Robert Mack - General Manager
On any given day, Robert can be found doing just about anything and everything in the store. He helps Bob run JWG, bringing a strong work ethic, a savvy brain and a great sense of humor to all that he does. Robert has lived in the region since 1998 and currently owns a home in Victor, Idaho. He also spent eight years working stints as food and beverage director for Jackson Hole's Spring Creek Ranch and Idaho's Teton Springs. Then, he says, "fate brought me to the Jackson Whole Grocer, the best job of my life." In his spare time, Robert enjoys hiking, backpacking, running, snowboarding, music, golf and playing poker with his friends. You can reach Robert at the store or email him at robertm@jacksonwholegrocer.com
Stacey Breidenstein - Customer Service Manager
Stacey Breidenstein - Customer Service Manager
Stacey heads up our team of fun and friendly customer service professionals. If there's a special order you'd like to place or something you can't find, she'll take care of it for you. Always personable, conscientious and kind-hearted, Stacey is a master at making good things happen. And it helps that she knows the store inside and out. Stacey is our resident expert on customer service matters. A creative at heart, Stacey also adds her special touch to many areas of the store, including the newspaper advertising flyer that appears in the weekly Jackson Hole News & Guide and the monthly JWG newsletter. An avid horse-lover and valley resident since 2001, Stacey volunteers in her free time for the local nonprofit organization Horse Warriors and is on the board of directors. She has a horse, two dogs, one very cool boyfriend and a barn full of fertile chickens. Her favorite thing to do is spend time outdoors with her multicultural family. She also loves to garden at her home in Wilson. Email Stacey at staceyb@jacksonwholegrocer.com
Steve Michel - Director of Sustainability
Steve Michel - Director of Sustainability
Steve came to us after spending years in the accounting industry. He graduated from Cornell University with a degree in business and then moved onto graduate school at the University of Connecticut to earn a Master's Degree in Accounting. He is a registered CPA. While in San Francisco working for Ernst & Young, Steve got a hankering for a lifestyle change and traded the ocean for the mountains. He chose Jackson Hole as his destination and applied for a job at our store in 2006. We hired him to manage our store during the evening shift, so he could ski during the day. It was a great decision. Customers loved him; fellow employees enjoyed working with him and Steve had a grand old time skiing the backcountry during the day and working for us at night. Steve is now our director of sustainability—a position we created with him in mind. He's helped Jackson Whole Grocer become a sustainable business, both environmentally and fiscally, and under his stewardship we've earned community accolades including the Chamber of Commerce's Green to Green Award for the best green business in 2009. When he's not helping our store and our environment become a better place, he can be found in the backcountry telemark skiing, down-hilling, hiking or camping, and always partaking in good food. Email Steve at stevem@jacksonwholegrocer.com
Tibby Plasse - Marketing Manager
Tibby didn’t originally anticipate moving to the mountains. When she graduated from Bucknell University with a BA in English and Political Science, she was on track for a full academic career. She completed her MFA in Poetry and Translation from UNLV and then accepted two grants to translate the poet Carlos Francisco Monge in Costa Rice. When she returned to the states, she began her freelance career working with nonprofit organizations, websites, restaurants, artists, magazines, schools and events. But life in Park Slope, Brooklyn didn’t make much sense after her first visit to Idaho. She left her PhD program and within five days, her apartment, Isis the bird dog and books were packed, ready to snowboard, mountain bike and fish. Through out all the projects, food and poetry has been the glue that has held many things together. Tibby is currently writing a book about a Basque chef. Email Tibby at tibbyp@jacksonwholegrocer.com.
Jeremy Horn - Head Butcher
You may recognize Jeremy and his lovely wife, Jenny, formerly the Belenky's (accordingly a long story) from around the Valley. After growing up outside Detroit and beginning college on the east coast, Jeremy moved to Jackson in 1989 to spend more time with his dad. While attending the University of Montana, Jeremy met Jenny and began his culinary career. He returned full time to Jackon in 1997 and was a full time chef among some of the Valley's finer restaurants. At the beginning of 2010, Jeremy made the full transition of leaving his chef's hat behind and committing to a butcher's cleaver here at the Jackson Whole Grocer. He shares his love for food and his nearly endless knowledge of great tasting meals with customers daily. Be sure to ask Jeremy about meats, fish and any cooking tips. If he's not here in the store, you might look for a guy chasing his bloodhounds to SRB. Email Jeremy at jeremyh@jacksonwholegrocer.com .
Burns MacLeod - In House Chef
Burns trained at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island and Le Cordon Bleu in Firenze, Italy. With professional experience from Seascapes Restaurant in Kennebunkport, Me, Saucier Chef in Teton Pines, owner of Cafe 245, and the Snake River Grill, Burns has over twenty years of restaurant experience here in Jackson. When he moved he brought two things: his knives and his skis. He's acquired a few more items since then but his goals have never altered. "I want to help people learn how to eat again, get folks back to basics and make them look forward to cooking." Email burns at burnsm@jacksonwholegrocer.com.
Tibby Plasse - Marketing Manager
Tibby didn’t originally anticipate moving to the mountains. When she graduated from Bucknell University with a BA in English and Political Science, she was on track for a full academic career. She completed her MFA in Poetry and Translation from UNLV and then accepted two grants to translate the poet Carlos Francisco Monge in Costa Rice. When she returned to the states, she began her freelance career working with nonprofit organizations, websites, restaurants, artists, magazines, schools and events. But life in Park Slope, Brooklyn didn’t make much sense after her first visit to Idaho. She left her PhD program and within five days, her apartment, Isis the bird dog and books were packed, ready to snowboard, mountain bike and fish. Through out all the projects, food and poetry has been the glue that has held many things together. Tibby is currently writing a book about a Basque chef. Email Tibby at tibbyp@jacksonwholegrocer.com.
Jeremy Horn - Head Butcher
You may recognize Jeremy and his lovely wife, Jenny, formerly the Belenky's (accordingly a long story) from around the Valley. After growing up outside Detroit and beginning college on the east coast, Jeremy moved to Jackson in 1989 to spend more time with his dad. While attending the University of Montana, Jeremy met Jenny and began his culinary career. He returned full time to Jackon in 1997 and was a full time chef among some of the Valley's finer restaurants. At the beginning of 2010, Jeremy made the full transition of leaving his chef's hat behind and committing to a butcher's cleaver here at the Jackson Whole Grocer. He shares his love for food and his nearly endless knowledge of great tasting meals with customers daily. Be sure to ask Jeremy about meats, fish and any cooking tips. If he's not here in the store, you might look for a guy chasing his bloodhounds to SRB. Email Jeremy at jeremyh@jacksonwholegrocer.com .
Burns MacLeod - In House Chef
Burns trained at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island and Le Cordon Bleu in Firenze, Italy. With professional experience from Seascapes Restaurant in Kennebunkport, Me, Saucier Chef in Teton Pines, owner of Cafe 245, and the Snake River Grill, Burns has over twenty years of restaurant experience here in Jackson. When he moved he brought two things: his knives and his skis. He's acquired a few more items since then but his goals have never altered. "I want to help people learn how to eat again, get folks back to basics and make them look forward to cooking." Email burns at burnsm@jacksonwholegrocer.com.
