2020 was an unusual year for all of us, to say the least. But at Border Foods we are fortunate to have so many leaders and team members step up and show outstanding performance. We want to reward these sixty-six “Best of the Best” team members by taking them, and a guest of their choice, on an all expense paid vacation to Riviera Cancun Mexico. October 6th can’t come soon enough!

Area Coaches

Heather Aos: Area 31, MI
Miguel Avila: Area 18, MN
Alfredo Briones: Area 10, MN
Jenn Coleman: Area 5, MN
Geison Cunha: Area 26, MI
Steve Daggett: Area 7, MN
Tranquility Devereaux: Area 30, MI
Deb Fraser: Area 32, MN
Felix Garcia: Area 15, WY
Kelly Lawver: Area 19, IL
Pete Ledum: Area 37, MN
Chris McElroy: Area 29, MI
Josh Miller: Area 21, WI
Joe Motzko: Area 8, MN
CJ Schreifels: Area 4, MN
Lindsey Tibbals: Area 36, MI

General Managers

Araceli Agiular: Hopkins, MN
Marcus Amador: Jordan, MN
Sandy Aviles: Richfield, MN
Casey Bertrand: Rawlins, WY
Tina Brown: Albertville, MN
Tina Churchill: Cedar Springs, MI
Dan Clark: Fergus Falls, MN
Katie Cramer: Gull Road, MI
Darlene Dant: Marshall, MI
Kent Farris: St. Cloud, MN
Fernando Flores: Lake Street, MN
Juli Froehlig: Buffalo, MN
Luann Fuerstenberg: Sun Prairie, WI
Naomi Golden: Cloquet, MN
Ismael Guzman: Bloomington, MN
Nate Hamrick: Brainerd, MN
Alyssa Harrison: Wyoming Blvd, WY
Larry Irving: Minnetonka, MN
Chelsea James: Sprinkle, MI
Jose Jimenez: Woodbury, MN
Julius Johnson: Cascade, MI
Morgan Konecny: Albion, MI
Jackie Lamoureux: Marinette, MI
Greg McConkey: Allegan, MI
Jason McNeil: Northland, MI
Vince Monreal: De Forest, WI
Daniel Mulhair: Spearfish, SD
Karen Olson: Verona, WI
Brooke Paradine: Woodland Mall, MI
Faith Parks: Ionia, MI
Carla Pelligrini: Escanaba, MI
Todd Reid: Schofield, WI
Dean Ruhf: Iron Mountain, MI
Edna Sanchez: Edina, MN
Vera Sanchez: Stinson, MN
Heather Schwartz: Willmar, MN
Mike Shanor: Plymouth Station, MN
Jacob Skovgard: Sheridan, WY
Ryan Spindler: Alexandria, MN
Lori Sumner: N. Muskegon, MI
Laura Swenson: Perryville, IL
Nicole Terry: Golden Valley, MN
Nick Wallace: Hastings, MI
Will White: Lowell, MI
Lauryn Wilson: Division, MN
Nicole Zinther: Menominee, MI

SUPPORT STAFF

Corrine Kindred: HR Business Partner, WI
Brittany Rodda: Recruiter, MI
Angie Russo: Treasury Manager, MN
Aurora Tapia: Territory Training Manager, MN
Nathan Wenger: Construction Manager, MN

Building a strong team starts with each individual and so we like to acknowledge the team members who go the extra mile. We are proud to have a multitude of great teams and leaders worthy of awards. Our 2021 Rally recognized restaurants and individuals with outstanding service and hospitality for our guests, financial gains and improvements from 2020. Below are a few of the highlights of the year:

2020 Awards and Milestones

• Border Foods is bringing 66 team members on the Best of the Best trip to Mexico in October.
• 2384 Stinson, MN and 2395 Robert St., MN both had outstanding sales nearly $3.5 million! Seventeen more restaurants had more than $2.5 million in sales.
• Sixteen restaurants had efficient drive-through times below three minutes.
• We are proud of our wealth of tenure here at Border.  Thank you to Vivian Fields (40 years), Shelly Hart (35 years), Kelly Lawver (30 years), Ken Lund (30 years) and Rebecca Newton (30 years) for all of your service to Border Foods.

Of the Year Awards

Here at Border Foods, we like to honor our employees who go above and beyond what is expected of them. These team members are the leaders and role models who make Border such a great place to work. They understand people development, have a solid history of internal promotions and show they can master metrics. A few of our award winners of 2020 include:

Area Coach of the Year

Region Coach of the Year

Circle of Excellence

AC Circle of Excellence

Regional AGMs of the Year

Austyn Benbo (region 1)
Gerardo Dominguez (region 2)
Stacie Mountain (region3)
Rafael Guerrero (region 4)
Alvaro Medina (region 5)
Alvaro Medina (region5)
Sierra Hill (region 7)
Alexa Kokley (region 8)

Regional GMs of the Year

Jacob Skovgard (region 1)
Araceli Aguilar (region 2)
Jose Jimenez (region 3)
Vince Monreal (region 4)
Nicole Terry (region 5)
Chelsea James (region 6)
Lori Sumner (region 7)
Ryan Spindler (region 8)

GM of the Year

Jacob Skovgard (region 1)

Heart of border foods award

The Heart of Border Foods Award is like a lifetime achievement award for Border Foods team members. Congratulations to our 2021 recipients:

