Nominated by
Traci E Owen
May 09, 2024
Tonya is my boss of 5 years. In the time that I've known her, she's bought groceries for people on her team, and customers she just met. She doesn't hire people with impressive resumes. She hires broken people who we can lift up and send back into the world knowing that no matter where they go and how far they climb, that there is always a family that loves them for all that they are. When my ex-husband waved a knife at my throat, she gave me the tough love I needed to get back to work, and watched my daughters for me so that I could. There are so many people who love her, and so many that she has helped lift, encourage, inspire and never given up on, no matter how much at times we annoy her. She is the first one who ever gave me a chance to be more then just a cashier and has helped me grow in so many ways as well as professionally. Without Tonya, I would never have been able to become the woman and mother I am.