With: Jennifer Harris, Associate General Counsel and Employment Counsel I was recently invited to attend the Consero Financial Services & Insurance Litigation forum which was held in New York, NY. For a bit of context, Consero is a relatively new events company that is taking an unorthodox approach to the normal business/continuing education conferences that us legal folks generally attend, not only to fulfill our annual continued education requirements, but to network with other industry professionals and learn about top-of-mind topics. Unlike other conference formats (where other lawyers speak at you about court cases and the letter of the law), …
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Meet Julie Thibodeaux
At the TMX Finance® Family of Companies, women are leading the way. They’re mothers, mentors, military veterans, community volunteers, and operators. Our women are leaders. Read all the interviews we held in our Women of the 20th blog series to learn how they each became the leaders they are today. How has your time at the TMX Finance® Family of Companies been special? My time here has been special because I’ve had the opportunity to work with the best people in the industry who really take pride in training and developing anyone who is willing to learn. I’ve learned so …
Meet Loyda Vázquez
At the TMX Finance Family of Companies, women are leading the way. They’re mothers, mentors, military veterans, community volunteers, and operators. Our women are leaders. Read all the interviews we held in our Women of the 20th blog series to learn how they each became the leaders they are today. Tell us something unique about your background that makes you, YOU!? Back in 2008, my spouse joined the military and we moved from Puerto Rico to Fort Stewart, Georgia. Prior to moving, I worked as a legal assistant at law firms that specialized in federal, corporate, and civil litigation matters. …
Being Robert’s Voice
Submitted by: Jennifer Mitton, General Manager Autism is a developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with and relates to people. It also affects how they make sense of the things around them. It is a spectrum condition, which means, while all people with autism share certain difficulties, their condition will affect them in different ways. Autism doesn’t come with a manual. It comes with a parent who never gives up being the voice for their child. My son Robert was 6 years old when he was diagnosed with being on the spectrum. He is considered high functioning and …
My Miracle
Submitted by: Amy Kremitzki, General Manager My daughter, Abbygail Jean, blessed my life with her presence December 27th, 2002. Things were not “smooth” for her arrival. I was very ill and she was very early. My little bundle entered my life without oxygen for the first several precious seconds of her life and they are not sure how long she was without oxygen before she arrived. Doctors were also not sure to what extent this would affect her. She was initially diagnosed with Static Encephalopathy. Which means that the brain function is abnormal and it interferes with learning, development, and …
Meet Leslie Bowman
At the TMX Finance® Family of Companies, women are leading the way. They’re mothers, mentors, military veterans, community volunteers, and operators. Our women are leaders. Read all the interviews we held in our Women of the 20th blog series to learn how they each became the leaders they are today. What has been one of your most empowering moments at TMX Finance® Family of Companies? This is a really hard question because I have truly had so many! One of my favorite moments was when I had the opportunity to help build a new division of the Company from scratch …
Meet Savannah Kitchens
At the TMX Finance Family of Companies, women are leading the way. They’re mothers, mentors, military veterans, community volunteers, and operators. Our women are leaders. Read all the interviews we held in our Women of the 20th blog series to learn how they each became the leaders they are today. What has been one of your most empowering moments at the TMX Finance Family of Companies? One of my most empowering moments with the TMX Finance Family of Companies was when I was asked to become a certified trainer for the Company. Being instrumental in a new hire’s training is …
Julie Torkelson Appointed Chief Financial Officer
Submitted by: Jamie Lane, Director of Communications The Company is very excited to announce the promotion of Julie Torkelson to Chief Financial Officer. Julie has been with the TMX Finance Family of Companies since 2014, excelling to her most recent role as Chief Accounting Officer in 2017. Her career path from Assistant Controller to CFO proves her strength as a leader and that her financial expertise is truly unparalleled. In this new role, Julie will serve as the key member of the corporate financial leadership team making her an invaluable leader within the organization and with investors. She will lead …
Meet Alma Ballesteros
At the TMX Finance Family of Companies, women are leading the way. They’re mothers, mentors, military veterans, community volunteers, and operators. Our women are leaders. Read all the interviews we held in our Women of the 20th blog series to learn how they each became the leaders they are today. What has been one of your most empowering moments at the TMX Finance Family of Companies? My most empowering moment was when my store was ranked number one in the region and stayed ranked as one of the top five stores for several months. It took a lot of hard …
The Warm Winter Drive was a Success!
Submitted by: Maggie Yarbrough, Social Media and PR Strategist Throughout the month of February, we held our first Company-wide Warm Winter Clothing Drive. The clothing donated consisted of new and gently used blankets, coats, sweatshirts, hats, gloves, mittens, boots, and scarves. Thanks to the generous support of our customers, communities, and team members – we collected 11,925 items of clothing, totaling $111,895, and impacting around 549 charities. Our team really came together to make this initiative a huge success! Stores across the country held separate winter clothing drives for many years, which is why we decided it was time to …