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Joth Ricci - President & CEO Hi, my name is Joth…..ok, let's get that part out of the way. Its short for Jonathan, remove the a’s and n’s and you get Joth. I've never met anyone or anybody that knows anyone by that name. If you are out there let me know. Moving on…… Some of my favorite things to do are hang out in Central Oregon with my family – Robin, Anna and Joe. For that matter, I like hanging out with them anywhere. After that I am an activity nut: bike rides, long runs, golf, baseball, all kinds of music, great wine and working with this team to make Jones a great company. |
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Eric Chastain – Wizard of Ops Grody: Germs, nose-hair, and "boy-bands." Sprouts on my sandwiches? Gag me with a spoon! |
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Mark Clagg - Operations Manager Bio Coming |
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Judy Schoen - Production Manager, Non Soda They told me to write a new bio. Like I have nothing better to do. I am TRYING to make soda here. In a nutshell here I am... I like sunshine, R&B, fresh flowers, mornings, manly men, bawdy talk, interesting artwork, beer, my job, telling people I care about that they are loved, good books and yoga. I dislike cold weather, rudness, people with no stories to tell, country music, white socks with black toes, unoriginality, no time to nap, running on a treadmill, fruity drinks, attention hogs, lying and bad cooking. |
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Rob McCormack - Production Manager Snow, saltwater, mountains, a great lady and the rainy city of Seattle are all things I wake up for. Add to that a challenging and innovative workplace… crap I’m a lucky guy. I don’t like over-glorified people, over-spending, shirts with portraits of wolves howling at the moon, the word “binder”, spicy tuna rolls, weddings on three day weekends, Ski-to-Sea sandbaggers, or Colonel Sanders. My focus will remain on producing the greatest soda in the world, cheering for the underdog, helping Eric think linearly, exploring different places on earth, and making words up out of thin air. Keep on keepin’ on! |
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Chris Milberger - Inventory Control Manager I am part of a hard working team. We do work. We do it for the feeling we obtain & because we’re in search of something. We want to relive some great moment we had in the past. Moreover, it’s also to create some other incredible moment like the last one but more intense. As long as we reach our limits... but who knows where those are? Our realm is when we are together against a new dare. It can be anywhere, on snowboards, at the ballpark, in water, in the air... or at the office doing work. |
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John Buerhle - Purchasing Manager Bio Coming Soon. . . |
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Jessie Dunn - Production Manager, Variety Packs Bet you didn’t know: Aside from planning the logistics of making soda, here at Jones in Operations we play CD’s all day, have squirt gun wars as a quick break from the chaos, and collectively prank co-worker Brett Wille. Our desks are adorned with our colorful soda bottles. The walls are a nice shade of avocado green and the light bulbs overhead are covered with paper lanterns. The culture at Jones Soda is spunky, just like me… Likes: Down blankets, gardening, family, ice cream/gelato, snail mail, books, anything artsy, playing with all dogs, especially my dog Max, and the great outdoors. Favorite places: Alaska, Yellowstone National Park, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Serengeti National Park. Goals:
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Mike Ginal - Marketing Manager Growing up in Buffalo, NY, I learned to love four things: chicken wings, the Bills, the Sabres and, of course, snow. Some people say it must have been tough to lose four Superbowls in a row, but to be honest, I wouldn’t change it for anything. That's how I learned to love the underdog. I think that’s why I love Jones so much. We’re not the big guy. We do things differently. We have to think like no one else in order to succeed. It’s what keeps me up at night and why I love going to work each day. |
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Frankie Barbara - Creative Director |
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Mike Spear – myJones/E-commerce Sign: Scorpio Dislikes: meter maids, people who don't pull over for lights and sirens, 2nd Ave Clowns Favorite Food: Salad with a light vinegarette Favorite Movie: Bridges of Madison County Weakness: Talk Radio: Stern, KJR Sports, Dr. Laura, bring it on. |
