THE MUD FLAP - Tom`s Truck Center

THE MUD FLAP
May 2016
Each year, the Santa Ana Chamber Spotlights extraordinary people and companies that help build
a better Santa Ana. This year KC Heidler/Tom’s
Truck Center were recognized and awarded the
Large Business Leader of the Year award. KC received the award at the Sixth Annual Difference
Makers Luncheon that took place on Thursday
April 21st, 2016.
Congratulations!
TOP SALES FOR APRIL 2016
TOP SALES
Kaz Iwasaki
Norma Chavez
Mousa Nohad
TOP ADVISORS
Nick Tropea
OJ Manriquez
Eddie Gonzalez
Kenny Farquhar
John Chau
TOP TECHNICIANS
Andy Diaz
COUNTER
AUTO
WHOLESALE
Ramon Rosas
Hugo Acevez
Danny Garza
Ken Wilson
Mark Bauer
Allen Lam
Nikki Harnish
Dave Price
Nate Ramirez
EMPLOYEE AND INDUSTRY NEWS
NEW EMPLOYEES
Esveyra Zetino
Kia Depot
Receptionist
Joseph Murphy
H-Auto
Dismantler
Kevin McCurley
Carmenita Truck Center
Service Advisor
Brian O’Mara
Tom’s Truck Center
Outside Salesperson
Dima Mawas
Kia Depot
Salesperson
Patrick Thompson
Tom’s Truck Center
Outside Salesperson
EMPLOYEE AND INDUSTRY NEWS
OneOC Awards
Robert Davis, senior vice president of U.S. Operations for
Mazda, left, with Eric Morgan, communications director for
the Orange County Register; Jennifer Luis, Human
Resources Director of Tom's Truck Center/Carmenita
Truck Center/Kia Depot; Mark McLoughlin, president of
High School Inc. Foundation; and Dan McQuaid, president
and CEO of OneOC. McLoughlin and Luis represented
their organizations as winners of the 2016 Giving is Living
Award at The Spirit of Volunteerism Award luncheon
Thursday at the Disneyland Hotel.
From hundreds of hours of volunteer service to $3.2 million raised in a 30-hour charitable marathon, generosity in Orange County
took center stage Thursday.
At the OneOC Spirit of Volunteerism Awards luncheon, close to 1,100 people gathered at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim to salute volunteers for their time and talents in service to the community.
And right around the time lunch was served to the honorees, the online iheartOC Giving Day campaign ended with a final tally that
was nearly double the amount raised by the inaugural Giving Day last year. The funds benefit local nonprofits.
This year marked the 40th anniversary of the Spirit of Volunteerism gathering, a way to say a public “thank you” to individual and
team volunteers. As in past years, The Orange County Register was a presenting sponsor, joined by Mazda North American Operations.
More than 43,000 volunteers contributed in excess of 1.6 million hours of service last year, said Rob Reindl, board chairman for
OneOC, the organization that serves as the connective tissue for nonprofits, volunteers and businesses in Orange County.
“That’s a lot of good, with great impact,” Reindl told the audience.
Reindl was talking about people like Holly Havlik of Tustin, who got a kick out of taking photos with fellow employees from E xperian. Havlik welcomed the recognition, but said giving back is something her parents instilled at a young age.
Havlik estimated that she put in about 300 hours of community service last year, both with her company’s volunteer team and o n
her own. One recent project involved distributing food to the needy at the South County Outreach pantry.
“Their gratefulness over a simple sandwich amazed me,” Havlik said.
All the volunteers were spotlighted with their photos on a big screen and their names read out loud. The big honor of the day, the
2016 Giving is Living Award for the most outstanding nonprofit/corporate collaboration, went to High School Inc. and Tom’s
Truck Center/Carmenita Truck Center/Kia Depot. Many of the same people at the luncheon were involved in the iheartOC Giving
Day that began at 6 a.m. Wednesday and ended at noon Thursday. An announcement of the $3.2million raised was met with applause and gasps.
