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April 10, 2007

To whom it may concern:

It has been my rare pleasure to work with Mary (Bim) Jones for 8 years of my tenure as CEO of Oakworks, Inc and its sister company Oakworks

Leasing, Inc. Having grown those companies for 30 years and having managed staff levels of up to 160 people, I had the pleasure to encourage many careers to develop. Few matched Ms. Jones in diversity, responsibility or long term benefit to the companies.

Beginning as a part time sales person in Oakworks Leasing, Inc. her creativity, teamwork, and intelligence stood out. She replaced her sales manager within her first year. With her extraordinary artistic talent, she then filled an opening in our in-house advertising department.

As a quick and tenacious self-learner, Ms. Jones began copy writing and web site development, never having done either job, and finally took over as Creative Director. As a testament to her capabilities and professionalism, she was able to take over the management position from her supervisor AND keep her on as a valuable and respected employee for several years.

During her tenure in this position, she was responsible for a staff of up to 6 who produced and managed, among other things:

  • Video and text manuals
  • Numerous complex websites
  • 16-24 full page, 4-color ads, designed for the unique cultures and product lines of each market segment
  • Many market-specific catalogs per year (1-2 for each market segment)
  • Customized cut sheets and customized catalogs to meet specific dealer’s needs
  • In-house, 4-color printing of runs of up to 2000 copies of cut sheets and customized catalogs and procurement of large printing jobs with
    several high quality printing companies
  • Brand image development and management
  • Public Relations

All of this was done, even under enormous deadline and workload pressure, with a sense of humor and determination to help the companies succeed in a very competitive marketplace.

I cannot recommend anyone more highly.

Sincerely,

Linda A. Riach

CEO, Retired (2006)