I began my career with Arby’s in June 1996 as a General Manager. I started with opening a new Arby’s in my home town of Dickinson, North Dakota. While waiting for the restaurant to be built I traveled to several stores in Montana and North Dakota for training. As the General Manager, I was the training restaurant in North Dakota. I was promoted to Regional Manager in 2000 for Western North Dakota, and I have worked to remodel or open twelve restaurants. I also met Kent, my husband of 17 years while working with the company.
I began working for Arby's as a teenager in Billings, Montana in 1982. I worked my way through the ranks of Team Member, Shift Manager, Assistant Manager, and General Manager. In 1997, I was again promoted to the Regional Manager of Iowa and In 2011 I moved back to my home state and became the Regional Manager of Western Montana. Who knew all of this would be possible when I started as the "salad bar girl" nearly four decades ago?
I started my career as a Team Member in beautiful Missoula Montana in 2001 after attending college in Minnesota. Roughly 3 months into my career, I relocated to Billings Montana and continued my career there. Within a few months after arriving in Billings I was promoted to a Shift Manager, then moved up the ladder to an Assistant Manager a year later. After achieving General Manager status, I managed a Nationally Certified Training Store. I was then promoted to Regional Manager in 2008 which is the position I am presently in.
I began my Arby's career as a Assistant Manager in 1980 working in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. I then became a General Manager in 1986 and went on to manage the Arby's in West Allis, Wisconsin. In 2003, I was promoted to Regional Manager of all the Carisch Inc. locations in Wisconsin, later managing the central - southern, Wisconsin area.
At the beginning of my Arby's journey 11 years ago, I never imagined this would be my career. Needing a second job, I started as a team member at one of the Bozeman, MT locations. I steadily moved through the ranks as a Team Trainer, Unit Training Coordinator, Shift Manager, Assistant Manager, General Manager, Regional Manager in Training, and now, Regional Training Supervisor. I could not and can not get enough of Arby's and sharing my passion for training, learning and growing with others. Though we at Carisch, Inc. are a large franchise, it has the feel of a close knit family. I have seen the owner manning the fry station, the President and Vice President lending a hand while visiting stores, the celebration of achievements both personally and professionally by all levels in our organization. This is a company that truly believes in it's people and their ability to achieve their dreams and I am PROUD to be a part of this team.
I started my career after graduating from NDSU for Hotel, Restaurant management. I have worked for a few companies, Pizza Hut, A&W, along with opening the Papa John's franchise in Fargo, North Dakota. An opportunity came to my attention to work for Arby's where I would be managing multiple stores. We work as a team all day everyday to ensure our customers are as happy as we are and even after twelve years, I still enjoy that everyday is different.
I started my career with Arby's as a 15 year old looking for my first job. I spent the rest of my high school years as a team member, before working my way into shift management while attending The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee for Business. After a couple of years as an Assistant Manager I became a General Manager at the age of 23. I worked my way up to a Nationally Certified Training Manager and a Regional Manager in Training in 2016, and recently promoted to Regional Manager in 2018.