Meet Our Team
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Meet our team of talented and caring professionals.
Just like every memorial we create, they are unique, colorful and each has a different story.....
Jon Reece President/CCO (Chief Collaboration Officer)
Hometown: Lake Tapps, WA
Favorite Granite: Paradiso – (India)
Favorite Epitaph: “There goes the neighborhood” – Rodney Dangerfield
Favorite Season: Winter
Favorite Beverage: Deer Garden IPA - Spider City Brewing Company
Fantasy Trip: Helicopter Skiing Trip in the Monashees
Who Do You Remember: Mom, who passed from cancer in ‘13 at the young age of 71
How Do You Stay Inspired: By working with talented and engaging people in our business and from the energy I receive from outdoor activities
April Hewitt Controller
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Favorite Granite: Blue Pearl
Favorite Epitaph: “She did it the hard way” ~ Bette Davis
Favorite Season: Spring
Favorite Beverage: Mongoose IPA
Fantasy Trip: London 1940 to hear Winston Churchill speak
Who Do You Remember: My beautiful sister-in-law, who died tragically at 42
How Do You Stay Inspired: By constantly learning and reading. I get energy and inspiration every day from working with wonderful people, who love to brainstorm on continuous improvement.
Stephanie Read Customer Service Manager
Hometown: Victoria, Texas
Favorite Granite: Gray St. Cloud
Favorite Epitaph: Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere. - Carl Sagan
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Beverage: Dr. Pepper
Fantasy Trip: New Zealand
Who Do You Remember: My Grandfather-in-law, Dean.
How Do You Stay Inspired: My family and watching my kiddo grow and explore everything around him. Being surrounded with great people every day who love what they do.
Mineva Moimoi Memorial Consultant - Wholesale
Hometown: Edmonton
Favorite Granite: Emerald Pearl
Favorite Epitaph: I wish I knew him when we were kids, so I could have loved him longer
Favorite Season: Fall/Winter
Favorite Beverage: Gingerale & Apple Juice
Fantasy Trip: Buenos Aires, Argentina (La Recoleta Cemetery).
Who Do You Remember: My only brother, father, uncle and grandma Tala.
How Do You Stay Inspired: My family, the love they imbedded in me, makes me want to infect positivity to everyone I come in contact with. The amazing team I work with to achieve making a monumental memorial for families has become my OHANA.
Dave Reaber Shop Foreman
Hometown: Shoreline, WA
Favorite Granite: Blue Pearl (Norway)
Favorite Epitaph: Forever In Our Hearts – Jimi Hendrix
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Beverage: Big Wave – Kona Brewing Company
Fantasy Trip: Tour the Gibson guitar factory
Who Do You Remember: My first work supervisor (Ray) taught me to measure twice.
How Do You Stay Inspired: Working with the best stone carvers in the business. Always looking for a way to do something better.
Our Retail Customer Service Team
Team Members: Thanks to Brooks Broberg, Tom Jackson & Jennifer Quinn!
What they're doing: Our team is working with families to create beautiful memorials.
Our Wholesale Customer Service Team
Team Members: Thanks to Stephanie, Mineva, and Trista!
What they're doing: Our team is working with cemeteries and funeral homes to assist families in creating beautiful memorials.
Wylie Monuments Team
Team Members: Thank you to Virgil and Daniel!
What they're doing: Meet our dedicated team of staff at Wylie Monuments in Walla Walla, WA. This team serves our families in the Walla Walla area to create beautiful personalized memorials.
Our Production Department
Team Members: Thank you Vern, Dave, Tim, Beti, Roman, Robert & Ben!
What they're doing: Helping you permanently preserve memories beyond imagination every day....
Our Delivery and Inventory Team
Team Members: Thank you Delivery & Inventory Team!
What they're doing: These folks are responsible for ordering, handling and delivering well over 2 million .lbs of granite every year!
Our Accounting Team
Team Members: Thank you to April, and Misty!
What they're doing: Meet our dedicated Accounting Department! They're handling Finance, Accounting, Pricing, and Processes for our team.
Reid Miller Art Department Manager
Hometown: Vancouver, WA
Favorite Granite: Black
Favorite Epitaph: "I told you I was sick"
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Beverage: Bourbon & Water. Not mixed of course, they each deserve their own glass
Fantasy Trip: Ireland
Who do you Remember: My father and grandparents, gone far too young
How Do You Stay Inspired: By visiting the older sections of cemeteries
Our Art & Design Team
Team Members: Thanks to Lisa, Reid, Nick and Tamryn!
What they're doing: Our talented group of artists created 10,871 proof drawings for our customers last year and brought home multiple design awards!