PARKE RAFFENSPERGER

President/GM, Corporate & Intl. Accts

Parke Raffensperger has led the RootX division of Gelco, Inc. since 1994. For more than 40 years, Gelco has been in the pipeline maintenance rehabilitation, and Parke was eager to help build the RootX brand with a cutting edge chemical root control product.

Parke has more than 15 years experience working with municipalities and plumbing contractors in nearly every type of chemical root application. He holds his pesticide applicator’s license, and is a frequent speaker on the topic of root control at maintenance and plumbing industry events.

In his spare time, Parke enjoys hiking and mountain biking and attending sporting events. He holds a degree from Oregon State University and lives in Salem, Oregon with his wife and five children.

JARRETT JACKSON

Sales Director

When he's not working, Jarrett likes to spend time with his wife and three children enjoying the beautiful Oregon outdoors. Out in Central Oregon and the Oregon Coast, they enjoy golfing, biking, boating and ocean fishing for salmon, halibut and tuna. Jarrett attended the University of Idaho and Chemeketa Community College, and lives in Salem, Oregon.

DAN LAWRENCE

Pipeline Consultant

Dan Lawrence serves RootX customers across North America, and has more than nine years in the pipeline maintenance and treatment industry.

Raised in Oregon, Dan started working with his father in the sewer and pipeline service business at the age of 12. Today, he enjoys combining his industry knowledge with a background in customer service to help RootX customers.

When he’s not working, Dan enjoys hunting and steelhead fishing near the Oregon Coast. He also enjoys woodworking and crafting furniture in his spare time. He lives in Salem, Oregon with his family.

BOB GOLDSBY

Pipeline Consultant /Qualified Pesticide Applicator

Raised in Washington State and now raising his family in Salem Oregon, Bob spends time enjoying many of the outdoor activities the Pacific Northwest has to offer. He has over 30 years’ experience in sales, training and customers service from a variety of industries. Bob has his Pesticide Qualified Applicators License in the State of California. If you are a Property Manager or Municipality in California, Arizona, Nevada or in Canada contact Bob for purchasing needs and technical questions.

SAM WATSON

Pipeline Consultant

Sam serves municipal RootX customers in parts of the south and mid-western states. He comes to RootX with 20 years of sales experience having worked with municpalities the last five years.

Sam was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and attended Fresno State University. He and his wife have 4 children and have called Oregon home for the past 8 years. In his spare time when not rooting for the Dallas Cowboys or Fresno State Bulldogs, Sam enjoys camping, game night and movie night with his family.

NICK BEESLEY

Pipeline Consultant

Nick was born in Salt Lake City, UT but has grown up in several states. After graduating high school in Las Vegas, NV he decided to Join the USAF and spent his service in the great state of Texas. He then moved to Washington and worked at Shell oil refinery. and then transferred to Motiva refinery in Port Arthur, TX. After several years of that he went on to find what was missing in life and found it here in Salem, Oregon.

Nick is married with three children, and stays busy with after-school activities and spending time together hiking in the beautiful trails here in Oregon. He is also a movie enthusiast, an avid gamer geek and enjoys doing projects around the house.

HEIDI ROBERTSON

Office Administrator

DREW RAFFENSPERGER

Production/ Development Manager