• Dani Guthrie
• Gay Demaree
• Corrine Kindred
• Steve Daggett
• Julius Johnson

Golden Bell Restaurants

Golden Valley, MN (#2421)
Edina, MN (#3308)
Lake Street, MN (#3371)
Vadnais Heights, MN (#4672)
Eden Prairie, MN (#5058)
Woodbury, MN (#20000)
Richfield, MN (#29688)
Hastings, MI (#33008)

Golden Bell Area Coach

Alfredo Briones of Minnesota

Signature Restaurants

Saint Paul, MN – Rice Street (#1398)
Minnetonka, MN (#2396)
Golden Valley, MN (#2421)
Rochester, MN  – Broadway-Rochester (#3307)
Edina, MN (#3308)
Saint Paul, MN – Snelling (#3314)
Bloomington, MN (#3333)
Brooklyn Center, MN (#3378)
Blaine, MN (#3379)
Burnsville, MN (#3929)
Winona, MN (#3994)
Vadnais Heights, MN (#4672)
Hudson, WI (#4900)
Saint Cloud, MN (#4907)
Eden Prairie, MN (#5058)
Alexandria, MN (#5470)
Eagan, MN (#5644)
Spearfish, SD (#27883)
Willmar, MN (#30499)
Buffalo, MN (#31015)
Hopkins, MN (#31682)
Schofield, WI (#31834)
De Forest, WI (#31965)
Machesney Park, IL (#31972)
Albertville, MN (#32573)
Grand Rapids, MN -Woodland Mall (#32983)
Coldwater, MI (#32989)
Marshall, MI (#32993)
Kalamazoo, MI – Airport (#32996)
Kalamazoo, MI – Sprinkle (#32998)
Kalamazoo, MI – 9th St (#33004)
Lowell, MI (#33007)
Hastings, MI (#33008)
Muskegon, MI – North Muskegon (#33011)
Kalamazoo MI – Gull Road (#33012)
Grand Rapids, MI – Northland (#33014)
Allegan, MI (#33025)
Albion, MI (#33026)
Wayland, MI (#33043)
Escanaba, MI (#33430)
Iron Mountain, MI (#33431)
Marinette, WI (#33433)
Menominee, MI (#33434)
Cloquet, MN (#33465)
Jordan, MN (#33465)
Oakdale, MN (#36305)
Galesburg, IL – Henderson St (#36359)
Lake Street, MN (#3371)

Every year, we celebrate our accomplishments at our company-wide rallies. It’s a time to come together, recognize the successes of the past year, and look forward to the year ahead. This year, we gathered teams in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin for three days full of recognition. Congratulations to all of our Of the Year winners and others who were honored this year!

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As a way to say “thanks” to our top-performing operators, we’re taking more than 70 leaders and a guest of their choice on an all-expense paid trip to Mexico! From April 10-14, our “Best of the Best” team will enjoy time with their team and guest at Secrets Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa Resort, an all-inclusive hotel located on the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula. Congratulations to the team below:

Alfredo Briones: 3333-Bloomington
Juli Froehlig: 31015-Buffalo
Dylan Schlueter: 5714-Monticello
Will White: 33007-Lowell
Heather Schwartz: 30499-Willmar
Greg Howard: 32302-Brookings
Ziggy Arrington: 31430-Minnesota Ave
Ryan Spindler: 33440-Fergus Falls
Danny Grovenstein: 23073-Laramie
Laura Swenson: 31971-Perryville
Daniel Mulhair: 27883-Spearfish
Carla Pellegrini: 33430-Escanaba
Miguel Avila: 31682-Hopkins
Amanda Schlee: 33044-Frutiport
Jessi Wiggins: 33003-Whitehall
Shon McCullough: 32993-Marshall
Nathan Bowie: 23077-Wyoming Blvd
Beth Danielson: 5580-Northfield
Melissa Naugle: 31967-Forest Plaza
Jeremy Stepp: 3929-Nicollet
Jose Jimenez: 20000-Woodbury
Christa Blanco: 23080-Riverton
Mark Robertson:16318-Hutchinson
Nate Hamrick: 9647-Brainerd
John Bradley: 32996-Airport
Tina Brown: 32573-Albertville
Amanda Hobbs: 1398-Rice Street-AAC
Peter Ledum: 33635-Jordan
Connie Horan: 33027-Sherman
Chris Platz: 33020-Gaines
Dean Detienne: 5290-Menomonie WI
Fernando Flores: 3371-Lake Street
Vera Sanchez: 2384-Stinson
Maria Flores: 3310-Franklin
Andrea Ramirez: 20117-Fridley
Greg McConkey: 33025-Allegan
Amanda Nordby: AAC A3
Hanna Wright: AAC, 33011-North Muskegon
Kelly Lawver: Area 4
Felix Garcia: Area 15
Steve Daggett: Area 7
Deb Fraser: Area 32
Heather Aos: Area 31
Nic Gerry: Area 13
Zack Shumaker: Area 14
Jarret Persons: Area 10
Shalesha Olson: Area 6
Rich Ruuti: Area 23
LouAnn Hansen: Area 24
Grant Schofield: Area 9
Vince Wilhelm: Area 1
Jeff Weiler: Area 4
Richelle Johnson: Area 3
Tranquility Sampier: Area 30
Robin Jones: Area 16
Pam Hare: Region 1
Gay Demaree: Region 2
Ken Lund: Region 3
Craig Curit: Region 5
Vince Bosscher: Region 6
Corrine Kindred: HR Business Partner
Heather Knight: HR Business Partner
Jesse Evangelist: Employment Brand Specialist
Max Corrigan: Financial Analyst
Zach Zinter: Sr. Facilities Manager
David Ziemer: Restaurant Technology Manager