Meet the Krewe

Since the Trufant Family comes from New Orleans, we have a KREWE instead of a “staff” or a “team”. (A krewe is a group of fun-loving people who ride together in a Mardi Gras parade.)

	41 YEARS! BILL TRUFANT Date of Hire: 10/13/1981 Home Department: Buyer and co-owner. He usually works in the back office; however, you couldn’t keep him off the sales floor if you tried! He knows every department, but most would agree Saltwater is his homeland. Bill is also on the Board of Directors of the World Pet Association, America’s oldest pet industry trade association.
	32 YEARS! SALLY ADAMS TRUFANT Date of Hire: 02/18/1991 Home Department: General Manager and co-owner. In charge of hiring, firing, training, merchandising, marketing and all promotional events (I’m sure I’m leaving something out) Also trained in: Dog & Cat, Small Animals, and Register
	29 YEARS! MARY TRUFANT Date of Hire: 06/22/1994 Home Department: Operations Manager and co-owner. Mary not only handles anything to do with money (paying invoices, payroll, balancing the bank statement, etc) but she’s funny and knowledgeable out on the sales floor. Also trained in: Dog & Cat and Register
	29 YEARS! CILL Date of Hire: 01/28/1994 Home Department: Saltwater Also trained in: Freshwater and Aquatic Supplies
	20 YEARS! JPK Date of Hire: 01/16/2003 Home Department: Office Manager Also trained in: Register, Bird/Reptile/Small Animal, Animal Care, Dog & Cat, Freshwater, Aquatic Supplies, and Stock
	18 YEARS! JAMES Date of Hire: 08/18/2005 Home Department: Supervisor [Saltwater] Also trained in: Freshwater, Aquarium Maintenance, Aquatic Supplies, and Register
	17 YEARS! JESSICA Date of Hire: 09/21/2005 Home Department: Supervisor [Dog & Cat] Also trained in: Register, Aquatic Supplies, Freshwater, and Saltwater
	17 YEARS! SUSIE Date of Hire: 09/27/2005 Home Department: Supervisor [Stock] Also trained in: Freshwater, Saltwater, Aquatic Supplies, Register, Dog & Cat, Bird/ Reptile/ Small Animal, Animal Care, Aquarium Maintenance, and Office (Other than Bill, Susie is the ONLY Krewe-member who is trained in EVERY department in the store!)
	16 YEARS! BRIAN Date of Hire: 10/13/2006 Home Department: Supervisor [Register] Also trained in: Dog & Cat, Stock, and Office
	15 YEARS! JULIA Date of Hire: 03/28/2008 Home Department: Register Also trained in: Dog & Cat
	15 YEARS! NICOLE Date of Hire: 08/12/2008 Home Department: Supervisor [at Large] Also trained in: Freshwater, Saltwater, and Aquatic Supplies
	13 YEARS! MARCHELE Date of Hire: 08/11/2010 Home Department: Supervisor [Bird/ Reptile/ Small Animal] Also trained in: Register, Animal Care, Freshwater, Aquatic Supplies, and Dog & Cat
	11 YEARS! LANCE Date of Hire: 03/06/2012 Home Department: Second-in-Command [Stock]
	10 YEARS! LAUREN Date of Hire: 05/13/13 Home Department: Freshwater Also trained in: Aquatic Supplies, Saltwater, Dog & Cat, Bird/Reptile/Small Animal, and Animal Care
	9 YEARS! DAVID Date of Hire: 07/02/2014 Home Department: Second-in-Command [Saltwater]
	7 YEARS! CODY Date of Hire: 05/06/2016 Home Department: Supervisor [Freshwater] Also trained in: Aquatic Supplies
	7 YEARS! (back) LENNY Date of Hire: 07/07/2016 (Also 2007 and circa 2000) Home Department: Supervisor [Aquarium Maintenance] Also trained in: Freshwater, Saltwater, and Aquatic Supplies
	5 YEARS! BEN Date of Hire: 05/03/2018 Home Department: Freshwater Also trained in: Aquatic Supplies and Saltwater
	4 YEARS! CONNER Date of Hire: 12/28/2018 Home Department: Second-in-Command [Register] Also trained in: Freshwater, Saltwater, and Aquatic Supplies
	4 YEARS! KERA Date of Hire: 06/29/19 Home Department: Register Also trained in: Dog & Cat, Bird/Reptile/Small Animal, and Animal Care
	4 YEARS! BANNON Date of Hire: 07/01/19 Home Department: Second-in-Command [Dog & Cat] Also trained in: Register and Freshwater
	3 YEARS! ETHYN Date of Hire: 10/25/2019 Home Department: Supervisor [Animal Care] Also trained in: Bird/Reptile/Small Animal
	2 YEARS! WILSON Date of Hire: 09/07/20 Home Department: Register Also trained in: Dog & Cat
	2 YEARS! JOSEPH Date of Hire: 02/19/21 Home Department: Bird/Reptile/Small Animal Also trained in: Animal Care, Freshwater, and Register
	1 YEAR! KENNEDY Date of Hire: 12/30/21 Home Department: Dog & Cat Also trained in: Register and Freshwater
	1 YEAR! (Back) SHANNON Date of Hire: 01/17/22 Home Department: Freshwater Also trained in: Saltwater
	1 YEAR! BRYANNA Date of Hire: 05/16/22 Home Department: Animal Care Also trained in: Bird/Reptile/Small Animal
	1 YEAR! DONOVAN Date of Hire: 05/31/22 Home Department: Bird/Reptile/Small Animal Also trained in: Animal Care and Freshwater
	10 MONTHS! SEBASTIAN Date of Hire: 09/05/22 Home Department: Register Also trained in: Freshwater
	TRAINEE MADISON Date of Hire: 01/05/23 Home Department: Bird/Reptile/Small Animal Also trained in: Animal Care
	TRAINEE TREY Date of Hire: 01/26/23 Home Department: Freshwater
	TRAINEE EMILY G. Date of Hire: 05/04/23 Home Department: Register
	TRAINEE EMILY R. Date of Hire: 05/04/23 Home Department: Freshwater
	TRAINEE MICHELLE Date of Hire: 06/01/23 Home Department: Dog & Cat

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