Command Recognizes Managers at JBSA-Randolph, Lackland for Mission-Essential Support During COVID-19 Pandemic
(Photo courtesy of Joint Base San Antonio Public Affairs) Joint Base San Antonio Commander Brig. Gen. Laura Lenderman recognizes the Exchange team May 19 at JBSA-Randolph AFB. From left, Lenderman; Sales and Merchandising Manager Sonty Anderson; Main Store Manager Stacey Driggers; Operations Manager Luis Torres; Food Court Manager Pam Walls; Sales and Merchandising Manager Wendy Six; Col. Jeffrey Carter, 502nd Security Forces Group Commander; and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Fleming, 502nd Security Forces Group Command Chief. Front, Senior Airman Dean of JBSA-Randolph Security Forces.
Joint Base San Antonio Commander Brig. Gen Laura Lenderman thanked the Exchange for providing outstanding essential support during the COVID-19 pandemic May 19 at the JSBA-Randolph Exchange.
Col. Jeffrey Carter, 502nd Security Forces Group Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Fleming, 502nd Security Forces Group Command Chief, joined Lenderman in presenting certificates of appreciation to Main Store Manager Stacey Driggers, Food Court Manager Pam Walls, Sales and Merchandising Manager Sonty Anderson, Sales and Merchandising Manager Wendy Six and Operations Manager Luis Torres.
“The Exchange has done an exceptional job supporting JBSA Airmen and families during the pandemic,” Lenderman said. “Our community knows it can count on its Exchange to maintain mission-essential support, even in times of widespread disruption and uncertainty.”
The JBSA-Lackland Exchange received its own command kudos a day earlier, when 502nd Installation Support Group Commander Col. Scott Thompson and 502nd Installation Support Superintendent Chief Master Sgt. Edward Edgar offered certificates and thanks to Main Store Manager Rick Evans, Food Court Manager John Oliviero, Services Business Manager Ivy Garcia-Romero, South Mini Mall and Troop Store Manager Cynthia Gregg, Sales and Merchandising Manager Roland Guerra, Operations Manager Leah Johnson and Stockroom Manager Michael Lippi.
502nd Installation Support Group Commander Col. Scott Thompson and 502nd Installation Support Superintendent Chief Master Sgt. Edward Edgar recognize associates at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland AFB Exchange on May 18. From left, Edgar, South Mini Mall and Troop Store Manager Cynthia Gregg, Operations Manager Leah Johnson, Main Store Manager Rick Evans, Thompson, Food Court Manager John Oliviero, Stockroom Manager Michael Lippi, Sales and Merchandising Manager Roland Guerra and Services Business Manager Ivy Garcia-Romero.
“The teams at Lackland and Randolph have done a wonderful job remaining strong during these stressful times,” said Carrie Cammel, general manager of the JBSA-Lackland and JBSA-Randolph Exchanges. “They’ve adapted to the additional pressures and stressors of the pandemic while implementing and even initiating programs that provide mission-essential support to the JBSA community.”
In addition to operational skills, Cammel said the managers have demonstrated a high level of compassion during the pandemic, providing support to Exchange associates amid the uncertainty brought on by COVID-19.
“Their dedication and compassion makes me proud to be part of this extraordinary team,” she said.
