Retirements

Retiring Chief Administrative Officer/EVP Looks Back on Exchange Career

By Robert Philpot / July 30, 2025 /

After he finished active duty, the Navy Veteran entered the civilian world, which was where he met Tom Shull. Lozier joined the Exchange in 2012, months after Mr. Shull was named Director/CEO.

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Closing Credits: Retiring ECP SVP Tommy Ward Reflects on Exchange Career

By Robert Philpot / July 29, 2025 /

Ward’s more than 20 years at the Exchange have included multiple deployments.

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SFD SVP Darryl Porter Looks Back on His 36-Year Exchange Journey

By Robert Philpot / July 28, 2025 /

Darryl Porter did not grow up in a military family, but he did have a neighbor named Deon who was in the Army, which was how Porter first learned about the Exchange. “I looked up to him when I was a kid,” said Porter, senior vice president of Services & Food. “He would come back…

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Retiring Exchange President Jason Rosenberg Looks Back on 35 Years of Serving Those Who Serve

By Robert Philpot / January 30, 2025 /

From a $1.75 an hour summer-hire custodial job, Rosenberg rose to Exchange president. He retires at the end of this month.

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Randy Ramirez head shot.

As Retirement Approaches, Vice President of HR Talent Reflects on More Than 40 Years With the Exchange

By Robert Philpot / December 18, 2024 /

Since he joined the Exchange in 1983, Randy Ramirez has been on a journey that involved retail and HR, and positions on three continents. His Exchange journey will conclude with his retirement this month.

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Head shot of Exchange Senior Vice President of Audit Kevin Iverson.

Audit/IG SVP Kevin Iverson Looks Back on a 44-Year Government Career, Including 16 at the Exchange

By Robert Philpot / July 24, 2024 /

A long career with the Air Force Audit Agency led Iverson to the Exchange, where he has found a camaraderie that he will miss when he retires this summer.

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Clocking Out After 36 Years: Chief of Food Operations Lori Maggard Looks Back at Legacy

By Keiana Holleman / June 26, 2024 /

As an Air Force spouse, Lori Maggard began working at the Mountain Home Air Force Base Exchange’s Military Clothing store in 1984 to earn money for a new television set. What she didn’t know was that she was beginning a lifelong career.

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33 Years of Giving Back: Retiring EVP/CMO Karen Cardin Reflects on Distinguished Exchange Career

By Robert Philpot / June 20, 2024 /

Ever since she joined the Exchange in 1991, Karen Cardin has had a lot of roles at the Exchange. But even before she joined, the Exchange played a lot of roles in her life.

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Chatting with the Chief: Senior Enlisted Advisor Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Osby Prepares to Bid Farewell

By Robert Philpot / June 18, 2024 /

The face of the Exchange looks back on his four years with the organization and looks ahead to a new chapter in his life.

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VP of Administration, Retired Army Col. Tom Ockenfels Prepares for Retirement from the Exchange

By Travis Day / December 28, 2023 /

As he prepares to retire, VP of Administration and Retired Army Col. Tom Ockenfels remembers his journey with the military and Exchange.

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