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College City Beverage is happy to name our 2017 Managers of the Year – Amy Nugent and Ken Malecha! It is a great honor and well deserved, they do exceptional work for both their teams and the company.

Amy Nugent

Amy Nugent has worked for College City Beverage for 25 years. Her current role is Business Analyst Manager, but she started in admin and as technology started becoming more relevant, Amy gravitated towards it and its ever changing nature. She enjoys being a part of helping College City Beverage incorporate and utilize new technology. She embraces learning about their software and how to incorporate upgrades, and make feature requests to better fit their business. She enjoys being a manager and working closely with her fantastic team.
What’s the favorite part of your job?
The interaction with technology because it is always changing and there is always something to learn.
What do you find rewarding?
Introducing new processes that make other employees jobs easier and more efficient. Delivering what they may not know they need.
What do you find challenging?
Taking an idea to a process. Trying to touch all the people it involves and coordinate with the teams to execute and create a positive experience.
What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
Amy enjoys spending time with her family, she is looking forward to her oldest son’s wedding this summer. She is enjoying having her youngest son at home and spending time with him and her grand dog. They love spending time up north at their cabin on Thunder Lake. They enjoy riding motorcycles and with the warmer weather approaching.

Ken Malecha

Ken Malecha has been with College City Beverage for 28 years. He started in the warehouse, then worked in delivery for ten years, eventually working his way into sales and then into management. Ken enjoys his team and their support. His office is full of delicious N/A beverages, his favorite being Sparkling Ice. But, if asked what his favorite beer is – it’s Budweiser. The king of beers!
What do you find rewarding?
Being there to offer support to his team and all the people in the company. He is willing to help anyone with whatever is needed in any department. It’s fun to see when everyone works together because a lot can be accomplished.
What do you find challenging?
The ever changing world, what could be relevant today may not be relevant tomorrow. In the N/A world you deal with lots of brands and companies, always with new and competing introductions and products.
What’s the favorite part of your job?
Ken enjoys working with the customers offering them new products and ideas to keep the customers coming into their stores. He likes to research new products to see if they would be a good fit for the company. Always looking for the next big thing.
What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
Ken enjoys being outside mowing lawns, doing yardwork and spending time at home with his family. Working on small projects around the house is never ending. He likes to watch baseball and loves March Madness – he is a big fan of NCAA basketball.