Our Team
Get to know who we are.
Meet the team of professionals who make NorthStar Summit Group the leader in our industry.
Clarke Bittner
Vice President
Clarke graduated from Drexel University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management. He has been in the paper industry since 1983, starting with St. Regis Paper Company and then with Portion Packaging. He has been a manufacturers representative since May of 1986 and is married with two sons.
Clarke covers NorthEastern & Central Pennsylvania.
Jake Bittner
Sales Representative
Jake graduated from Penn State in 2017. Jake worked in both distribution and manufacturing in sales. Avid Philadelphia sports fan covers food service and janitorial and lives in SouthEastern Pennsylvania.
Jerry Melnyk
Sales Representative
Jerry joined NorthStar Sales in 1993. Previously, he worked at Marcal Paper Mills for 18 years as a regional sales manager covering the southern states. Known for maintaining long-term relationships and trust within the industry, Jerry covers Maryland, Washington D.C., and Northern Virginia.
He resides in Owings Mills, MD with his wife.
Baxter Omohundro
Sales Representative
Baxter joined NorthStar Sales in May 2015, bringing over 30 years of sales and sales management experience in sanitary maintenance and food service. He attended Old Dominion University and resides in Stafford, Virginia with his wife and children.
Baxter covers Virginia, Washington D.C., and specific accounts in Maryland and Southern Delaware.
Peter Plachta
Sales Representative
Originally from Upstate New York, Peter began his career with Fort Howard Paper Company, then went on to sell for HPC-ReD, Capital Poly, and Solaris.
Peter now covers the New York City area.
Jake Chaney
Sales Representative
Jake joined NorthStar Sales in 2017, bringing experience as the Janitorial Specialist and Sales Manager for WJ Office in North Carolina. A graduate of Virginia Tech, Jake resides in Boone, NC with his family.
He covers North and South Carolina.
Rick Glandt
Sales Representative
Rick joined NorthStar Sales in 2017 and brings over 23 years of industry experience, selling everything from towels and tissue to sorbents and cleaning equipment.
He resides in Madison, NC and covers North and South Carolina, as well as Southern Virginia.
Jillian Carty
Sales Representative
Jillian joined NorthStar Summit in 2023 during her time at Drexel University. Now after graduating with a Bachelor's in Marketing she has joined us full time covering the Maryland, DC, and Virginia territories.
Belle White
Sales Representative
Belle joined northstar in 2024, during her time at Drexel she came on as an intern and is now joining us full time in June when she graduates with a bachelors in Marketing.
Tina Knowles
Office Manager & Pricing Administrator
Tina joined NorthStar Sales in 1994 and was promoted to Office Manager in 1997. She oversees pricing and customer service operations to ensure smooth and efficient service.
Shirley Iglesias
Customer Service
Shirley has been with NorthStar Sales since 1999, handling order entry and customer service requests with attention to detail and a commitment to customer satisfaction.
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