Retirements
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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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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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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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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Many Exchange retirement ceremonies have taken place in the Brian Sonntag Room, an auditorium on the first floor of Dallas headquarters. On Aug. 31, Sonntag’s own retirement ceremony will happen in the room named in his honor. From March 2004 to March 2005, Sonntag was deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was assigned to a…
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Nick and Marcia DeVincenzo have, between them, more than 65 years of Exchange experience. Nick, manager of the Pacific Regional Distribution Center in South Korea, started with the organization at the Atlantic Transportation Center in April 1988, when he was 17. Marcia, a JDA specialist in Korea, joined the Exchange in June 1993 as a…
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After he graduated from the University of Louisiana-Monroe in 1991, Darrin McCready sent an info letter and résumé to the Exchange. But then he took a closer look at the job description and got cold feet. “When I saw all the things it entailed and the international travel, I got a little skittish and didn’t…
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