Retirements

2025 Obits, Retirements and Transfers

By Robert Philpot / January 7, 2025 /

Updated through Dec. 31

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As Retirement Approaches, Vice President of HR Talent Reflects on More Than 40 Years With the Exchange

By Robert Philpot / December 18, 2024 /

Since he joined the Exchange in 1983, Randy Ramirez has been on a journey that involved retail and HR, and positions on three continents. His Exchange journey will conclude with his retirement this month.

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SVP/General Counsel Discusses His Exchange Career and More as He Prepares to Retire

By Robert Philpot / August 29, 2024 /

By the time Dale Harbour arrived at the Exchange in August 2014, he had already had a successful career as a lawyer in the civilian business world. At the Exchange, the Army Veteran found something he couldn’t find in that world.

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ICYMI: The Week That Was in the Exchange Post

By Robert Philpot / July 26, 2024 /

In case you missed it, here’s a link to this week’s coverage.

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Clocking Out After 36 Years: Chief of Food Operations Lori Maggard Looks Back at Legacy

By Keiana Holleman / June 26, 2024 /

As an Air Force spouse, Lori Maggard began working at the Mountain Home Air Force Base Exchange’s Military Clothing store in 1984 to earn money for a new television set. What she didn’t know was that she was beginning a lifelong career.

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33 Years of Giving Back: Retiring EVP/CMO Karen Cardin Reflects on Distinguished Exchange Career

By Robert Philpot / June 20, 2024 /

Ever since she joined the Exchange in 1991, Karen Cardin has had a lot of roles at the Exchange. But even before she joined, the Exchange played a lot of roles in her life.

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From Burger King to the World: Central Region VP Reflects on 35-Year Exchange Career as Retirement Nears

By Robert Philpot / January 25, 2024 /

Tony Ventura was hired in 1988 after an unusual interview. He went on to serve on three continents. Since 2016, he has been a vice president, first for Store Operations and then a regional vice president in Europe and now Central Region.

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2024 Obits, Retirements and Transfers

By Robert Philpot / January 9, 2024 /

Updated through Nov. 30.

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EVP/CLO Karen Stack Looks Back on Her 47-Year Career—and Forward to Retirement

By Robert Philpot / January 3, 2024 /

Karen Stack’s Exchange journey has lasted over 47 years and included groundbreaking moments, but her love and support of the military community reaches well beyond her career.

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After a 38-year Exchange Career, Associate EEODI Officer Valerie Wagoner Prepares for a New Chapter

By Robert Philpot / November 16, 2023 /

“I was born into this man’s Air Force. I went from having a dependent’s ID card to having an AAFES ID card. I have never not been able to shop at the Exchange.”

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