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Josh Groff - Marketing Team I always sided with the insurgent, not the establishment. I don't want to be the expert of an old idea, I want to be the creator of a new one. That's what Jones is all about! The good things in life: traveling, soccer, meeting people smarter than you, a cold beer, all of which superseded by my lovely wife-to-be. The bad things: parking police (which reminds me to go check on my car), people that think they're smarter than everybody, bad Seattle drivers (and by the way, although polite drivers, they're terrible), no decent public transportation, and a winter with no snow to ride on. That's me I guess, with peppered in Seinfeld quotes that were played out year's ago but they still gold baby, GOLD! |
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Zac Carr – Marketing Team/Events Hobbies- Any kind of boarding, Tony Hawk Project8 (current rank-7), Square Dancing, Cosmic Bowling, Video/image editing Music- A Tribe Called Quest, Common, Mobb Deep, M.O.P, EPMD, 3-6, Cee-lo, Willie and the Wake 'n' Bakes Shout outs- A-Lord, Parker the Poodle, Dezzy the Bearded Dragon, all my baby's mommas and, of course, my mom Flavor- Blue Bubblegum Nickname- Zeke |
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Amanda Drummond - Assistant Brand Manager I've been with Jones since I graduated college (okay, that was only in 2007) and I've seen a lot. I've been lost in Alabama as an intern, accosted in White Center as a sales rep and now, as a full time marketing wizard, I will bring you Jones GABA in a sleek 12oz can. Likes: Red wine, seeing the world, good music, stimulating conversations, ballet class, Trader Joes, Wikipedia, anything Italian, game night, going out, hiking, camping, hot cocoa with an endless layer of marshmallows, busting out the robot in awkward situations, reading, arts & crafts, humor, hip hop, falling asleep while watching movies, Madame Shankeypant's random facts, DP’s (dance parties, dinner parties, dorky pants?), good beer and good people. And of course giraffes. Dislikes: Open cupboards, unnecessary usage of windshield wipers, onions, flaky people, crying babies on planes, walking over grates and the feel of cotton balls. |
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Conor Gentes - Assistant Brand Manager? About me: A flash of light and shock wave erupted in front of Jones Soda Co. Suddenly, I appeared naked in the fetal position (much like “The Terminator”). That was day one; I was immediately hired and have been changing the world one person at a time, sometimes two (Siamese twins), ever since. “I’ve never seen anyone work so hard and with such a concentrated sexiness,” - anonymous Likes: (this is a stream of conscious, there is no particular order) Film, Flight of the Concords, Tenacious D, Skiing, Trivia, Arrested Development, Dancing, South Park, the Office, Seattle Sports, IMDB.com, Cold Pizza, Top Chef, Fresh Snow, Family, Dogs, Dawgs, MacGyver, reminiscing, finding my wallet, Thanksgiving………NHL 94, Sweat Pants fresh out of the dryer. I omitted about 7,000 things there in the middle due to time constraints. Dislikes: Driving, Automated Voice Operators, Pedestrians, selfishness, MTV, WSU, Monopoly, losing my wallet, Mondays after Vacation, Close-mindedness, The bitchy mom who got everyone else in trouble, text abbreviations, and bad impressions. |
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Ashley Wilson - E-Commerce Army of robots. Army of zombies. Army of ghouls. Army of skeletons. Army of ants. Army of clowns. Army of bees. Army of aliens. Army of robots (again). Death ray, gravity ray, heat ray, aging ray, morpho ray. Time machine. Island base, satellite base, moon base, extradimensional base in the distant past. Ancient mystical artifacts. Strange inventions from the far future. What's a girl got to do to get some world domination around here? "Okay, even I admit that the Army of Mohair was a stupid idea," states Ashley during an exclusive interview from her latest undisclosed location, "it was the 80's. There were lots of dumb ideas floating around back then. But one of these days, there won't be any meddling kids, or interfering masked marauders, or nosy girl detectives, and then..." her eyes half closed, fingertips pressed together, "perhaps I've said too much." Nowadays, she works for us. We don't let her go near the production line. Things I love: downhill mt. biking, snowboarding, surfing, wakesurfing, and pretty much anything else out of doors. Dressing in costume for no particular reason, spontaneous slurpee runs, late night jam sessions in Pembi, Sea to Sky and anything that happens on the drive to and from Whistler, wearing wet wetsuits to dinner, dinner in general, making funny pancakes, and explaining to concerned strangers why I am covered in bruises – see first 5 activities above. The blue house girls, Chelan girls, mum and dad, all of my new Seattle friends, kids, puppies, and boys who bike, snowboard, and surf, but most importantly smile a lot. Reading, learning foreign languages, going to concerts, rocking out in my car when I forget that people can see me, and playing the piano/guitar. Peanut butter. Taking random lessons like salsa dancing and knitting. Traveling to foreign countries, especially Canada, Italy, and India. Unplanned car trips. Bonfires. Being called Ash. |
