Employee Spotlight: Tonya Accardo

We’re engineers, customer service representatives, accounting gurus, tech support superheroes, and more — but we’re also real humans. In our new blog series, “Employee Spotlight”, you’ll meet BBP employees, learn about their background and roles, and discover what they like most about working at BBP.                      

Name:  Tonya Accardo

Title: Inside Sales – Instrumentation

City of Residence: Prairieville, LA

Hometown: Mt. Vernon, IL

Family Status: Married w/ 2 children

What is your role at BBP? Inside Sales – Instruments Team

How long have you been in the industry?  10+ years

What do you enjoy most about your role? The people that I work with.

What makes you proud to work at BBP? It is a company with a great reputation in customer relationships. Hearing our customers talk of good experiences with BBP about everyday support, problem-solving, and helping them work toward future challenges.

What are 3 words to describe BBP? Supportive, Challenging, Future thinking

What is something that most people do not know about you? That I have 7 brothers and sisters and all our names start with “T”,

What is your favorite quote? Don’t really have one

Motto or Personal Mantra: If you see that something needs to be done, do it!! And don’t expect a perfect outcome, just work to achieve it.

If I could do it all over again, I would: Spend more time with family

Which four individuals, living or dead, would you like to eat dinner with the most?

Jesus, my dad, Patsy Cline, Etta James

If your life had a theme song, what would it be?   I could not ask for more – Sara Evans

What type of music do you listen to? Country, Older Motown

What advice do you have for prospective BBP employees? Get to know your colleagues, lean on them when it is needed.