OUR TEAM
Who We Are
TRISHA BAUER
Design Specialist/Sales Consultant/Estimator
The daughter of Mark Bauer, Trisha made her start at Tri-County Lumber in January, 2001. Over the years she has developed a large customer base and specializes in interior design by coordinating projects including window treatments, paint colors, flooring of all kinds, tile showers, bathrooms, kitchen countertops and cabinets. Trisha lives in Jefferson with her golden retriever, Dutton.
DERRIK BAUER
Design Specialist/Sales Consultant/Estimator
Derrik is the son of Mark Bauer. He began his career in high school, working part time in the yard at Tri-County in 1995. He joined the team full time in May, 2002. He is a very talented home/building designer who specializes in beautiful 3-D renderings. He can assist you from start to finish on the project of your dreams. With both residential and commercial experience, Derrik is a well-rounded, valuable employee at Tri-County Lumber. Derrik and his family reside just outside of Jefferson.
OUR STAFF
Kay Higgins - Bookkeeping/Inventory Control
Kay has been a part of the Tri-County family since March 1992. Besides keeping our office organized, she answers customer calls and assists customers at the front sales counter.
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Rich Consier - Yard Customer Service/Delivery
Rich has been working at Tri-County since March, 2002. He takes care of our customers out in the yard by loading up their materials and by getting our trucks loaded and ready for delivery. Rich and his family live in rural Churdan.
Melinda Tilley - Accounting
Melinda loves to spend her free time on creative projects when she's not crunching numbers for us at the store.
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Carter Fecher - Yard Customer Service/Delivery
Carter originally joined Tri-County Lumber part-time before transitioning into a full-time role. Around the yard, he handles everything from organizing the warehouse to pulling customer orders and making deliveries. Carter and his family live in Greene County, where he could arguably be called the best bowler in the county—at least, if you don't ask his brother, Chase!
Lucian Ross - Yard Customer Service/Delivery
Lucian can usually be found out on the road making deliveries for our team. When he's back at the store, he stays busy organizing merchandise and helping customers out in the yard. In his free time, Lucian enjoys spending time working on his truck.
Orin Manglos - Inside Sales
Orin joined the Tri-County team in September 2026. You can find him at the front counter, ready to assist you with your purchase or help put together a material list for your next project.
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