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PERSONNEL Contributed by: Diane Bradley PERSONNEL
AND Erin Cook Accounting Doodles Contributed by: Sarah Alkassar
Alvar Goes Far Diane Bradley: Ed Webber’s team has a new member park, read and COOK. She loves to exper- Welcome Too to These
The Graduate with the addition of Sarah Alkassar, the iment with new dishes and try new and New P&H People!
new Accounting Assistant. Sarah says different recipes. Contributed by: Hailey Lewis
Dianne Bradley earned her first of that she plans to make accounting her Information for these new folks was
perhaps many achievements in higher long term career, as she really enjoys it. Sarah also likes art generally and is not not available at the time of press,
education in December, graduating from Yes, Really. shy, so just start talking and she’ll talk but we want to say “Welcome to
Averitt University in Danville, Virginia. right back. You may want to talk to her P&H”!
Sarah came to P&H from a non-profit, about Kuwait, and how good the food is
As anyone who has ever gone to school humanitarian organization that worked there. P&H Arlington, TX
and worked full time knows (Diane is the on behalf of refugees both overseas Jose Soria, Jr. - Warehouse
P&H East Coast Operations Manager), and in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Even Val Makes Her Escape Cecilia Duron - Warehouse
earning your degree while working is not non-profits have to keep track of their
for people who need to watch a lot of TV! funding :-) P&H Danville, VA
So, just in case you’ve been living under a
Dianne says that an MBA may be in her Sarah is a SPORTS FAN, which means that rock, you may have missed the news that Lisa Harper, Quality Control
future. For now though, we want to say she will be right at home here at P&H. our own Val Bailey is finally making good
“Wow Dianne, you deserve a big basket Her loyalties are with the home teams on her threat to depart from the ranks of Val’s office just doesn’t look at all
of kudos!” here in the DFW area: she supports the P&H devotees. the same without her in it, does it.
Cowboys, the Rangers and the Dallas Something tells me that she might
Contributed by: Alvar Diaz Way to go Rosa! Val is retiring from her position her at
Contributed by: Hailey Lewis Mavericks! be taking that name plate as a me-
P&H, and her last day is scheduled to be mento of her time at P&H, making
So by now, all of you have either met Every quarter P&H solicits the Friday before Easter, which is com- this desk look just that much more
or spoken to our new Vice President nominations from the monly known as “Good Friday”. However, “Val-less”.
of Sales and Marketing, Alvar Diaz, entire company to nom- since it will become the anniversary of
since he’s been on at least a couple inate someone who they Val’s retirement forevermore, perhaps I’m sure that you will take the op-
continents since he started a little thing has distinguished we should consider redubbing it “Sad portunity to wish Val good luck in
less than 2 months ago. themselves in their job. Friday”.
her new life, without throwing her
a Bon Voyage party, which she has
Here is Alvar this week, at the Pro- Nominators are asked Val is moving to San Antonio, where her been pretty clear about not being
Mat Trade Show in Chicago. Alvar to share why they are daughter and her granddaughter will in favor of.
has now been to most of the major nominating the person- ensure that she doesn’t miss this place
trade shows that we attend, which -as in specifically what a bit, and where she can River Walk just Good Luck, Val. You will be missed!
is a remarkable achievement for his that person is doing any old time she chooses.
short tenure here at P&H! that makes them worthy Contributed by: Val Bailey
of the honor of being
Alvar has already hit the ground run- named Employee of the
ning with his sales and marketing Quarter.
agenda--hosting regular sales team
strategy sessions. A winner is selected
based on the number of Sarah has a somewhat unusual hobby,
Our sales team has taken up the nominations received. At especially in this day and age, when
challenge of finding and pursuing least, we think that’s how pen usage has fallen all of of vogue--
those opportunities in the market- it is done. she likes to DOODLE! For those who are
place we are positioned to tackle not famililar with this talent, it involves,
best in the coming years. In addition to the honor according to Wikipedia “drawing while a
of being selected by person’s attention is otherwise occupied.
We know we couldn’t be in better your co-workers, the Doodles are simple drawings that can
hands. Employee of the Quarter have concrete representational meaning
receives a gift card and or may just be composed of random and
If you haven’t met Alvar, good luck the privilege of a special abstract lines”.
finding him in, but when you do, parking spot.
be sure and introduce yourself and Sarah says that she has “folders full of
share with Alvar your ideas of what But the real prize is know- random doodles” that she will be happy
makes P&H better than Apple! Employee of the Quarter ing that the people you to show you if you’d like to take a look.
Rosa Gonzalez work with think so highly When she’s not doodling, she also likes to
Or at, least, how you think we can of you!
catch up with them! play video games, take her dogs to the
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