40 Under 40, Class of 2018

Angela Martin

Company

Metrolina Greenhouses

Job Title

Contract Grow Manager

Accomplishments

  • Instrumental in the initial development of company’s replenishment processes for major retailer. Presented training sessions at retailer’s corporate headquarters.
  • Named Employee of Year for 2017 and received two promotions in a six-month period.

Extracurricular

What’s for Dinner? Angela is a pescatarian. “No, this isn’t my religious affiliation, I just don’t eat meat. I love mushrooms and eat them on almost everything. And just for fun, I sneeze when I’m full.”

Fun Facts

Music for the Soul: “Music makes my soul happy! I listen to everything. To me it’s a common ground that allows you to connect to lots of people; breaking all color lines, music truly speaks to everyone differently and has a way of reaching us at just the right time.”