In March 1987, Zeke Ratcliffe joined Anderson & Associates as an inspector. As a recent graduate of Virginia Tech with a degree in Agricultural Economics, Zeke was trying to find a career path that suited him. Zeke began taking additional accounting classes and was anticipating a career change when he moved internally to the accounting department at A&A.

"I stayed with A&A because this feels like where I belong. I enjoy working with money, and enjoy working with construction. My job is a good combination of these two interests," Zeke said.

Zeke is currently A&A’s Associate Vice President of Business Administration. He keeps a full schedule at the office and balances his time between working with A&A’s cash flow, keeping an eye on the company’s insurance policies, managing retirement, ESOP, and 401k plans, payroll, and incentive pay computations. Zeke also puts a significant amount of energy towards collecting money and reducing accounts receivable.

He said, "If you ask my oldest daughter, I talk on the phone and play on the computer all day."

Amy Feathers, Office Manager, has served as the face and voice that greets employees and clients alike in Anderson & Associates’ Middletown office for three years. Amy has been fortunate to meet many of her co-workers from A&A’s other offices, but acknowledges the challenges of being in a regional location. She joined the ESOP Advisory Committee with hopes to see increasing unification of all office locations and to champion the voices of the regional offices.

As a new committee member, Amy is eager to assist other employees and spread the message that the ESOP Advisory Committee represents all employees in the company’s decision making process.