Team

Meet the Difference Makers

Making an impact, making lives better.

Coming together is a beginning.

Keeping together is progress.

Working together is success.

The Border Roster:

Aaron Engler

CEO & President

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Chili Cheese Burrito

Surprising Fact: I've completed two Ironmans.

Brian Axness

Chief Financial Officer

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Chicken Quesadilla

Surprising Fact: I want to be the sixth Backstreet Boy.

Sharla Hennek

Chief People Officer

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Chili Cheese Burrito

Surprising Fact: I used to have a unique alarm clock: a pet lovebird who peeked under her cage cover each morning and called out “peek” to wake me up.

Vince Bosscher

Chief Ops Officer

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Shredded Chicken Burrito + Red Sauce

Surprising Fact: I am a musician who has written and produced over 30 songs.

Teri Staggemeyer

VP, Finance & Accounting

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Beef Crunchy Taco

Surprising Fact: I did water skiing pyramids in my youth.

Brian Davies

VP, Facilities

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Chili Cheese Burrito

Surprising Fact: I used to play drums in a country band, and now hate country music!

Zach Zelickson

VP, Marvin Development

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Crunchy Taco Supreme

Surprising Fact: I rode my bicycle from Minnesota to Florida!

Max Corrigan

VP, Analytics & Marketing

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Chili Cheese Burrito + Sour Cream

Surprising Fact: I love all board sports: skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding, etc.

Gay Demaree

Director of Operations

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Bean Burrito

Surprising Fact: I love Zumba but can't hold a beat.

Ken Lund

Director of Operations

Favorite Taco Bell Item: All of them!

Surprising Fact: I played basketball with Carl Ripken Jr. at my house!

Kasey Baeza

Director of Operations

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Chicken Taco Supreme + Cream Chipotle

Surprising Fact: I knit and crochet.

Heather Knight

Director of Field HR

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Chicken Supreme Gordita

Surprising Fact: You might spot me in a commercial from a few years ago alongside Alyssa Milano!

Aurora Tapia

Director of Training

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Chili Cheese Burrito

Surprising Fact: I was very active in middle and high school, playing basketball, volleyball and soccer.

THIS COULD BE YOU!

Region 1 Coach

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Steve Daggett

Region 2 Coach

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Cheesy Gordita Crunch + Nacho Cheese Shell

Surprising Fact: I lived in the Harry Potter castle in Alnwick, England during a college exchange program!

Octivia Erickson

Region 3 Coach

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Cheesy Gordita Crunch

Surprising Fact: I love to travel. I want to visit all 50 states — only 27 to go!

Jennifer Copeland

Region 4 Coach

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Nacho Bell Grande

Surprising Fact: I used to be a belly dancer when I was young.

Nathan Besler

Region 5 Coach

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Grilled Cheese Burrito

Surprising Fact: I'm an Irish twin — my brother and I were born in the same year, six days apart.

Louann Hansen

Region 6 Coach

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Classic Bean Burrito

Surprising Fact: I share a birthday with my older sister, but we’re five years apart.

Dawn Vanmannen

Region 7 Coach

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Crunch Taco (still mourning the loss of Taco Salad)

Surprising Fact: Huge football fan. Go Lions! Every year, I catch a game with my siblings in a different city/state.

Jarret Persons

Region 8 Coach

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Cheesy Gordita Crunch

Surprising Fact: I married my high school sweetheart.

Deb Fraser

Region 9 Coach

Favorite Taco Bell Item: Nacho DLT Supreme (86 Tomatoes, Sub Pico)

Surprising Fact: I was raised on Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, NV.

Happiness in the workplace starts here. But remember, you can’t win if you don’t play!