Meet the Team Behind Howe Lumber Co.
East Brookfield, MA
Meet the Team at Howe
More Information About the Howe Lumber co. Staff
More Information About Scott Norrie
Q: What year did you start working at Howe Lumber?
A: 1998
Q: What is a typical day like for you?
A: There is no typical day for me. Which is great.
Q: What are you usually doing outside of work?
A: On the couch watching reruns of The King of Queens
Q: What is your favorite season?
A: Fall
Q: What is your proudest achievement?
A: My boys. And the fact that we can beat the Jurassic Park game at the local bowling alley with less than a roll of quarters.
Q: What is a fun fact about you?
A: I do Improv Comedy in my spare time.
Q: Is there life on other planets??
A: Of course.
More Information About Andy Mattox
Q: What year did you start working at Howe Lumber?
A: 2016
Q: What are you usually doing outside of work?
A: I am usually in my garage or back yard doing some sort of self inflicted project i came up with
Q: What is your guilty pleasure?
A: Chocolate
Q: What is your favorite season?
A: Summer
Q: What is your proudest achievement?
A: My kids
Q: What is your ideal summer Sunday?
A: Mowing the lawn or gardening
Q: What is your favorite holiday?
A: Christmas
Q: What is your dream vacation?
A: Saint Thomas
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Tombstone
Q: What is a fun fact about you?
A: I make maple syrup
Q: What is one word that describes you?
A: Farmer
More Information About Ben Brigham
Q: What year did you start working at Howe Lumber?
A: 2017
Q: What is a typical day like for you?
A: I quote out houses, windows, doors, and deck pretty much anything that my contractors need I do my best to support them. I also go to jobsite when I am needed to figure out what is needed for the job
Q: What are you usually doing outside of work?
A: Relaxing with the family and out on the pond that I live on. I also have two dogs that love to go outside and run around in our fenced yard
Q: What is your Best Vacation Spot?
A: Outerbanks - North Carolina
Q: What is your guilty pleasure?
A: Relaxing with cold drink in my hand
Q: What is your favorite season?
A: Summer
Q: What is your proudest achievement?
A: The proudest achievement would be getting married to the best wife a man could ever ask for. I know pretty cheese
Q: What is your ideal summer Sunday?
A: Out on the pond on either my boat or jetski relaxing
Q: What do you collect?
A: Sports cards
Q: What is your favorite takeout order?
A: Feta cheese or barbecue chicken pizza
Q: Who is your favorite superhero?
A: Captain America
Q: What is your favorite holiday?
A: Christmas
Q: What is your dream vacation?
A: Anywhere with family
Q: What is a fun fact about you?
A: I love exploring the world that we live on I have been to multiple places in Europe which are Italy, Greek, Cotia, Montenegro, and Ireland will be coming up in 2024, I also have been to Russia. I am trying to go to as many places that I can go to before I can't anymore
Q: What is one word that describes you?
A: Caring
More Information About Emily Grigas
Q: What year did you start working at Howe Lumber?
A: 2019
Q: What are you usually doing outside of work?
A: Helping around my families dairy farm
Q: What is your Best Vacation Spot?
A: Newport - Rhode Island
Q: What is your favorite season?
A: Winter
Q: What is your ideal summer Sunday?
A: Floating at the lake with my girlfriends having a few cocktails and snacks
Q: What do you collect?
A: Tupperware, stuff is everywhere
Q: What is your favorite holiday?
A: Christmas (because my birthday is in December too)
More Information About Joe Prizio
Q: What year did you start working at Howe Lumber?
A: 2019
Q: What are you usually doing outside of work?
A: Going to the gym, hiking and doing nature photography
Q: What is your Best Vacation Spot?
A: The grand Teton mountain range/Yellowstone national park
Q: What is your guilty pleasure?
A: Video games, or cheese itz, Probably cheese itz
Q: What is your favorite season?
A: Fall
Q: What is your favorite holiday?
A: Halloween
Q: What is your favorite book?
A: The entire Dresden files series by Jim butcher. It's currently 16 books of pure gold
Q: What is one word that describes you?
A: Laid-back
Q: What is your proudest achievement?
A: Winning judges aware the the Woodstock fair for my photography
Q: What is your ideal summer Sunday?
A: Losing my way to the top of a mountain
Q: What do you collect?
A: Magic the gathering trading cards
Q: What is your favorite takeout order?
A: Anything buffalo chicken
Q: Who is your favorite superhero?
