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Grew up in NWA, was a cheerleader and played volleyball in high school. Earned the esteemed title of “Spelling Bee Champ”. Attended BHS and the UofA. Started with Sam’s Club while in college and is the oldest of 4 kids: two brothers and one sister. All work for the company or for agencies supporting the company except my youngest brother who is in the Army and just returned from Iraq. I love football and most sports. I love driving fast and being outside. I wish I lived by the beach.
Who is Stormey Collins ... Let's take a moment to hear from Kim Burke
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Joined Sam’s Club in September 2008. Prior to Sam’s Club, worked for Carlson Marketing Worldwide and Peppers & Rogers Group Consulting Practices, is a member of the American Marketing Associate, National Association of Business Economists and the National Association of Women’s MBA Corporate Advisory Board. Education consists of a BA in Business & Economics from Anderson University and an MA, Applied Economics from Marquette University
Who is Linda Vytlacil
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Started with Sam’s Club in 2005 as the Image Specialist for SamsClub.com. She was promoted to Creative Manager on the SamsClub.com Creative Team in 2008 and is currently leading that team through a transition period. Just prior to joining the company, had earned her Associates Degree in Design from NWACC.
Who is Jen Gruetzmacher .... Let's take a moment to hear from Fred Quandt
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Came to Sam’s Club from Hastings, holding the title of Director of Video Games and Consumer Electronics. Has several years of retail experience that includes time with Circuit City, Micro City, Game Crazy, Best Buy and EB Games. Graduated from York College of Pennsylvania with a BA in Public Administration.
Who is David Thompson
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Your "Minute to Win it" CHALLENGE! BOBBLE HEAD We need 1 REPRESENTATIVE from each department to participate in this challenge!
To earn the points for this Challenge, one player from each department will be chosen to play the game. The player that successfully completes the challenge in the 60-second time frame will earn 100 points for their team.
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Started as an hourly associate at 8296 – Springfield, MO while attending college. Went into management as a New Club Field Team Member assisting with opening & Membership efforts for new & relocation clubs. Promoted to Advantage Marketing Manager and later to Competitive Marketing Manager. This person has held various positions in Membership and People
Who is Jacqueline Thomas
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From Fayetteville, AR, graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelors degree in broadcast journalism. After College, took first job as a reporter/producer for the local NBC affiliate in Fayetteville and later moved on to the Northwest Arkansas Mall, spending 5 ½ years as the Marketing Manager. Following that, held a position at Tyson Foods, Inc., as an Associate Product Manager over the Fresh Chicken division for one year before coming to Sam’s Club for the last 2 years…hobbies include: Working out, outdoor activities and travel.
Who is Bridget Sigler
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Started with the company in December 1987 as an invoice matcher – literally matching PO’s to invoices so they can be paid. Had the pleasure of Mr. Sam’s company at a morning meeting. Helped with Hurricane Katrina after-math – assisting FEMA & Red Cross getting beverages into New Orleans for relief efforts. Extremely organized and task driven and considers one of the most fun experiences ever had was driving 153 mph on Texas Motor Speedway (a birthday present). Enjoys spending time with family and would love nothing more than to meet Steven Tyler from Aerosmith!
Who is Becky Fields Davis Divisional Associate Spotlight for September Check out her full interview on The Compass
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Served in the US Army where in Field Artillery for 4 years in Fort Sill, OK. Moved to NWA with wife to pursue a degree in Business. After having our first child I began my career at Wal-Mart as a Modular Planner for the Home Division. Within a year I was promoted to a Manager on the Modular Support team. From there I transitioned to Sam’s Club as the Business Analyst for the Call Center and has a little over 3 years of total service to the company. Proud father of 2 children
Who is John Heath
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Graduated from the UofA with focus on marketing & retail management, speaks several languages including Russian, Romanian and German, actively volunteers for service at the Walton Arts Center and worked at the Clinton House Museum
Who is Cristina Sheppard
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Your "Minute to Win it" CHALLENGE! BREAKFAST SCRAMBLE We need 1 REPRESENTATIVE from each department to participate in this challenge!
To earn the points for this Challenge, one player from each department will be chosen to play the game. The player that successfully completes the challenge in the 60-second time frame will earn 300 points for their team.
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Joined Sam’s Club in January 2009. Prior to joining Sam’s Club, held positions such as a product manager for Sprint/Embarq Telecom for 12 years, managing a $6M product and led a team to develop multiple level bundles including home phone, DISH, DSL, and wireless services. This person holds a Bachelors of Business Administration degree from Baker University and served in the U.S. Navy in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War, stationed in Hawaii on the USS Safeguard for 7 months. Hobbies include riding horses, going camping, and enjoying the outdoors with family and friends.
Who is Maggie Jenkins
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Started as a temporary Associate nearly 11 years ago. One of his noteworthy accomplishments in the early days was being one of the first Associates to take incoming Member calls when the Sam’s Club call center consisted of just a couple Associates inside the Walmart call center. Since then, he’s served in several positions. He is particularly excited about his current role because it provides the opportunity to establish a new level of consistency in our communications within the club.
