This year, All Seasons Wild Bird Store celebrated 30 years in business, serving the local community of backyard birding enthusiasts. We attribute much of our success to our friendly, knowledgeable and loyal employees. So loyal, in fact, that the great majority of our employees have been with us for over 5 years.
Why do our employees stay on with us for so long? It’s probably because most of they started coming to All Seasons Wild Bird Stores as customers; they’re passionate about birds, and therefore passionate about the business. Here’s a breakdown of some of our store employees and how long they’ve been with us:
5+ Years |
10+ Years |
15+ Years |
20+ Years |
30+ Years |
Lisa Stanford (9 yrs) Manager and Office Administrator, Bloomington Keith Fyle (8 yrs) Mike Mason (7 yrs) Mark Newstrom (7 yrs) Barbara Pietig (9 yrs) Judy Ross (5yrs) James Weisman (9 yrs) Dave Wee (7 yrs) |
Sue Penk (12 yrs) Manager, Wayzata Julie Ziemer (11 yrs) Kris Cargill (10 yrs) Sharon Veno (14 yrs) Lee Swenson (11 yrs)
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Carol Chenault (18 yrs) Manager, Minnetonka Katy Shannon (15 yrs) Karen Wisti (15 yrs) |
Roy Shemanek (25 yrs) Sales Associate, Bloomington |
Steve Endres (36 yrs) Manager, Bloomington* |
*Astute readers may notice that one of our long-term employees, Bloomington Manager Steve Endres, has been with the store longer than we have been in business! Steve was an employee at the former MN Greenery store at the Bloomington location, and was instrumental in helping us to transition and expand the Bloomington location. He is a fixture of and customer favorite at the Bloomington location. He is retiring in January 2022.