Our People
SCOTT PEARSON, president and chief executive officer.
Scott Pearson was named President and CEO of Tully’s Coffee on April 1, 2011. Pearson brings Tully’s an accomplished executive with outstanding leadership credentials and proven success. He has a solid track record with a broad spectrum of businesses, spanning from small entrepreneurial companies to the Fortune 100, including IBM and Coca-Cola Enterprises.
With nearly 20 years of experience in the consumer-packed goods and beverage industry, Pearson’s proven experience recruiting, galvanizing and leading high performance teams that are focused on maximizing revenue, profitability and exemplary customer service will be a great asset to Tully’s.
In addition to his advanced corporate training with the IBM/Harvard Business School and Coca-Cola University, Pearson holds a Bachelor of Science in Health and Business Administration from Ithaca College.
CATHY CAMPBELL, chief financial officer
Campbell originally joined Tully's in October 2010 as Controller, a position in which she managed all aspects of the financial accounting cycle. She was promoted to her current role as CFO on February 28, 2011.
Prior to joining Tully's, Campbell worked for Organic to Go Food Corporation where she served as Corporate Controller and was recognized for her integrated cash handling policies and detailed SEC reporting and management. She has also served as Director of External Reporting and Corporate Controller for other Seattle-based publicly traded companies, Cray Inc. and drugstore.com, respectively. She started her career in accounting in the Anchorage, AK office of KPMG, LLP.
Campbell graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Alaska - Anchorage with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Major in Accounting.
JENNY PAK, director of retail operations
Jenny Pak joined Tully's Coffee in 1997 and managed the Pickering Place location in Issaquah, WA. She was promoted after nine months as the first District Manager for Tully's. After a short period of time, Pak was promoted again to Regional Manager and then Director of Retail Operations. She left Tully's in 2004 to continue her retail management career with Helio Wireless in Los Angeles, but rejoined Tully's in 2009 to support the launch of Tully's Korean market while directing the retail stores in the San Fransisco market. Pak relocated back to Seattle in 2010 to resume her previously held role as Director of Retail Operations.
Prior to joining Tully's, Pak was the Training Manager for Hickory Farms for Washington and Oregon. Pak was raised in Denver and studied Business at Colorado University.
MARK DRINGENBERG, director of corporate operations
Mark Dringenberg has been with Tully's Coffee since April 2000, when he began his career in the accounting department as the Payroll Manager. To reflect his expanded role within the company, Dringenberg was promoted to Director of Human Resources in 2008. In his current role, Dringenberg also manages payroll, IT, and facilities.
Before joining Tully's, Dringenberg was the Payroll Supervisor at Eagle Hardware & Garden for nine years and has studied Accounting and Business Management.
RUSTY LEMON, director of global franchise and license operations
As the Director of Global Franchise and License Operations, Rusty Lemon joined Tully's Coffee in October of 1999 as a store manager. Over the years with Tully's, he has gained valuable experience working beside and managing various departments within the organization including retail operations, retail communications, training and Tully's Coffee International based in Singapore. In his current role, he is responsible for the development and management of the Tully's franchise business both domestically and internationally.
Born and raised in California, Lemon studied Agriculture and Dairy Science at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