Under the auspices of the Orange County Community Foundation, 418 nonprofits participated in the countywide Giving Day, using
social media, email blasts and special events to reach out to supporters. The Council on Aging-Orange County saw a tenfold increase in iheartOC Giving Day donations this year, said Lisa Wright Jenkins, president and CEO of the organization.
Donors earmarked $8,455, Jenkins said, adding that one supporter pledged an additional $5,000 match for a total that eclipsed the
$1,300 raised last year.
“That’s like, unbelievable,” Jenkins said of the fundraising. “It was fantastic.”
EMPLOYEE AND INDUSTRY NEWS
Employee Appreciation Family Event
EMPLOYEE AND INDUSTRY NEWS
We are committed to employee growth and development within the
Company. If you’re interested in any of the open positions please reach
out to HR or the manager of that department.
Here is a list of our current open positions:
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Commercial Truck Sales- TTC
Experienced Auto Parts Specialist- PDC
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Ford Certified Technicians- CTC
Internet Car Salespeople- Kia Sales
Quick Lube Technicians- Kia Service
Don’t forget about our Employee Referral Bonus!!!
The Tom’s Organization looks to hire the best of the best. We hope you
will refer quality people that may fit the positions we are looking for. If
you know someone that you would recommend working at our company,
have them complete an application and submit it to HR.
In exchange you have the ability to earn a $500 bonus!
To learn more about our current open positions and the Employee Referral Bonus, please
visit the Intranet and check out our new EMPLOYMENT section!
http://www.ttruck.com/intranet/
EMPLOYEE MILESTONES
Birthdays
Ramon Rosas, Parts
Chelsea Vanderaa, Carmenita Sales
Nathan Carey, Kia Sales
Nikki Harnish, Parts
Louie Marron, Kia Sales
Sammy Arroyo, Carmenita Service
Al Rhee, Parts
Greg Gorman, Parts
Jesus Rodrigues, Carmenita Service
Frank Hernandez, Carmenita Service
Eddie Barrios, BDC
Sal Cortez, Tom’s Service
Ray Ramos, Carmenita Service
Noe Medina, Tom’s Service
Send comments, suggestions to the editor:
Catherine Taglieri at [email protected] or
contributing editor Jen Luis at [email protected]
Birthdays
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13
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Adrian Mendez, Carmenita Service
Richard Iancului, Dismantling
Suzi Elmquist, Carmenita Sales
Andres Diaz, Carmenita Service
Alex Tornel, Parts
Alan Chu, Tom’s Sales
Mike Khartabil, Kia Sales
Jerry Lopez, Tom’s Sales
Jennifer Osoria, Tom’s Sales
Hugo Acevez, Parts
Maggie Escobedo, Kia Sales
Andrew Steele, Dismantling
Anniversaries
1 Year
Anniversaries
1 Year
Alan Chu, Tom’s Sales
2 Years
Ron Baldizon, Kia Sales
Misha Elias, Kia Sales
Michael Green, Dismantling
Leslie LeMarquand-Smiley, Kia Sales
Jose Velasquez, Parts
Robert Villanueva, Kia Sales
Robert Valenta, Tom’s Sales
2 Years
5 Years
Nick Carter, Tom’s Sales
Angel Hernandez, Parts
Nikki Harnish, Parts
6 Years
Jennifer Luis, Admin
10 Years
Bernard Boehme, Tom’s Service
15 Years
Hayley Elliott, Tom’s Sales
17 Years
Manny Barraza, Tom’s Service
3 Years
David Lopez, Tom’s Service
Sophie Nguyen, Admin
4 Years
Greg McKinney, Tom’s Sales
Henry Pineda, Tom’s Service
Chuck Seymour, Admin
11Years
Edwin Chuong, Admin
Phuong Nguyen, Admin
13 Years
Ivan Jarquin, Kia Service
Chad Topping, Parts
19 Years
Tone Gonzalez, Parts
23 Years
Mike Conte, Tom’s Sales
34 Years
Peewee Price, Parts
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day when you lounge around doing nothing. It’s when you’ve had
everything to do and you’ve done it.
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Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit
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