TEAM HUDSON VALLEY SALES GROUP

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Adam Shapiro

PRINCIPAL

Adam started his Outdoor rep career over 18 years ago working with such brands as Arc’teryx, Veliance, Smartwool & Chaco. Building relationships with brands and retailers and finding ways for mutual success has always been a goal of his. When not busy working Adam enjoys biking, hiking watersports & watching is kids do crazy stuff.

LIZ

LIZ FORSTELL

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Originally from Long Island NY, Liz moved to the Hudson Valley over 15 years ago to be closer to the outdoors. She came to HVSG with an extensive background and vast knowledge in sales. After earning her degree, she worked with the country’s largest operator of medical groups and physician networks. After honing her skills there Liz went on to work as an Account Executive for both Arcteryx & Smartwool. Outside of the office, Liz shares her passion of the outdoors and traveling with her husband Aaron and three kids.

KRISTI

KRISTI GERBES

Sales Analyst

Kristi joined Hudson Valley Sales Group in 2015 after working as a Legal Assistant in NYC. Growing up in Arkansas she’s accustom to getting outdoors. Whether in the Catskills or Adirondacks you can find her out hiking, camping or skiing with the family. 

You can bet she’s signed up for a marathon somewhere in the world too. Working on completing the World Marathon Majors having completed 4 (Boston, NYC, Chicago and Berlin) of the big 6. She also loves watercolor painting and hanging out with my friends and family.

SANDRA

SANDRA TeRKOVICH

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Sandra’s been with the Hudson Valley Sales Group for over 4 years now. Growing up in Brooklyn didn’t get her too comfortable with the outdoors but Summers spent in Croatia did. Sandra’s outdoor passions include skiing and running somewhere in the Hudson Valley and when she’s not too busy playing outdoors or raising two kids you might just see her booging on the dance floor.

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ZACH MARTIN

Field Service Rep

Zach Martin has been a sales rep in the outdoor industry for over 17 years covering the Mid-Atlantic territory. He grew up in the middle of the Adirondack mountains, where he developed a passion for all things outdoors.

Zach strives to create mutually beneficial relationships with both the retailers he services, and the brands he represents.  

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STEPHANIE SIMMS

DIGITAL SUPPORT

After growing up in a small town in central Utah, Stephanie knew she needed some change and moved to Las Vegas, NV. She was later hired on at Zappos.com and was there for nine years, starting out in customer service. She later became the first office assistants for the Kids Merchandising Team. After working a few years on the Kids Team supporting the outdoor, western, and electronic departments, she transitioned over to become a Merchandise Planner. She later took on a new role of manning a team that created and managed the inventory flow between Zappos POs to Amazon Fulfillment centers. After leaving Zappos, Stephanie moved back to her hometown in Utah.

When Stephanie isn’t working on her business or exploring spreadsheets, she is working on her Tiny House that she built herself, working on her yard, or enjoying time with her two sons. She enjoys camping, hiking, swimming, and most of all, showing her kids how to explore the outdoors.

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Jon Slezak

sales representative

Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, Jon developed a passion for spending time outdoors at an early age. Prior coming to Hudson Valley Sales Group, Jon gained experience in customer relations, and event coordination through his time spent working in ski and snowboard shops. After spending a few years in the Pacific Northwest Jon returned east where he continued to expand on his customer service and product knowledge in the specialty store setting. Depending on the season Jon can be found linking turns on his snowboard, or relaxing at the campsite after a day of hiking.

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