Staff

Tom and Lisa Bartholomew
Owners
Tom and Lisa started Action Courier in 1980 out of the basement of their house.  Tom, who is a Purple Heart Vietnam Veteran, started off with just a Jeep Wagoneer to do pick-up and deliveries. Soon growing into a Ford Econoline van within the first year.  The business continued growing larger with shipments growing in size and the courier in the name didn't fit like it did when they started. Today they are anxiously awaiting full-retirement.

Brian Bartholomew
President
Brian started working for Action back in 1986 in the warehouse and soon moved to being a driver.  After a few years in that position he moved into being the Evening Dispatcher, then Senior Dispatcher, General Manager and then Vice President of Operations. He continued to grow in his duties with the company and is now overseeing the entire operation as President.

Leah Breda
CFO
Leah came to work for Action Courier in 1990.  She has spent her entire career with Action Courier in the accounting department.  She is responsible for establishing new accounts and ensuring all our vendors get paid on time.  Her attention to detail is second to none and can be counted on for researching and accuracy in billing. 

John "JR" Russell
Operations Sr. Manager
JR came to Action as its first full time employee.  He was originally hired in 1982 and was a driver until 1987 before moving to California.  He was re-hired in 1991 as a driver and moved into dispatch in 1994 as the morning inbound manager.  He is responsible for all of the inbound and routing of the drivers on their daily runs.  He continues to be the heart of the day to day operations of the company.

Amie Bartholomew
Customer Service/ Administrative Assistant
Amie had spent 10 years with us prior to coming back to our staff in March 2010.  She had worked for several freight forwarders before joining our team the first time so she can relate to the issues faced by many of our customers.  She is the main point of contact for customer service and has an amazing knack for finding answers to tough questions on shipments.

Brandon Russell
General Manager
Brandon joined the Action Staff in November of 2012 and has worked as a Warehouse and Extra man during white glove services.  Brandon moved into Customer Service and Dispatch in January 2015.  He was promoted to General Manager in 2022 and continues to be assistance in almost any aspect of the business.

Owen Bartholomew
Future President
Owen began his career with Action Courier in 2009 when his Mom (Amie) and his Dad (Brian) started bringing him into work before he would go to pre-school.  He made lots of colorful pictures to put around the office and pushes the copy button on the copier for all.  He helped his Papa (Tom) steer the forklift around the freight in the warehouse.  He is currently working in the warehouse after high school. One day he hopes to be the President of Action Courier, a fireman, a construction worker or an airline pilot. (Photo is dated but so cute we aren’t changing it. Same with Brandon’s).