KENT, Ohio (December 15, 2025) – Oasis Grower Solutions, a division of Smithers-Oasis, today announced that Jason Deschaine has joined the Oasis Grower Solutions team as Territory Sales Manager for the Northeast U.S. sales territory effective December 8, 2025.
Smithers-Oasis Director of Global Grower Operations & Research, Vijay Rapaka, Ph.D., announced the hiring as he welcomed Deschaine to the Oasis Grower Solutions team.
“I’m very pleased to have Jason as part of our team at Oasis Grower Solutions,” Dr. Rapaka said. “I’m confident that his diverse background in the industry and solid industry relationships in the Northeast will be great assets as we continue to serve our customers and bring our innovative substrates and ancillary products to a broader market.”
With 30 years of sales and territory management in horticulture-related industries, Deschaine’s extensive career encompasses many industry segments, including distributors, independent nurseries and garden centers, big box stores, and landscape supply wholesalers.
Deschaine, who resides in Connecticut, earned his B.S. in Business Administration at Merrimack College in Andover, Massachusetts. He will report directly to Dr. Rapaka in this new role.
As Northeast Territory Sales Manager with Oasis Grower Solutions, Deschaine will be responsible for the region now managed by Sharon Warschauer, who is retiring December 31, 2025.
“Sharon has been a tremendous asset to our Oasis Grower Solutions team since joining us in January 2020. Her contributions have made a lasting impact,” Dr. Rapaka said. “She will be greatly missed, but we feel fortunate to be the final stop in her 45-year career in the horticulture industry.”
Dr. Rapaka added that Deschaine and Warschauer will work closely until her retirement to ensure a seamless transition for Oasis Grower Solutions customers in the region.
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About Oasis Grower Solutions: As a division of Smithers-Oasis, Oasis Grower Solutions has been solving growers’ problems with innovative substrate solutions and ancillary products for more than 55 years. With a passion for impact, the global team is dedicated to supporting floriculture, CEA, nursery and AgBiotech achievements worldwide. From propagation media and hydroponic substrates to production aids and postharvest quality, Oasis Grower Solutions and its people, products and services help breeders, growers and researchers everywhere succeed. Visit us at oasisgrowersolutions.com/ and on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/oasis-grower-solutions/.
About Smithers-Oasis: Smithers-Oasis’ global expertise in the plant and flower business stretches from propagation to presentation. With locations in more than 19 countries and resources around the world, Smithers-Oasis manufactures and markets floral foam and floral media, postharvest products, growing media, floral sprays and dyes, and flower arranging supplies for the floriculture and horticulture industries. OASIS®, FLORALIFE® and DESIGN MASTER® are three of the company’s most recognized brands, founded in 1954, 1938 and 1961, respectively. With 70 years of experience in foaming technology, Smithers-Oasis also manufactures and markets specialty foams for a wide variety of applications including temperature control packaging, cast-alternative impression, absorption and molding. The company’s driving purpose is Improving Lives Worldwide. Smithers-Oasis, a privately owned company, is headquartered in Kent, Ohio, USA.