Retirements

After 35 Years, Vice President of HR Support Jun King Prepares to Retire From the Exchange

By Robert Philpot / September 25, 2023 /

Jun King started at the Exchange as a part-time Burger King associate. She didn’t expect to stay with the Exchange as long as she did.

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After a 22-Year Career, an Exchange Hero Will Retire in a Room Named in His Honor

By Robert Philpot / August 31, 2023 /

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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Longtime Exchange Couple Nick and Marcia DeVincenzo, a Team Through Good and Bad Times, to Retire as a Team

By Robert Philpot / August 24, 2023 /

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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Finishing Up His Plate: VP of Food Darrin McCready Set to Retire After 31 Years—and Four Continents

By Robert Philpot / July 24, 2023 /

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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Central Region VP Beth Goodman-Bluhm Looks Back on More Than Three Decades of Service

By Robert Philpot / December 15, 2022 /

Goodman-Bluhm will retire this week after a 36-year journey with the Exchange that saw her travel the world, support troops and first responders at the Pentagon after 9/11 and rise through the ranks to become an Exchange vice president.

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After a 50-year Career, One of HQ’s First Associates is Retiring This Week

By Tim Meyer / April 18, 2022 /

The merchandise assistant started working at the Exchange before construction of the headquarters building in Dallas was completed.

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JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Associate Retires—On Her 40th Anniversary With the Exchange

By Tim Meyer / October 1, 2021 /

Diane Pagel has served in many positions and at many stores during her long Exchange career.

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