A: Definitely Aqua Man (He's better than you think he is)
Q: What is your dream vacation?
A: A backpacking trip through either Iceland or Olympic National Park
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Lord of the rings Return of the king. We will also accept the fellowship or two towers as viable answers
Q: What is a fun fact about you?
A: I'm pretty good at doing impressions
More Information About Johhny Austin
Q: What year did you start working at Howe Lumber?
A: 2023
Q: What is a typical day like for you?
A: I am very busy with deliveries and meeting customers
Q: What are you usually doing outside of work?
A: Hunting , fishing and spending time with family
Q: What is your best vacation spot?
A: Jamaica
Q: What is your guilty pleasure?
A: Maple walnut ice cream
Q: What is your favorite season?
A: Fall
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Full Metal Jacket
Q: What is one word that describes you?
A: Committed
Q: What is your proudest achievement?
A: My children and grandchildren
Q: What is your ideal summer Sunday?
A: Kicking back in the shade at home with a cold drink or two
Q: What do you collect?
A: Stamps and old coins
Q: What is your favorite takeout order?
A: Chinese food
Q: Who is your favorite superhero?
A: Batman
Q: What is your favorite holiday?
A: Thanksgiving
Q: What is your favorite book?
A: All books relating to the outdoors
Q: What is your dream vacation?
A: Alaskan fishing
More Information About Jorge Delgado
Q: What year did you start working at Howe Lumber?
A: 2001
Q: What is a typical day like for you?
A: Traveling to help customers with Andersen issues or with requested product installation.
Q: What are you usually doing outside of work?
A: Trying to have as much fun as possible with my family
Q: What is your best vacation spot?
A: Old orchard beach
Q: What is your guilty pleasure?
A: Eating
Q: What is your favorite season?
A: Summer
Q: What is your proudest achievement?
A: Being a grandfather
Q: What is your ideal summer Sunday?
A: Going to church, cooking a big meal, watching football
Q: What do you collect?
A: Sports memorabilia
Q: What is your favorite takeout order?
A: Chinese food
Q: Who is your favorite superhero?
A: Wolverine
Q: What is your favorite holiday?
A: Christmas
Q: What is your favorite book?
A: Homeland by R.A. Salvatore/12th planet by Zacharia Sitchin
Q: What is your dream vacation?
A: Cruise around the world
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Life
Q: What is a fun fact about you?
A: Performed in a rap group when I was younger
Q: What is one word that describes you?
A: Blunt
More Information About Kenny Cassavant
Q: What year did you start working at Howe Lumber?
A: 2019
Q: What is a typical day like for you?
A: Pretty easy going, keeping busy getting project done
Q: What are you usually doing outside of work?
A: I'm traveling around finding new places to explore or going to the beach
Q: What is your best vacation spot?
A: Tennesse or Florida
Q: What is your favorite season?
A: Summer
Q: What is your proudest achievement?
A: Becoming assistant receiver
Q: What is your ideal summer Sunday?
A: Going to the beach, or cooking on my smoker
Q: What do you collect?
A: Antiques signs, and other old farm equipment tools
Q: What is your favorite takeout order?
A: Buffalo Chicken Alfredo from black and white
Q: Who is your favorite superhero?
A: Batman
Q: What is your favorite holiday?
A: Christmas
Q: What is your dream vacation?
A: I would love to go to either Germany or New Zealand
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Black Mass
Q: What is a fun fact about you?
A: That I am goof ball love to make people laugh
Q: What is one word that describes you?
A: Nutty
More Information About Liam Hanrahan
Q: What year did you start working at Howe Lumber?
A: 2020
Q: What is a typical day like for you?
A: Running out doing measures or installs and quoting/ assisting customers with materials and tools
Q: What are you usually doing outside of work?
A: Running out doing measures or installs and quoting/ assisting customers with materials and tools
Q: What is your best vacation spot?
A: France
Q: What is your favorite season?
A: Fall
Q: What is your favorite holiday?
A: 4th of July
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Remember the titans
More Information About Ty Valentino
Q: What year did you start working at Howe Lumber?
A: 2006
Q: What is a typical day like for you?
A: Being someone's Rockstar Kitchen and Bath Designer. I love interacting with my people and your's could be the next home I change for the better. I love creating space and things it may be the thing I was born to do but I will allow the Universe to determine that for me. Maybe I belong on a Stage somewhere...
Q: What are you usually doing outside of work?
