MEET OUR TEAM
EVAN KESTEN
Vice President | Sales & Business Development
As a former high school English teacher, Evan takes pride in educating folks about the need for regular and proper use of repellents. When he is not collaborating with Ranger Ready retailers, Evan enjoys spending time in the outdoors with this wife and two young daughters.
LAUREN GULLIVER
Vice President | Operations, E-Commerce & Administration
Lauren is Ranger Ready's employee #1. She oversees the company's supply chain, warehouse, and customer care. As a SixSigma Blackbelt, Lauren connects dozens of cloud-based applications to be certain every Ranger Ready fan gets what they've ordered. A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and Stern School of Business, Lauren considers musical theatre performance her most treasured hobby.
TED KESTEN
Founder | Chairman
Ted is a co-inventor of Ranger ReadyRepellents. His decades of product development and manufacturing expertise enables Ranger Ready to stay at the forefront of the repellent industry. Ted is the company's lead investor and member of the board of managers. He is also a board director of the Soteria Battery Innovation Group. Ted is an avid freshwater fisherman, golfer, and grandfather of five.
CHRIS L. FUENTES
Founder | Chief Executive Officer
Having raised his family in CT, Chris founded Ranger Ready to protect future generations from experiencing the serious, life altering impact from a single tick or mosquito bite. Developing"a better bug spray" with a safer ingredient is a satisfying culmination of a 30-year career in product and lifestyle marketing forChris. Being able to cycle, hike and play outdoor sports without worrying tick bites is his favorite part of creating Ranger Ready.
BEBERRLI CRUZ
Manager | Customer Service
Beberrli is Ranger Ready’s bilingual customer care team member. She takes pride in talking to fans, supporting B2B & sales operation efforts, and expediting orders. Beb hassled the development of our loyalty program, Ranger Ready Rewards, because she is the front line of customer service and knows how Ranger Ready can help protect people from serious diseases. She enjoys learning how we can keep Ranger Ready fans protected.
Dylan Marshall
Order & Customer Service Lead | B2B
Dylan is the newest addition to the Ranger Ready team. His addition allows Ranger Ready to pick and pack more than 2,000 orders per day. When he isn't in the warehouse, Dylan enjoys weightlifting, rock climbing and spending time with friends outdoors.
Favorite Product:
NIGHT SKY SCENT PICARIDIN
PUMP SPRAY 150ML
KATIE CURNAN
Creative Director
Born of artists in a digital age, Katie is the creative force behind Ranger Ready. She enjoys taking a sleepy category like repellents and completely 'reimaging' how we think about product and packaging. There is seldom a camera or notebook out of reach. Katie makes talking about bug spray easy with fun graphics, cool images and lifestyle branding that sets Ranger Ready apart. Music and her cat, Chips, take a front seat on Katie's time off.
CJAY OLIVER
Coordinator | Transportation & Warehouse
CJay has been with Ranger Ready from the beginning. When he isn't picking and packing orders that go to our fans everyday, you will find him on the road in Ranger Ready Heavy, our compact box truck, picking up product from local Connecticut suppliers. CJay's passion for precision is what helps Ranger Ready ship thousands of orders a day.
Favorite Product:
HAND SANITIZER
PUMP SPRAY 100ml