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Laura Blazyk - Distributor Relations & Logistics Manager Leaving a smoldering trail of broken hearts and ruined fortunes across Europe, Laura comes to us from the court of Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein. She has expressed weariness of court life and a burning desire to learn how “the real people” get along without staff, limousines, fine art collections, or teams of prize-winning Arabian horses. “It will be so fun,” she has been heard to say, “Like camping!” A legendary raconteur and philosopher, Laura has had over a dozen volumes of poems, thoughts, scholarship, political analysis, and romance novels published under various pseudonyms, the most famous being the world-renowned cookbook and science fiction legend Esmerelda Bassington-Bassington. She asks that this be kept strictly confidential, as she doesn’t want earnest, doe-eyed young men or autograph-seekers to bother her at work. Especially not the doe-eyed, curly-haired, muscular young men. |
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Melissa Kelley – CS: National Accounts Coordinator I applied here after I saw Kelly Ripa nearly vomit on live television after tasting a holiday flavor. You can take that as you like. I administrate orders, programs & events for our National Accounts: Panera, Barnes & Noble, Sam’s, and Alaska/Horizon. I have some special projects up my sleeve as well. Loves: Lucia Beatrice – aka Sweet Lou, my little family, the beach…any beach, cheese, books, traveling, naming sodas, surfing…for real and on the net, The Pre, chocolate, admitting involvement in pranks…especially those against bee-dub, photography, opposites, taters, Watch Out For the Creepy Baby email chain, morning radio, getting a good deal, the word “nuts” & having a moment to breathe at the end of the day. Dislikes: Throat tickles when I have to be quiet, illogical conclusions, not being a dog owner, most perfumes, being cold, beets, being forgetful, sleep deprivation, and when a hair falls down my shirt. I Just Don’t Get It: Talking during the movie, bureaucratic inefficiency, dogs carried in handbags, Battlestar Gallactica and parents who don’t watch their children in public places. |
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Cory Gettman - CSR Midwest/East Cory is the Customer Service Rep for the Midwest/East. Before flirting his way into the heart and pants of Jones, he appeared on Broadway in The Secret Gelding (Drama Dust nomination), Six Decrees of Preparation, and Big Rover. Off-Broadway credits include The Destiny of Epp (Flobie Award, Drama Dust nomination), Hello A-Hole (Drama Dust nomination), and Missing Pampers. On TV, Cory was a regular on the public access series Purty Girl. In film, he has been seen in Girl Sixty, Misplacid, Bind of the Hind and Book of Lobe. Cory also adapted and directed Tannis E. Williams' Earthdom of King for the Dewbag Dept. Theatre Co., of which he is a founding member. For writing and performing in Yul’s Wig and the Angry Ankh, Cory received a Flobie Award, the Outer Critics Circle Jerk Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical, and Drama Dust nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Musical and for Outstanding New Musical. Mostly all uses of the word “Broadway” refer to sidewalk performances near the Capitol Hill Dick’s restaurant in Seattle and “Off-Broadway” refers to alley performances behind Dick’s, mostly. He’s pretty good on the phones and stuff. |
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Donna Gentry - Customer Service Rep Bio Coming Soon. . . |
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Patrick Braden - Director of Accounting Bio Coming |
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Laura Earl - Accounting Manager Bio Coming Soon. . . |
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Chas Johnston - Senior Accountant Likes:
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Rachael Eaton- A/R Manager I once wrote a story about a construction worker and a piece of lunch meat, but that was a long time ago; now my stories are about more substantial things like bread…and potatoes. Is there a right way to describe what it feels like to sleep in a sheep pasture in Iceland (sheep smell baaaad) or what you are thinking when you step out of the jungle and get your first glimpse of Tikal? What about when you charter a boat in Belize on a supremely windy day and your friends think you are all going to drown in the sea swells but you just sit in the bow and ride the waves? Muy Bueno: wine from a cask, beer from a keg, traveling light, a field of puppies, napping in the grass, a hot summer day spent in the swimming pool, the smell of campfire in my hair, my esposo Scott, laughing with friends, hearing my niece and nephews call me Auntie Rachael, being the Mayor of White Center. Muy Mal: cleaning up dog doo, yardwork, mushrooms, R.E.M (the band not the sleep pattern), being hollered at while backpacking for having my dog off a leash. |
