MEET THE OWNERS
Joe and Melinda Nichols are the proud owners of Mountain Sky, Inc. which they started in 2005 shortly after graduating college. Both had a vision of enhancing Central Oregon and creating a company that stewards its land and employees well. Joe has over 20 years working in the landscape industry from maintenance to serving as a general landscape contractor on large landscape projects. Melinda serves as the company’s CFO, using her experience working in public accounting as well as serving in the same position for other organizations. The Nichols are also the owners of Schilling’s Garden Market, which is located on the same property and offers much of the sourcing of landscaping plants, further enhancing what clients experience with a full-service landscaping company. Both enjoy spending their free time supporting their two teenage sons in a variety of sports as well as traveling when the opportunity presents itself!
Meet the Team
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Em Severyn
Chief Administrative Officer
Em has been working with Mountain Sky and our sister company, Schilling’s Garden Market, since 2020. She began in the nursery and eventually moved into managing accounting and payroll, HR, and policy development between both companies. Em loves camping, hiking, and off-roading. Much of her time is spent working on her acreage in Terrebonne, gardening, canning, and other homesteading ventures.
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Addy Kilcoyne
Administrative Assistant
With a background in product development and sales, Addy has extensive experience in customer service and collaboration with other companies. Since joining Mountain Sky as the administrative assistant in the summer of 2022, Addy has been dedicated to ensuring the office and each department's workflow operates as smoothly as possible. Ethical work practices are also important to Addy, who strives to ensure that both the team and customers feel that their best interests are being taken into consideration. She enjoys the work/life balance of a 4-day work week at Mountain Sky. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and spending time with family.
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Angela Hansen
Maintenance Division Manager
Backflow Certified
Angela enjoys enhancing properties and living beauty. She has been in the landscape industry for 25+ years, working in landscape maintenance, construction, and design. Angela is also a Certified Backflow Tester and Master Gardner. Outside of work she spends most of her time with her children enjoying the activities Central Oregon has to offer.
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Humberto Arias
Maintenance Supervisor
Humberto likes helping people and teaching them new skills. He has been working in construction and maintenance landscaping for 6+ years. Outside of work he enjoys spending time with his growing family.
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Ashleigh Chamberlain
Service & Warranty Supervisor
Ashleigh oversees irrigation and lighting service as well as warranty. She is a problem solver and loves helping our clients. Ashleigh is Backflow Tester Certified and has been in the landscaping business for 9 years. If she isn't working, you can usually find her out fishing.
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Seamus Kilcoyne
Landscape Division Manager
Certified Arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture & Certified Pesticide Applicator
Seamus loves tailoring a beautiful landscape to a specific home and building relationships in the community with every successful project! His areas of expertise include project management, design and customer service!
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Richard Pool
Fencing Division Manager
As the Fencing Division Manager, Richard Pool brings a wealth of expertise and leadership to our team. Certified in Class A, welding, erosion control, and flagging, Richard’s skills ensure high-quality workmanship and compliance with industry standards. His dedication to delivering durable and reliable fencing solutions has made him an integral part of our company's success. Outside of work, Richard enjoys the rodeo, leatherwork, camping, fishing, hunting, and spending time with his grandkids.
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Noe Ochoa
Landscape Construction Supervisor
CESCL: Certified Erosion & Sediment Control Lead Certification
Noe enjoys working outdoors and is committed to all phases of landscaping. As a Landscape Construction Supervisor, he likes the chance to work outside and interact with different people, Noe is passionate about soccer, whether he’s playing or watching, and he loves spending time with his family and enjoying nature.
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Julio Zuniga
Fencing Foreman
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Jase O'Toole
Landscape Enhancement Foreman
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Alfredo Navarrete
Landscape Construction Foreman
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Aldo Medellin
Landscape Construction Foreman
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Melanie Hamilton
Marketing & Engagement Specialist
Melanie has the privilege of providing care to our team! She plans employee events, community involvement and marketing campaigns. With an MBA from George Fox University, Melanie enjoys offering her business background and values the variety of opportunities that MSI offers, including Spanish lessons.
Our team at Mountain Sky is made up of hard working individuals who demonstrate collaboration and dedication everyday. We enjoy working together and have quarterly team bonding activities. With a range of services we are always taking applications for new talent. We offer seasonal positions as well as benefits for full-time employees.





