Meet Our People
Tim Woodland Helps Keep His Community Safe
Every March since 2006, Tim Woodland has suited up in full firefighting gear and climbed 69 flights of stairs inside Seattle鈥檚 Columbia Center, the second-tallest building west of the Mississippi River. He joins hundreds of firefighters in this annual fundraising event (which you can read more about in this Roots story from 2019.) ... Read More
February 4, 2025
Deborah Leedy Shows Love for Her Community
Deborah Leedy, site admin at our distribution center in Redding, California, started volunteering 20 years ago at her local church. What began as a once-a-week commitment has since grown into dozens of hours dedicated to multiple organizations each month. ... Read More
January 27, 2025
Drayton Valley鈥檚 Sathishkumar Nachimuthu Puts People First
During his childhood in India, Sathishkumar 鈥淪athish鈥 Nachimuthu developed a keen interest in cars and motorcycles. He remembers spending hours in libraries poring over automobile journals and magazines to study German automotive engineering prowess and manufacturing techniques. This passion, combined with a talent for physics in high school, led him to Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology in Coimbatore, India, where he pursued a bachelor鈥檚 in mechanical engineering. ... Read More
January 23, 2025
Wanika Doggett Is an Oregon Log Truck Driver and 鈥淢otorcycle Mama鈥
Driving a fully loaded log truck on narrow, unpaved mountain roads isn鈥檛 for everyone. But for Wanika Doggett, it鈥檚 just about the most exhilarating career imaginable. ... Read More
December 20, 2024
Maryland Sales Rep Starts Toy-Building Workshops for Kids in His Community
When he was 6 years old, Steve Mead received a child-sized saw, lathe and drill as a gift from his father and grandfather. The gesture reflected the family鈥檚 passion for woodworking and provided Steve with a lifetime of treasured memories. ... Read More
December 10, 2024