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President
Jeff Thomas
I
was born in San Francisco in December 1964, and my
family moved to Rohnert Park in 1971. I consider myself
a Sonoma County native, and absolutely love this
beautiful area I call home. I graduated from Rancho
Cotate High School, then received my AA degree from
Santa Rosa Junior College. In 1989 I graduated from
Chico State University (like many other PMANC board
members) with a B.S. degree in Business Administration,
with an emphasis on Advertising and Marketing.
In
1987 I joined a local promotional products company,
where I worked for 14 years.
In
August 2001, I joined The Vernon Company, and I really
love working for this great company. I work from my
home office in Rohnert Park.
After being on the PMANC Board of Directors for two
years, I realize what a great team of people has been
assembled for you, our members. Our annual trade show
is outstanding, and our professional development and
social events are not to be missed! It is my honor to
serve on the Board, and I welcome any and all comments
on what we can do to serve you better.
The
promotional products industry has been very good to me
for the past 20+ years. The industry has allowed
me the opportunity to travel to many places that I might
not ordinarily see, and I have met a lot of great people
and been blessed with many good friends. I love to see
the positive results of promotional products in action,
as I know they are one of the greatest advertising tools
for each and every one of my clients. I have a very
simple work ethic: Treat each and every client as if
they are your only client, and know that a positive
experience on their part repays itself many times over.
My
wife Brenda and I have been married since 2001. We love
to travel, and we are often seen camping on weekends in
our travel trailer, or riding our motorcycles around
town.
I
have a wonderful son, Jacob, who is 13 years old. I
also have a great stepson, Ian, who is 16 years old.
Ask
me “How are you?” and you’ll get the same answer every
time: “Life is good!”
Get to know Jeff a little better...
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What superhero ability would you most want to have
(breathe under water, fly overhead, super strength,
etc.)?
I
would love to be Hiro from the show Heroes, who has
the ability to time travel. Perhaps I could go back
in time and change certain tragic events, or see
exactly what happened on certain days and how they
really affected present day.
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If
you could switch places for one day with anyone in
the world, who would it be and why?
Kenny Chesney. I love country
music, and I would love to sing in front of
thousands of screaming fans to see exactly how
great that would feel to be a performer. I cannot
sing or play guitar, but hey, I can dream right?
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What is the first concert you ever went to?
My friends and I went to see
Rick Springfield at the Concord Pavilion in 1982.
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Do
you have a secret talent?
I have sold ice cubes to
Eskimos, and on certain days I can make pigs fly.
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Do
you have a nickname?
A lot of my friends just call
me "JT", and my son calls me "Baldy".
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What is your lifelong dream or ambition?
To travel across the United
States in a 45' RV with my wife, seeing this
beautiful country we call America. Perhaps when we
retire in 20 years.
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What was your very first job, and how long did it
last?
While in high school a job
counselor asked me if I wanted to earn some quick
money working for his friend over a few weekends
doing some "basic landscaping". I was just 15 years
old and figured it could be easy money, so I said
yes. It turned out that this person had over an
acre of land that needed to be planted with a
particular plant that would serve as a groundcover.
Each plant had to be prepared with a special
chemical before being planted, and each plant had to
be exactly 1' apart from each other. Turns out that
the "a few weekends of work" was every weekend, 8+
hours a day, for nearly 2 months. Good money, but
back-breaking! To this day I hate landscaping!
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It's Friday night....go see a movie or stay home and
rent a DVD?
Definitely going out with my
wife Brenda to see a movie and having dinner
together...always a nice way to end a stressful work
week!
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What's your favorite reality TV show?
I have 3: Survivor, Dancing
With the Stars, and The Amazing Race....I'm very
addicted to them!
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Pink or blue?
I love wearing my pink dress
shirt, but otherwise I am a blue dude.
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