Category Archive for ‘Who’s Who’
Who’s Who: Kyle Walker
Bellingham native Kyle Walker has been working at the Tony’s Roasting Plant in Bellingham for over a year. Recently Kyle has been operating the Keypack form-and-fill machine that makes fractional packs of coffee. Kyle comes to Tony’s with a background in carpentry and cabinetry. When not busy packaging coffee Kyle enjoys spending time hiking, snowboarding
Continue reading »Who’s Who: Sal Hoyos
Putting Another Name to a Familiar Tony’s Face Having delivered coffee for nearly a decade to local coffee shops and grocery stores in Bellingham, Washington, Sal Hoyos is familiar face representing Tony’s Coffees. Sal loves working at Tony’s distributing a great product; crediting the quality coffee to the precision of our roaster’s skills, as well
Continue reading »Who’s Who: Steve Porter
First things first. Let’s get the basic details out of the way. Steve is a route sales driver at the Tony’s Seattle distribution center. He’s worked for Tony’s for three years and still loves every minute. He currently lives in Seattle with his wife Kristie and their two kids. Steve was born in southwest Washington
Continue reading »Who’s Who: Tracy Nowack
Meet Tony’s new roaster-in-training. Tracy Nowack is the newest addition to the Tony’s roasting team. She began working at Tony’s three years ago and has always demonstrated her outstanding work ethic and intelligence. With such an exemplary record, it’s no wonder that Andrew Bowman (Head Roaster) decided to train her in the art and science
Continue reading »Who’s Who: Dan Curtis
Dan Curtis is Production Manager at the Tony’s Roasting Plant in Bellingham. Dan is responsible for taking and processing orders from the various distribution centers. By achieving organization and maximum efficiency, Dan has helped to improve the company and streamline the overall production process. Dan has been with Tony’s Coffees & Teas for three years
Continue reading »Who’s Who: Tim Teall
Meet the Superman with the Sprinter Van. Tim Teall once mused that he “loves coffee because it brings people together.” Tim has been part of the Tony’s crew for six years. He is proud to remark that over the years he has “driven every route and done every job,” and you know folks, he just
Continue reading »Who’s Who: Allison Aguero
A fond farewell to a Bay Area employee. Allison Aguero, who was our former Bay Area Distribution Manager, has moved on to pursue other goals in life. Allison began working for Tony’s almost three years ago and not long after being hired was asked to fill the management position. Her first mission was “to organize
Continue reading »Who’s Who? Andrew Bowman
“The process is never-ending.” For Tony’s Head Roaster Andrew Bowman, this statement not only describes the challenge of roasting coffee, but it also points to his professional philosophy: never stop learning. No two batches of coffee are perfectly similar, each roast cycle produces its own unique outcome. This lack of predictability is something that coffee
Continue reading »Who’s Who? Carmen Gwin
From pulling shots to pulling the shots—the rise of veteran Tony’s employee Carmen Gwin. When Tony’s employees think of someone who knows just about everything to do with Tony’s, we all think of Carmen Gwin. She has been with the company for 27 years and thankfully, isn’t planning on leaving anytime soon. Carmen began her
Continue reading »Who’s Who? Robin Drew
Robin Drew has been with Tony’s Coffee for over 10 years. We feel very grateful for all the years she has graced Tony’s with her many skills, wicked sense of humor and motivation to keep everyone on track. Robin began her career with Tony’s as our Bellingham receptionist. She was recruited to help with bookkeeping
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