Kevin Kelly
Born in New Jersey, Kevin migrated south and came to work at Leland Plumbing in 1977. As manager, Kevin trains and backs up each plumber in the field and is famous for getting the most difficult and challenging plumbing jobs done. He makes it look easy. He knows the ghost in the machine. Kevin is a Sarasota County licensed plumber and state certified backflow technician. He lives in Venice with his wife, Edie.
Maggie Greene
Ms. Maggie, a native of Osprey, is the heart and soul of Leland Plumbing and has been on board since 1975. She directs all internal operations at the shop and is vice president of Leland Plumbing. Maggie is one of a few women who holds her own Master Plumber License. Feel free to ask about her grandkids.
Cathy Meinhart
Cathy brings an upbeat attitude to work that is infectious. As Maggie’s assistant she keeps the phones, the trucks and the paperwork running smooth at Leland Plumbing. Cathy lives in Sarasota with central heat and air.
Dan Trogden
Another Florida cracker, Dan comes from Safety Harbor up on Tampa Bay. Dan can tell it like it is in short order. He started at Leland Plumbing in 2000 and has completed four years of plumbing apprenticeship training at Sarasota Tech. He is also a state certified backflow technician. Dan brings a “whatever it takes to get the job done” attitude to every task. He lives in Venice with his wife Michele and son Kyle.
Jay Leland
Owner Jay Leland is from St. Pete where he apprenticed at his Dad’s plumbing company (also Leland Plumbing). Once he earned his license, Jay migrated south to Sarasota and opened his shop in 1974. Since then he has been lucky to surround himself with hard working associates dedicated to providing top quality plumbing service to thousands of Leland Plumbing customers.
Brenda Brown
Brenda is a Florida girl who lives in Osprey with her son, Anthony and daughter, Levi. She is responsible for in-house marketing, dispatching our crew all over town and often assists the plumbers in the field. Brenda created and maintains this website.
Zeke Hayward
Zeke moved here from Cooperstown, New York. He worked in plumbing and welding up there. Since 2005 we have been lucky to have a man with his plumbing skill and push on the team. Zeke is the jokester of the crew. Just wait till’ you hear him sing!
Zachary Rieth
Zach joined our crew in 2009. He started his career in the military and has plumbed in California, Carolina and his native Ohio. Zach lives in Sarasota with his wife, Heather and 2 young sons, Gavin 8 and Sam 5.
Dave Stauffer
Originally from Illinois, Dave joined the crew in 2010. He knows plumbing and completed four years of apprenticeship training at Sarasota Tech in 2004. He resides in Venice.
Casey Hidalgo
Casey began his apprentice training with us in 2005. Since then he gained plenty of plumbing experience, celebrated the birth of a son and moved to California and Back! A registered backflow technician, Casey is bi-lingual, and as competent as they come. His motto: no worries.
