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 John Thompson President  E-MailJohn has been in and around the depository business his entire life. His family has been in the business since founding Thompson School Book Depository 50 years ago, in 1955. John’s family moved from Oklahoma in 1969 and he grew up in Atlanta where he worked many summers at Distributor’s International, a Georgia textbook depository owned by his mother. After graduating from The University of South Florida in Tampa, John returned to the depository in Georgia for another 12 years, where he eventually ran all operations. In 2000, the business was sold and John continued there for a time before accepting a new opportunity with a small publishing company. In 2005, John’s uncle, Richard Thompson, decided it was time to retire from his position as President of Thompson School Book. In April of 2005, John came full circle and returned to Oklahoma as President of Thompson School Book Depository, the original family business. J. Matt Thompson Vice-President and General Counsel E-MailMatt joined Thompson School Book in 2007 as Vice President and General Counsel. Prior to joining Thompson School Book, Matt was a partner at a law firm in Oklahoma City where he practiced corporate litigation law. During his formative years, Matt spent many summers working at Thompson School Book under his father, Richard Thompson, who was president of the company during this time. Matt is also President of Thompson Fulfillment Solutions, a full-service fulfillment company that provides periodic and on-going fulfillment programs for a diverse client base with a variety of products and consumer goods. Matt graduated from Dartmouth College in 1992, and from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1995. Matt received an L.L.M. from Harvard Law School in 2003. Betty O'Brien Operations Manager E-MailBetty O’Brien is the Office Manager and has worked at Thompson School Book Depository for over 40 years. Betty develops and generates all reports for publishers and is the permanent secretary for the Oklahoma Educational Publishers Association (OEPA). Linda Pitts Bookkeeper and Accounts Payable E-MailSince 1985 Linda has worked in several positions within our company and worked her way up into a position of huge responsibility. Linda is our bookkeeper and handles all accounts payable in addition to keeping books for our fulfillment division (TFS). Patsy Dukes Secretary and Receptionist E-MailSince 1996 Patsy has worked in several positions within our company. Previously Patsy handled all order processing until she was promoted to her current position of secretary for publisher representatives. Patsy handles all weekly and monthly sales reports and processes samples and desk copies. In addition to these duties Patsy is our main receptionist and assists on special projects. Diana Nail Rep Secretary/Coordinator E-MailDiana joined our staff in 1999. She came highly recommended to us from School Specialty where she worked in customer service for fifteen years; twelve of those years were for Thompson Book and Supply before School Specialty bought them out. Diana was our main receptionist until late in 2005 when she moved to our Annex to coordinate sample and desk copy orders for the reps in addition to handling special projects for our publishers. Kathy Caldwell Customer Service/Fulfillment Accounts (TFS) E-MailSince 1971 Kathy has worked in every facet of our customer service department. Kathy now handles all fulfillment accounts for Thompson Fulfillment Solutions (TFS). Shelly Davis Order Processing E-MailShelly joined our staff in 1999 to do general office work. Since that time she has worked her way up to order processing. She enters and processes all customer orders and does all weekly, monthly, and quarterly computer closeouts. Carleena Hornbeck Customer Service and Accounts Receivable E-MailCarleena worked at Thompsons from 1981 until 1996 when she left the company. She returned in June of 2007 to take charge of our depository customer service and accounts receivable. Carleena has a wealth of knowlege and is a great asset for our company. Back To Company History |
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