boys & 1 girl
Favorite Music: Country and Alternative
Favorite Sports Team: Michigan State
Hobbies: Spending time with his family and being outdoors
Chris Anderson
Chris has worked in the industry for over 4 years.
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Favorite Music/ Movies : Blues Music and Clint Eastwood Movies
Favorite Book: The Bible
Favorite Vacation Spot: Hoping to go to Italy
Hobbies: Music and Reading
Chad Hayes
Chad had worked in the sales and service industry for 10 years
Favorite Movies: Inception, Halloween
Favorite Music: The Beach Boys, The Lumineers
Favorite Books: Rich Dad Poor Dad, Think and Grow Rich, How to Win Friends
Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere near water
Hobbies: Producing music, Being outside, Reading
Josh Nichols
Josh is our Routing and Scheduling Manager. He also helps with administrative functions as needed.
Birthplace: Hastings, MI
Favorite Movie: Rocky IV
Favorite Vacation Spot: Upper Peninsula
Hobbies: Golf, Fishing, Hunting, All Sports
Joy Lenger
Joy is our part time Office Assistant. She works in customer service and a variety of other areas as needed.
Family: Married with 3 kids and a dog named Gronkowski
Favorite Movies: Anything Christmas
Favorite Vacation Spot: Central Lake, MI
Hobbies: Camping and games with family
Dannielle Hoisington
Danielle is our Payroll and Human Resources Administrator. She also helps with administrative duties as needed.
Family: Danielle has 3 kids (2 boys and a girl)
Favorite Music: Country
Favorite Vacation Spot: Yellowstone National Park
Favorite Books: Murder Mystery
Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing, Camping, Baking, Time with Family
David Atchinson
David is our mechanic and jack of all trades. He’s been working around machinery, automobiles, and small engines all his life.
Family: Engaged with 2 kids
Born: Grand Rapids
Favorite Movie: Blazing Saddles
Favorite Music: Heavy Metal
Favorite Vacation Spot: Deer Camp
Hobbies: Cars
Reggie Richmond
Reggie has worked at Tuff Turf both in the field and now part of our sales team.
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah
Favorite Music: Most Genres but Kanye, Eminem, The Weekend, and Kid Cudi are favorite
Favorite Book/Author: Rich Dad Poor Dad and Robert Greene
Favorite Vacation Spot: Montana
Hobbies: Reading, Training/Working Out, Learning
David Campbell
David is part of our sales team. He has been in sales work for over 10 years.
Born: Chicago
Favorite Movie: Hacksaw Ridge
Favorite Book: Instinct by T.D. Jakes
Favorite vacation spot: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Hobbies: Aquarium, landscaping, smart home technology
Abbie VanHarmelen
Abbie recently graduated high school and is helping us out in the office until she heads off to college in the Fall.
Born: Grand Rapids
Favorite Movie: Monty Python & the Knights of the Holy Grail
Favorite Book: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere tropical
Hobbies: Volleyball, reading, writing
Mascot:
Digger
Digger is the Tuff Turf Molebusters Mascot he can be found all around West Michigan during events throughout the year. He is probably the only mole you will ever see above ground!