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Flanders Shortly after Flanders’ birth, three wise men came from the East, bearing gifts. “Uncle” Shelly, from Erie, Pennsylvania, brought the gift of Moxie. Cletus, of Macon, Georgia, brought the gift of Mojo. Bob, of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, wanted to bring Myrrh, but the local Roundy’s was fresh out and he was late for his flight, so he picked up some Licorice Piglets and a box of Pearson’s Original Nut Goodies. Sadly, Bob’s flight was delayed in Chicago, and Bob was never one to miss a meal, so the kid had to settle for a couple of leftover Nut Goodies and a bottle of cheap Scotch from the duty-free. Nevertheless, the gifts of Moxie and Mojo served Flanders well (neither the Nut Goodies nor the Scotch lasted very long) as he embarked on his Quest to make the world just a little odder. He was forced to abandon this quest after a misunderstanding with the League of Concerned Otters, but he assures everybody his intentions were good. Someday soon, a black fleet car will pull up alongside Flanders as he walks down the street, and the door will open. Without a word, Flanders will get in. The door will close, the car will drive off, and none of us will ever hear of him again. |
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June Meehan - Accounts Payable Write a bio?....okay don’t panic…no don’t panic…You want a picture too?....okay don’t panic…no don’t panic! Panic Panic Panic! Hmm a little about me…I’ve been with the same partner for 25years and the one thing I’ve learned is that it is all okay! He knows all my crap and I know his…we stayed away. Things that mean the most to me: Family, friends, having a sense of humor, finding beauty in unexpected places and meditating to get grounded and centered (just think what I’d be like without it…not a pretty picture!). I love playing cards (poker is my game but I’ll play anything), sleeping in on the weekend, cooking and baking up a storm, laughing until it hurts and my face turns red and I can’t breathe, road trips and long walks on the beach. Traveling is one of my passions and two of my life long goals are to visit every State (I’ve been to 31 so far) and every Continent (only three to go), yes that includes Antarctica! So far in life I have been pretty lucky…still breathing, I have people I love and they love me back…and now I’m here at Jones. I love my job and being part of something that is fun, creative and I think we are making the world a little bit better…one soda at a time. |
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Teresa Davis - Accounts Payable Bio Coming |
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Tina Fennell - Payroll Bio Coming |
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Hannah Lee - Budget Analyst Bio Coming Soon. . . |
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Susan Rozewski- Human Resources Manager I believe I have landed a pretty sweet gig here at Jones Soda – working with great people, drinking yummy beverages. I like a lot of things, dislike just a few. The Northwest is great, I actually grew up here. I love the outdoors and watching the wildlife in my own backyard, I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. I love my family and my friends are very important. I take vacations very seriously and I am on a quest to find the best beach in the World. I like to eat and often dream about food! I want to be on Dancing with the Stars, BUT I can't dance and I’m not a star…. |
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Paula McGee- Manager of Legal Affairs I knew Jones Soda would be an interesting place to work – Will Ferrell, dressed in green tights, was squeezing himself into an elf-sized bed on the flat screen in the lobby waiting area the first time I entered the building. And it’s only gotten better. How many people get to review agreements titled “Boom Boom Huckjam”? And who knew making premium beverages would introduce (on paper) me to Chris Chelios of the Detroit Redwings. And recently all three chief executive officers of the company crawled through a window onto the roof of the building for a BBQ. And that’s only the beginning of my life so far at Jones Soda. My job in summary is to try to keep Jones Soda out of trouble. With this group of creative people that’s challenging – but fun. |
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Emmas Lindsay -Executive Assistant/Office Manager Yes….it’s Emmas, No…it’s not a typo… I was first attracted to Jones Soda by their reputation, unconventional, innovative, never dull. And that is soooo true! Enjoy: Being in love, playing with my black lab on the beach...U2...running in the rain...sailing...travel- anywhere & everywhere. . random acts of kindness...unplanned road trips...Colbert Report...laughing until I cry Loathe: Cruelty towards animals...cooking... coke & pepsi...rudeness... racism ...thoughtlessnes... ignorance |
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Derek Tymkowicz - IT Manager Bio Coming Soon. . . |
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