A Major Award

This picture was taken a few weeks ago when Riley was at his company's (Sprague) corporate office in Tacoma. Pictured to the right and left of him are the two owners of the company Alfie and Larry Treleven and on the far end is his director of sales Jerry Shuck. Riley was there to receive the Lawrence Treleven Circle of Excellence Award. It is a lifetime achievement award that recognizes individuals each time they've reached 1 million dollars in contract sales. It is their tradition to also present each awardee with a new suit jacket and Riley is wearing his in this picture.

When most people ask Riley what line of work he's in and he replies sales for a pest control company, most people think it is for a small time operation that people call when they have bugs in their house. Sprague is actually a very large company serving 9 regional states and is also partnered with the international company Copesan. Riley is one of their national account managers for the eastern Washington/Oregon region. Some of the businesses he works with are hospitals, schools, hotels, commercial and industrial, food processing (that's a big one), grocery stores, restaurants, and resorts. Their company not only helps protect the public's health and property, but also the productivity and safety of businesses. It always makes us feel good when we eat, shop, or stay somewhere that we know his company provides services for. What is also worth mentioning is that Riley was able to reach this goal while also coaching two soccer teams last year and having to devote much time to that as well. He works really hard and has to travel a lot, and we really appreciate all he does for our family.