Team Member Spotlight: Michael
Meet Michael, a Restaurant General Manager (RGM) at Summerwood’s Cockeysville, MD location. Michael boasts an impressive 23 years working for Taco Bell — seven with Summerwood. It was at Summerwood where he learned that culture is the main thing that drives a franchise. “Culture creates the environment, it creates the positivity,” Michael asserts. “Culture,” […]
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Team Member Spotlight: Ervin
Ervin is a Restaurant General Manager (RGM) at the Dover, Delaware Taco Bell location going on three years. And you might say his experience with Summerwood has been golden. Ervin moved with his wife for her job and, when it came to his next role, knew he wanted something that would lead to a career. […]
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Team Member Spotlight: Brian
Meet Brian, general manager of Summerwood’s Somers Point, New Jersey, Taco Bell. He joined the company about a year ago as an RGM after realizing he was no longer happy with where he was. You could say he noticed the Summerwood difference right away. “By taking care of the people, they take care of their […]
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Team Member spotlight: Damon
Meet Damon, the Restaurant General Manager (RGM) for Summerwood’s Whitewash location. He’s been with Summerwood for eight years and counting. How did it start? According to Damon, his Taco Bell career began with some pressure from his parents, who were nudging him to think more seriously about the future. “I was like, I’m going to […]
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Team Member Spotlight: Janelle
Meet Janelle, a Restaurant Training Manager at Summerwood’s Maple Shade, NJ KFC/Taco Bell location, who has worked with the company for 19 years. When she was 15 years old, Janelle’s mom passed away and she was in need of a job. Enter Summerwood. “Summerwood is the place to be,” she says. “We definitely take care […]
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Team Member Spotlight: Kenisha
Meet Kenisha, a Lead Assistant Restaurant Manager (LARM) at the KFC/Taco Bell in Salisbury, MD. She has been happily employed with Summerwood for three and a half years, joining the company from another popular QSR franchise. “I needed… something different,” she says. “I enjoy… just meeting different people.” She says currently, she hops around a […]
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Team Member Spotlight: Vincent
Meet Vincent, one of Summerwood’s newest hires at the Sicklerville, NJ, Taco Bell. Vincent has been a crew member for three months, having joined the team after floating around to various jobs, trying to figure out what he wanted to do next. Vincent says he applied with Summerwood at the chance for opportunity, flexibility. In […]
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Team Member Spotlight: Mallory
Meet Mallory, a 20-year-old rising star at Summerwood. She got her first job with Taco Bell in 9th grade and now runs her own restaurant in Elizabethtown, PA. Mallory never thought she’d be where she is. In fact, she believes Summerwood really had a hand in her career development, especially the discovery of her own […]
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Team Member Duo: Twins Nikkie & Kimmie
Meet Nikkie and Kimmie, gregarious twins who’ve devoted their careers to Summerwood. They’ve both been with the company for 27 years! Both have successfully climbed the career ladder at Summerwood. Kimmie, now a Restaurant General Manager, who just opened a new Taco Bell in Marlton, NJ, where Nikkie joins her as Shift Manager. Returning to […]
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Team Member Spotlight: Cierra
Meet Cierra, the Shift Manager at Summerwood’s Elizabethtown Taco Bell. Unlike most employees, she hadn’t really eaten at Taco Bell before taking a job with us! Three years later, she has no trouble naming her favorite menu item: the beef quesarito. Cierra joined the Elizabethtown location as a Food Champion when she was just 15; […]
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