Meet The Staff

Rick Smith, President
Rick and Shari Smith acquired Green Field Paper Company in 2005 from the founder, Jeff Lindenthal. The company was originally founded in 1992 and will be celebrating 15 years in business next year. Rick's background is in finance and served as Chief Financial Officer for various companies most recently in the medical device industry. While Rick's background is that of a "bean counter", he has always been interested in operations and marketing. We acquired Green Field because we believed in the products and the commitment to the environment.
 
Shari Smith, Vice President
Without Shari, they never would have acquired Green Field Paper Company. Shari is a very well respected and top producing realtor with Coldwell Banker here in San Diego. It was Shari's tenacity in continuing to scour the Multiple Listing Service, that we found Green Field Paper was for sale. Shari's keen eye for color, design and marketing will prove invaluable to the continued success of Green Field Paper Company.

Travis Van der Linden, Master Paper Maker
Travis first came to Green Field to design our award-winning trade show fixtures. Besides now leading our paper production team, he has a busy freelance graphic design business. To allow time for his ongoing pursuit of the perfect wave, Travis is known to work very early hours and to surf whenever possible. 

Rhiana Keiser, Office Manager & Warehouse Manager
Rhiana started work in 2002. She takes sales orders, handles customer service calls, packs and ships all the orders moving through the warehouse - among other things. Rhiana prides herself on moving orders out quickly, often the same day they are received - a quality our customers always appreciate. Her passions outside of work include music, travel and writing.

 
Darren Floyd, Paper Maker
Darren is mastering the art of paper making from our expert paper maker, Travis. He doesn't like the early hours, but is here everyday. He is also published author of poetry.
 
John Heshion, Paper Maker
John joined Green Field Paper in 2006 to assist in the paper making. He quickly picked up on the nuances of making a quality sheet of handmade paper. John is an artist and is  working on cartoon drawings and sketches.

Jeff Lindenthal, Founder
While no longer spending long days and nights at Green Field Paper Company, Jeff is now in Northern California but is still available to lend his expertise and answer questions only Jeff knows the answer to. Jeff started Green Field in 1992. The company grew out of a thesis project Jeff wrote on reinventing a Boston paper mill to produce recycled paper. A former recycling program coordinator, he specializes in finding unusual recycled materials to incorporate into paper. Jeff’s belief is that the future of recycled paper must include high post consumer content along with some non-wood fiber, a philosophy that is embodied in every Green Field product today.