Say Hello to the Crew

Buyer

Erika joined us in June 2011 and has been tearing it up ever since. She started as an assistant manager at Big Smoke #126 (Overland & Five Mile), then was promoted to store manager at Big Smoke #108 (Broadway) in October 2012. She went on to manage Tobacco Connection #27 (Glenwood & State) and opened Tobacco Connection #35 (Chinden & Linder). Erika increased humidor cigar sales at each location, so we made the obvious decision to promote her to cigar category manager in February 2017. By July 2018, she was promoted to merchandising manager — but she didn’t stop there! She is currently the premium category manager in charge of our liquor. She also assists in maintaining the company’s Pricebook.

In her free time, this powerhouse spends time with her daughter and husband, hikes in the Foothills, travels, watches her beloved Vikings during football season, and collects anything Hello Kitty.

Staff Accountant

What would we do without Jen? She’s been with us since the second G.W. Bush Administration (that’s 2004 for you kids), when she started at Tobacco Connection #16 (Nampa). Ever an overachiever, she became store manager within six months at one of our Boise locations.

Jen has managed five Tobacco Connection locations, helped us open two others, and has served as a fill-in manager at several stores. She worked at TCD, a distributing warehouse for our sister company, as their delivery driver and picked orders for about a year and a half while also serving in our audit department as the daily paperwork auditor and helping with Pricebook. (We know, we’re exhausted reading that, too.) She joined our accounting team in 2016.

She has two beautiful daughters, a mastiff named Boss, and a mutt named Gypsy. Jen grew up in Nampa and has lived in other towns, but Nampa is always home. Her hobbies include cooking, playing with her kids, camping, swimming, and going on adventures — and somehow, despite all that living, she has never broken a bone before.

Store Manager

Debbie Downs is a rockstar manager! Besides being awesome at her job, she has an extreme passion for Nascar and Driver #14, Tony Stewart. When racing season is done you can find her camping and fishing — for Debi, there’s no better way to live in Idaho.

Loss Prevention Manager

Joel (pronounced Hoe-el) is the loss prevention manager for Jackson Bevco, but he has been working with us for more than a decade. He started his journey with the company in January of 2010 as a clerk at Big Smoke #102 in Caldwell, Idaho.

Since then, he’s been an assistant manager (#102), Store Manager (#114, #113, and #109), district manager (North Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Boise, and Vapors Alley), and currently serves as our loss prevention manager.

Joel is the proud father of three handsome young men — Malakai, Yisreal, and Elijaah — and the husband of a truly amazing, strong woman named Michala. Joel and Michala have been married for six years and together for more than 16. With such an awesome family, it’s no surprise that Joel spends his time with his kids watching movies, playing video games, or just relaxing at home. When the weather cooperates, you can catch the family playing disc golf or football, camping or hiking, and swimming. He is also a Detroit Lions fan and has faith that they’ll finally come through one of these seasons.

Store Manager

When Shirley started with the company September 2011, she was just trying to find a fun atmosphere to put her skills to work. Boy, did she find the right place! We’ve been relying on her ever since.

Shirley and her husband spend a lot of time outside — we’re talking shooting, camping, fishing, and every redneck’s favorite spring sport, whistle pigging. She also loves gardening, yardwork, and taking long drives in the summertime. But what Shirley and her husband love the most is playing darts and continuing their fierce rivalry against each other.

Family comes first to Shirley. She’s a mother of three, a proud grandmother, and dog mom to her Great Dane, Diesel, and her bulldog, Ashy Poo.

Marketing Manager

Shana joined the company in 2009 and has loyally built its reputation, job by job. She managed several store locations and served as a district manager for the West Treasure Valley area before becoming the marketing manager. 

This #1 Elvis fan is also a music lover (naturally), gardener, photographer, and crafter. Shana is a mom of two beautiful kiddos and a proud grandmother.

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HR Manager

Dee has been with us since 2014. When she’s not helping us hire our newest superstar employees, she hangs out with her family. Fun fact: Dee loves anything purple.

District Manager for Eastern Idaho

Trisha Castillo has been with us since she was just 19 years old, when she became the assistant manager for our store on Blue Lakes Boulevard in Twin Falls. She became a store manager just three years later.

In 2018, Trisha became a district manager and started a new adventure with her family in Boise. This was no small undertaking: Trisha is a mom of seven children and a proud grandma, and her move to the Treasure Valley was the first time she left her hometown of Jerome, Idaho.

Trisha loves to spend time with her clan, travel, and see new things. On top of everything, this busy woman still finds time to be a Zumba instructor!