A: Singing, creating, riding, loving new places, running (not from the cops)
Q: What is your best vacation spot?
A: St John USVI, Provincetown or Hawaii notice they all have Water in common. Give me the Ocean Baby
Q: What is your favorite season?
A: Summer
Q: What is your proudest achievement?
A: Being the best I can at all things I do it can be a curse but it's who I am. Being a good kind soul is really who I am and if nothing else this is my legacy and what I will leave behind.
Q: What is your ideal summer day?
A: Put me in the blue water of the Caribbean and I'd be a happy Man. Surround me with my Friends and loved ones and take it to the next level. Just get my feet in the Sand let me smell the ocean, marsh and low tide
Q: What do you collect?
A: Amazing Designs I've done in 17 Years I'm really proud of the work I have done for my People
Q: Who is your favorite superhero?
A: Fictional The Dark Night but real life is my Dad who raised me for if not for him I'd been lost in this World. Thanks, pops, I miss you.
Q: What is your favorite holiday?
A: Halloween
Q: What is your dream vacation?
A: Italy Amalfi Coast who's buying?
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Is there such a thing? Too many to list but make me laugh make me think and I'm locked on the Screen
Q: What is a fun fact about you?
A: I'm an identical twin, he's good looking Guy
Q: What is one word that describes you?
A: Rockstar! Unique! Dedicated! Kind! Real! Creative! Clever! Loving! How can I squeeze myself into that box one word really
More Information About Jen Hughes
Q: What year did you start working at Howe Lumber?
A: 2019
Q: What is a typical day like for you?
A: BUSY!
Q: What is a typical day like for you?
A: BUSY!
Q: Best vacation spot?
A: Wells, ME
Q: Who is your favorite superhero?
A: Iron Man
Q: What is your favorite book?
A: A Song of Ice Fire (technically that's 5 books)
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Princess Bride
Q: Fun fact about you?
A: In my spare time I write and produce a podcast
Q: Is there life on other planets?
A: Absolutely!
More Information About Sheila Orsi
Q: What year did you start working at Howe Lumber?
A: 2017
Q: What is a typical day like for you?
A: My typical work day consists of meeting with you either at the Howe Lumber showroom or in the comfort of your home! I love my job! It is such a thrill to work with you, create your color/style palette and make the space you have as functional AND beautiful as possible! My favorite part of the process is the "Final Reveal," where I like to come to your home and see our creation come to life!
Q: What is your favorite season?
A: Summer
Q: What is your proudest achievement?
A: Always, my proudest achievement, is our family! Although I give more credit to my husband and God blessing us with amazing children, grandchildren (< What? Cannot believe my kids are having kids?!) and the support of all of our relatives- and friends! Health & Love are the top 2 most valuable things in life! We are lucky to be blessed with them both!
Q: What is your ideal summer Sunday?
A: Oh - I love this! My ideal summer Sunday would have to be by the lake with my friends and family in August, sun blazing, swimming, kayaking, eating good food, then an evening fire by the water then playing games around the kitchen table with a few cocktails. Life doesn't get better!
Q: What is your favorite takeout order?
A: I love Thia Food!
Q: Who is your favorite superhero?
A: Dr. Strange
Q: What is a fun fact about you?
A: My husband and I LOVE to be outside, whether in the gardens or the woods on a trail hike or a mushroom hunt - Fun Fact: we have totally gotten into foraging and herbal medicines - it is amazing to have your eyes opened to the world of food and medicine that grow all around us!
Q: Is there life on other planets?
A: I sure hope so! What a lonely universe to think that Earth is the only planet with life. I think we humans are short sighted and short lived - to really understand LIFE itself... Dive deeper my friends!
More Information About Jason Thacker
Q: What year did you start working at Howe Lumber?
A: 2008
Q: What is a typical day like for you?
A: Constant interaction with customers and employees
Q: When I'm not at work I'm...?
A: Hiking, hunting, golfing, sharing time with friends and family
Q: Best vacation spot?
A: White Mountains of NH
Q: What is your favorite season?
A: Fall
Q: What is your proudest achievement?
A: Raising good people
Q: What is your favorite takeout order?
A: Spicy noodles from the Thai House
Q: What is your favorite holiday?
A: Thanksgiving - Be Thankful
Q: What is your favorite book?
A: Pillars of the Earth
Q: What is your dream vacation?
A: Any beach with a book and a beverage
Q: One word that describes you?
A: Giving
Q: Is there life on other planets?
A: They're already here...