Effective December 27, 2020, Ed Harper will transition to the newly created role of vice president of enterprise risk management. Harper, who has served as the company’s vice president of retail automotive since 2015 and been with the company since 1995, will now be responsible for overseeing: As part of the reorganization that will accompany…
APM, the wholesale fuel division of MFA Oil, has bolstered is sales staff. Tom Drew, who brings more than 30 years of experience in the cooperative and energy industries, joined the APM team as a sales representative in November. Drew will be responsible for developing and securing new APM customers and managing relations with current…
MFA Oil recently wrapped another successful Week of Giving with employees raising more than $42,000 for four non-profit organizations. The campaign, which ran from October 26 to November 6, gave employees the opportunity to give back to the community by making a one-time donation or electing to contribute one hour of pay per month for…
The MFA Oil Business Development team has added a veteran salesman to its roster. Nolan Haddock joined the company in August and is now working with bulk fuel and propane plants across an 18-county territory that primarily includes locations in the company’s West Central District. Haddock brings more than 20 years of consultative sales experience…
One evening in December, when Victor Luce was nearly finished closing the shop for the night, a customer rolled into the parking lot with a problem. The customer, who was in the middle of a long trip to Colorado, and Victor discovered it would be dangerous for the customer to continue without necessary service work….
Congratulations to the following employees on their recent promotions: Big O Tires Tricia Blair, store manager, Enid, Okla.Shannen Brown, store manager, RollaJoseph Colony, mechanic I, Fayetteville, Ark.Christopher Davis, store manager, HollisterJose Gonzalez, service coordinator, WarrensburgCasey Graham, management trainee, WarrensburgNathaniel Grimes, assistant store manager, LebanonMichael Helton, mechanic II, Enid, Okla.Wade Johnson, service advisor II, BransonTravis Landelius,…
The days of handing out cookie-cutter service awards are over. MFA Oil has partnered with AwardCo. to revamp its service award program and the gifts awarded to eligible employees. Moving forward, once an employee reaches a service award milestone, they will receive an email notification advising them that dollars have been awarded to them via…
In September, April Cavaness was named plant manager of the company’s bulk and propane operations in Bernie, Mo., and Jackson, Mo. Cavaness has been with the company since December 2016 and previously worked as a customer service representative in the Jackson office. Prior to joining MFA Oil, Cavaness worked for 16 years at Ferrell…
Last week a Break Time customer’s Facebook post caught my attention. Stanley Hulett of Moberly, Mo., was visiting our store on Smiley Lane in Columbia Mo., when he accidentally threw his eyeglasses and case in the trash. Stanley didn’t notice his glasses were missing until he had returned home, so he called the store to…
MFA Oil is pleased to congratulate Robert Burlbaugh and Trevor Honeycutt on their new positions. Robert Burlbaugh – Director of Field Training and Procedures On Aug. 4, Robert “Butch” Burlbaugh accepted the role of director of field training and procedures. “This is a new role that we, as a company, felt was imperative to our…
Carrie Zaharoolis joined Break Time in February as an area manager to oversee seven Break Time stores in Columbia and a location in Ashland. Her responsibilities include meeting sales goals, ensuring quality consistency across her assigned stores, and hiring and training staff members. Zaharoolis says that jumping in to lend her team a helping hand…
Luke Fitzpatrick, West Central district manager, was recently elected to serve as vice president of the Missouri Propane Gas Association (MPGA). MPGA’s new officers began their three-year terms on July 1, however, the board members will not be installed until the association’s Oct. 3 meeting due to coronavirus concerns surrounding large public gatherings. Fitzpatrick joined…