Craig Eerkes
Craig Eerkes assumed leadership of Sun Pacific Energy, then called Tri-City Oil, 40 years ago with a vision for growth combined with a dedication to provide our employees and customers with a safe place to work and quality products to sell. Craig’s adherence to our motto of “Friendliness, Cleanliness and Honesty” and his involvement in the convenience store industry has ensured the company’s success in generations to come.
Chris Eerkes
Chris Eerkes, President of Sun Pacific Energy, is committed to continuing the Sun Pacific Energy legacy of superb customer service and community support. He is serving as President of the Washington Oil Marketers Association and has been on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Benton and Franklin Counties since 2006. Chris and his wife, Sarah have three beautiful daughters. A favorite quote is “Your customer doesn’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” – Damon Richards.
Jarrod Franson
Jarrod joined the Sun Pacific Energy team in 2003 as a Regional Manager in the retail division and in 2010 advanced to Operations Manager. Jarrod subscribes to Sun Pacific Energy’s visions and values. His belief in sharing those standards with our customers ensures success for the customers and the communities.
Matt Randish
Matt became member of the Sun Pacific Energy team in 2012 bringing with him many years of retail, wholesale, and entrepreneurial experience. His role as Wholesale Division Manager allows him to pursue long-term growth opportunities for the relationships, customers and markets of Sun Pacific Energy. Matt’s work ethic, honesty, and integrity provides our customers the best solutions for growth and achievement of business goals.
Janet Castellanos
Janet brings over 18 years of experience at Sun Pacific Energy. She holds a Business Management degree from the University of Washington along with being a Senior Certified Professional with the Society for Human Resource Management. Janet strives to ensure that Sun Pacific Energy’s employees feel motivated, useful, and appreciated.
Ashley Lake
Ashley began her employment at Sun Pacific Energy in 2008 filling an inventory specialist position at Golf Universe, a sporting goods retail store in the Sun Pacific Energy fleet. Ashley quickly grasped the many facets of the fuel business and currently serves as our Finance and Contract Manager. Her commitment to providing exemplary customer service is paramount as she represents all of Sun Pacific Energy’s values.
Chris Randish
Christopher graduated from the University of Washington and has 14+ years of Grocery Retail Management experience within the Pacific Northwest region, most recently as Store Director for QFC. Christopher drives results through positive motivation, communication, and teamwork. Christopher has a passion for people thrives on obtaining positive results for his team and customers. Being raised in a family with petroleum business background, he is very excited to be a part of the S.P.E. team and to continue to grow strong relationships and results for many years to come.
Scott McKenzie
After attending Eastern Washington University, Scott returned to his home of Tri-Cities, Washington to raise his family. With over 15 years of experience in management, operations, and sales, he accepted a position with Sun Pacific Energy in 2015 as Wholesale Sales Manager and quickly found a passion for the petroleum industry. As a proud father of two, he adheres to the simple belief that happiness and success are achieved through faith, honesty, and hard work and strives to apply these values to all aspects of life.
Courtney Reed
Bringing over twenty years of retail experience, Courtney Reed recently joined the Sun Pacific Energy team of employees dedicated to providing premier customer service. As a Territory Manager in Western Washington, Courtney will utilize her many skills including attention to detail and dedicated work ethic to build strong relationships with the customers she serves. Her retail grocery experience includes management and operations for multiple locations.
Jason Austin
Jason Austin is a member of Sun Pacific Energy’s premier Maintenance Service team. Jason serves Eastern Washington’s customers and company-op stores with strict attention to detail and an endless list of skills.
Lewis Hendricks
Lewis Hendricks is an integral member of the Sun Pacific Energy customer service maintenance team in Western Washington. Lewis attends to the needs of Sun Pacific Energy’s customers and company operated stores and is well versed in compliance requirements and MMP.
John Goodie
John Goodie is the lead maintenance technician at Sun Pacific Energy. For nearly ten years, John has contributed his problem solving skills and technical expertise to provide outstanding customer service, and he is also a certified Gilbarco technician.
RJ Isdell
RJ Isdell is the newest member to the Sun Pacific Team, and is an essential member of our customer service maintenance team in Western Washington. RJ has been in the petroleum industry for 10+ years and has many technical certifications and skills. RJ is a family man and a father of 2 and happily married to his best friend Danielle. RJ is huge part of the community as he coaches basketball ,soccer and football. RJ attends to the needs of Sun Pacific Energy’s customers and company operated stores and brings numerous skills to provide to our customers’ needs, along with being proficient in compliance requirements and MMP.
Samatha Lester
Sam joined our Sun Pacific Energy team in August of 2021 as our Human Resources Manager. She graduated Eastern Washington University with her undergrad degree in Human Resources Management and Business Management. She then continued her education to receive her MBA. Sam is passionate about educating, building trusting relationships with employees, and creating opportunities for growth personally and professionally throughout Sun Pacific Energy. Sam strives to keep "Friendliness, Cleanliness, and Honesty" the top priority. She is excited to build her HR career and challenge her growth with SPE.
Adam Chandler
Adam comes to Sun Pacific boasting over 20 years of C-store and management experience. Putting the right people in the right positions to succeed is a strong belief, and his management style reflects this belief in daily operations. As Regional Manager, Adam is the main contact point for our vendors, management team, and crew members in our C-stores. Specializing in customer and staff satisfaction, Adam does whatever it takes to ensure a productive and work friendly environment while holding the values of the Sun Pacific Energy family.
