40 Under 40, Class of 2019

Dawn Eardley

Company

Mast Young Plants

Job Title

Purchasing Manager

Accomplishments

  • Expanded company’s electronic purchasing partnerships to include multiple breeding companies. Strategically incorporated technological advances into B2B purchasing practices, while managing all purchasing duties without adding any additional staff.
  • Responsible for procuring more than 30 million unrooted cuttings a year for young plant production.

Extracurricular

Can’t live without: “The three good months out of the year when I can lay on the beach and soak up the sun on Lake Michigan with my golden retriever, Butters.”

Fun Facts

Dawn has a degree in criminal justice. She grew up in the horticulture industry and thought she would pursue a different career than the rest of her family, but the business “just sucked me back in because it’s what I love.”





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