Who is Todd Martin .... Let's take a moment to hear from Ben Dolan
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Is a graduate of Kansas State University and began a career with Walmart as a manager in training on the Logistics side. From 2003 to 2006 was an assistant buyer in Beverages . Part of the tenure was spent in the Chicago Regional Buying Office. (Took a year off and came back to the company). Most recently a buyer and brand manager on the Private Label team.
Who is Andy Derousseau
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Degree in history and European Studies from the University of Arkansas, after which came to Walmart through the Financial Shared Services division, then Bakery merchandising. Worked on Sustainability and Personal Health and Wellness projects with various groups around the home office. Hobbies include being involved in a kickball team for the NWA Equality Center, new music, cooking, and getting lost on the back roads of the Ozarks.
Who is Laura Cotton
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An early graduate from high school who supported college efforts by working three jobs, evening calling her car home for a short time. A grounded view on family, happiness and success that seems to be contagious. First job was at the age of 15 working for Dairy Queen where the art of “curly cue atop the soft-serve cone” was perfected. Education consists of an MBA along with studies for a Ph.D. in Marketing. Favorite quote “Perception is Reality”
Who is Cindy Casper
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Parents were 48 and 50 years old when I was born (raised by grandparents) I always said “When I grow up, I want to be a defense attorney” (or a least that’s what I thought) Been with Walmart, Inc. for 8 years; 1st job was with the Sam’s Club fuel department. Started 4 days after graduating from college. Attended Louisiana Tech University although I wanted to attend Tulane University. Was voted most school spirited by senior class Ruston High School 1999. Nickname is Nikki
Who is Baravik Wagner
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Your "Minute to Win it" CHALLENGE! BUCKET HEAD We need 1 REPRESENTATIVE from each department to participate in this challenge!
To earn the points for this Challenge, one player from each department will be chosen to play the game. The player that successfully completes the challenge in the 60-second time frame will earn 400 points for their team.
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Prior to joining Sam’s Club, was Account Executive for RBC Innovations, which provided companies with marketing services. Previously, was a marketing manager for Walmart, where responsibilities consisted of marketing for the Walmart and Sam’s Club Optical division. Started career in a Walmart store as a part time associate for the fabric & crafts department and worked way up through store management and then transferred to merchandising at the Home Office, spending a total of 20 years with the company.
Who is Nancy Slate
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Joined Sam’s Club in July of 2008 as a Senior Manager. Prior to joining Sam’s Club, spent almost 20 years in grocery retailing including Weis Markets and Acme Markets in Pennsylvania where he worked in store operations, marketing and customer loyalty.  Earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and enjoys reading, traveling and golf in his leisure time.
Who is Maulin Mehta
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Your "Minute to Win it" CHALLENGE! DIZZY MUMMY We need 2 REPRESENTATIVES from each department to participate in this challenge!
To earn the points for this Challenge, two players from each department will be chosen to play the game. The player that successfully completes the challenge in the 60-second time frame will earn 500 points for their team.
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Joined Sam’s Club in July 2010. Previous to joining Sam’s Club, worked at the University of Arkansas office of admissions establishing the e-recruiter position. Assisting in student recruitment efforts in several ways such as responding to personal email inquiries from students and parents, supervising the outbound call center, maintaining presence on social networking sites and working with the communications and recruitment teams to create a rebranded, unified communication plan for field recruiters. Originally from Arlington, Texas, and earned both a Bachelor and a Master Degree in Anthropology from the University of Alabama.
Who is Sonia Williford-Gill
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Grew up in Murfreesboro, TN and after attending the University of Tennessee in Knoxville for a Bachelor’s decree in communications (journalism/PR), moved to Nashville to work for Pepsi, spent time in Atlanta and them moved to South Bend, IN to attend Notre Dame for an MBA. Lessons learned in career/life: It’s important to be in the driver’s seat and make things happen. First car was an ‘89 Honda Accord named “Rhonda”. Finished 3rd overall in the Miss Tennessee Teen USA pageant. Loves hip-hop music and classic rock.
Who is Ashley Clark Davis Divisional Associate Spotlight for August Check out her full interview on The Compass
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While other teenagers flipped burgers and stocked groceries, this 14-year-old was riding her bicycle to her first marketing job. Calling prospective customers from her neighbor’s garage in small-town Illinois, she convinced them to set up appointments to have their carpets cleaned. And since shyness has never been a problem for this former live theater performer and one-time stand-up comedian, she made the sales and earned her money. A few years later, she studied art and psychology in college, which led her again to marketing and advertising. She built a career out of it at Walgreens, working her way up to become the company’s first female creative director.
Who is Pamela Gangware .... Let's take a moment to hear from Ben Dolan
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Your "Minute to Win it" CHALLENGE! FACE THE COOKIE We need 1 REPRESENTATIVE from each department to participate in this challenge!
To earn the points for this Challenge, one player from each department will be chosen to play the game. The player that successfully completes the challenge in the 60-second time frame will earn 500 points for their team.