Craig Eerkes
Craig Eerkes assumed leadership of Sun Pacific Energy, then called Tri-City Oil, 40 years ago with a vision for growth combined with a dedication to provide our employees and customers with a safe place to work and quality products to sell. Craig’s adherence to our motto of “Friendliness, Cleanliness and Honesty” and his involvement in the convenience store industry has ensured the company’s success in generations to come.
Chris Eerkes
Chris Eerkes, President of Sun Pacific Energy, is committed to continuing the Sun Pacific Energy legacy of superb customer service and community support. He is serving as President of the Washington Oil Marketers Association and has been on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Benton and Franklin Counties since 2006. Chris and his wife, Sarah have three beautiful daughters. A favorite quote is “Your customer doesn’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” – Damon Richards.
Jarrod Franson
Jarrod joined the Sun Pacific Energy team in 2003 as a Regional Manager in the retail division and in 2010 advanced to Operations Manager. Jarrod subscribes to Sun Pacific Energy’s visions and values. His belief in sharing those standards with our customers ensures success for the customers and the communities.
Matt Randish
Matt became member of the Sun Pacific Energy team in 2012 bringing with him many years of retail, wholesale, and entrepreneurial experience. His role as Wholesale Division Manager allows him to pursue long-term growth opportunities for the relationships, customers and markets of Sun Pacific Energy. Matt’s work ethic, honesty, and integrity provides our customers the best solutions for growth and achievement of business goals.
Janet Castellanos
Janet brings over 18 years of experience at Sun Pacific Energy. She holds a Business Management degree from the University of Washington along with being a Senior Certified Professional with the Society for Human Resource Management. Janet strives to ensure that Sun Pacific Energy’s employees feel motivated, useful, and appreciated.
Chris Randish
Christopher graduated from the University of Washington in the College of Arts and Sciences. He has 14+ years of Grocery Retail Management experience within the Pacific Northwest region, most recently as Store Director for QFC. Christopher drives motivation through positivity, communication, and teamwork. Christopher has a passion for people and results, and understands you cannot achieve results without people. Coaching and developing others is the key to success. He is very excited to be a part of the S.P.E. team and continue to grow strong relationships and results for many years to come.
Ashley Lake
Ashley began her employment at Sun Pacific Energy in 2008 filling an inventory specialist position at Golf Universe, a sporting goods retail store in the Sun Pacific Energy fleet. Ashley quickly grasped the many facets of the fuel business and currently serves as our Finance and Contract Manager. Her commitment to providing exemplary customer service is paramount as she represents all of Sun Pacific Energy’s values.
Scott McKenzie
After attending Eastern Washington University, Scott returned to his home of Tri-Cities, Washington to raise his family. With over 15 years of experience in management, operations, and sales, he accepted a position with Sun Pacific Energy in 2015 as Wholesale Sales Manager and quickly found a passion for the petroleum industry. As a proud father of two, he adheres to the simple belief that happiness and success are achieved through faith, honesty, and hard work and strives to apply these values to all aspects of life.
Courtney Reed
Bringing over twenty years of retail experience, Courtney Reed recently joined the Sun Pacific Energy team of employees dedicated to providing premier customer service. As a Territory Manager in Western Washington, Courtney will utilize her many skills including attention to detail and dedicated work ethic to build strong relationships with the customers she serves. Her retail grocery experience includes management and operations for multiple locations.
Jason Austin
Jason Austin is a member of Sun Pacific Energy’s premier Maintenance Service team. Jason serves Eastern Washington’s customers and company-op stores with strict attention to detail and an endless list of skills.
Lewis Hendricks
Lewis Hendricks is an integral member of the Sun Pacific Energy customer service maintenance team in Western Washington. Lewis attends to the needs of Sun Pacific Energy’s customers and company operated stores and is well versed in compliance requirements and MMP.
John Goodie
John Goodie is the lead maintenance technician at Sun Pacific Energy. For nearly ten years, John has contributed his problem solving skills and technical expertise to provide outstanding customer service, and he is also a certified Gilbarco technician.
RJ Isdell
RJ Isdell is the newest member to the Sun Pacific Team, and is an essential member of our customer service maintenance team in Western Washington. RJ has been in the petroleum industry for 10+ years and has many technical certifications and skills. RJ is a family man and a father of 2 and happily married to his best friend Danielle. RJ is huge part of the community as he coaches basketball ,soccer and football. RJ attends to the needs of Sun Pacific Energy’s customers and company operated stores and brings numerous skills to provide to our customers’ needs, along with being proficient in compliance requirements and MMP.
Samatha Lester
Sam joined our Sun Pacific Energy team in August of 2021 as our Human Resources Manager. She graduated Eastern Washington University with her undergrad degree in Human Resources Management and Business Management. She then continued her education to receive her MBA. Sam is passionate about educating, building trusting relationships with employees, and creating opportunities for growth personally and professionally throughout Sun Pacific Energy. Sam strives to keep "Friendliness, Cleanliness, and Honesty" the top priority. She is excited to build her HR career and challenge her growth with SPE.
Adam Chandler
Adam comes to Sun Pacific boasting over 20 years of C-store and management experience. Putting the right people in the right positions to succeed is a strong belief, and his management style reflects this belief in daily operations. As Regional Manager, Adam is the main contact point for our vendors, management team, and crew members in our C-stores. Specializing in customer and staff satisfaction, Adam does whatever it takes to ensure a productive and work friendly environment while holding the values of the Sun Pacific Energy family.