About Us
Peace-of-Mind Painting Experience™History of Company
Founded in 1993, Varsity Painting has painted over 80,000 residential and commercial units. Our success is because of our people. With the lowest turnover in the industry, we focus our time on taking care of our customers, not constantly recruiting and training new staff.
Our Team
Roland Thoms
President
Family: Married since 1993 to my wife, Nicole. Father to Camille, Carter and Ashton.
Passions: hockey, pinball and vinyl.
Motto: “Let’s make it happen”
Founded Varsity Painting in 1993
Brian Teal
Vice President
Family: Married since 2014 to my wife Vanessa. We have 2 sons, Samuel and Leo and a beautiful little girl, Keira.
Passions: Tennis, trail running, piano and jazz.
Motto: “Get out and enjoy nature!”
With Varsity family since 2001.
Mandi Newton
VP of Marketing & Business Development
Family: Married since 2009 to my husband Matt, Mother to two boys, Tyler & Tanner.
Passions: Camping, dirt bike riding, boating, wake &snow boarding, hiking, yoga, working out, volunteering and watching my boys play sports.
Motto: “One person can make a difference!!”
With the Varsity family since 2007.
Chad Bruckner
VP of Production
Family: Married since 1999 to my wife Claudia. Father to Hannah and Noah.
Passions: Being with my family, soccer, dirt biking and traveling.
Motto: “Why do it tomorrow, when you can do it today.”
With the Varsity family since 2007.
Julie Noftzger
Project Coordinator / Customer Service
Family: Married since 1997 to my Husband Robert, Mom to Jack, Katie, and Andy
Passions: Bocce, Walking and volunteering
Motto: “There is always something to be thankful for!”
With the Varsity family since 2002
Sean Ward
Senior Estimator
Family: Married since 2002 to my wife Bina. Father of two boys Bradan and Dylan.
Passions: Enjoying the outdoors with fishing, surfing and camping. Travel that somehow includes surfing with my entire family. I also enjoy building stuff from furniture to electric carts and bicycles.
Motto: “Nothing to it but to do it!”
With the Varsity family since 2018
Morgan Foster
Payroll & Human Resources
Family: Married since 2006 to my best friend, Kyle. We have two beautiful boys Logan and Luke and a silly Rottweiler named Cali.
Passions: I love being with my family camping, boating, dirt bike riding and simply watching my boys be boys
Motto: “There’s no better time than the present”
With the Varsity family since 2019
Carter Thoms
Residential Sales
Graduated University of Nevada in Reno.
With the Varsity family since 2019
Greg Morgan
Director of Client Success, Certified Color Consultant
Larry Mellberg
Director of Marketing & Business Development
Family: Married to my lovely wife Laurie since 1996. We have 3 adult children and 3 grandchildren.
Passions: Traveling with my wife, fishing & hunting, my dogs, and serving others.
Motto: “I am always willing to go the extra mile for our clients”
With the Varsity family since 2023
Maria De La Rosa
Controller
Family: Mother to the one and only, Diego.
Passions: Cooking, gardening, open-space trails, spending time with family and traveling.
Motto: “Live in the Present, Plan for the Future!”
With the Varsity family since 2023
Jose Bolanos
Safety & Recruiting
Family: Married to my wife Rosa, father to Three boys, Josiah, Uriel, and Emmanuel
Passions: Spending time with my kids, fishing, working on cars, drag racing
Motto: “Choice, not chance determines your destiny”
With the Varsity family since 2019.
Katie Noftzger
Marketing Assistant
Family: I live with my wonderful parents, and younger brother. I have an older brother who has moved down south to follow his career.
Passions: In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my friends and reading books.
Motto: “Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them” – Lemony Snicket
With the Varsity family since 2022
Marco Sanchez Bucio
Sales & Estimating
Family: Married to my queen Alma, father of 2 Daughters, Abril, and Melody. Proud to say I have my very own version of Bluey & Bingo!!
Passions: Catch me on the soccer field on Fridays if you are brave enough 😌 or hiking to the center of the earth, even maybe spot me at the gym. If that doesn’t work, I’m always in need for a sparring partner!
Motto: “He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing”
With the Varsity family since 2019.
Bella
Vice President of Precious
Please welcome Bella to the Varsity Family!
Bowie
Director of Cute
“Bowie” doesn’t factor too much into the day-to-day life at Varsity Painting. But he does appreciate a fine cup of coffee served in a sweet looking mug.
Our Painters
Beto
Crew Chief
Wife Noemi and daughters Erika, Leslie and Jessica. 14 years with Varsity
JOSE L BUCIO
Crew Chief
Family: I am married to the owner of my heart Joana and I am the father of 3 children Sergio, Daniel, and my angel Dalilah.
Passions: We like to go and try food from different nations, play mini golf, bowling, play tennis and go for a walk on trails and do mechanics in my old car.
Motto: Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s learning to dance in the rain . With the Varsity family since With the Varsity family since 2008
Efrain
Crew Chief
Family: Married to my lovely wife Sofia since 1993. We have three sons and one daughter. My son Manuel has worked with me at Varsity since 2014 and my son Christian has worked here since 2017.
My beautiful daughter Dulce my little boy Axelis, bring us such happiness.
Passions: We like to go for walk , eat out and go shopping.
With the Varsity family since 2006
Miguel
Crew Chief
Wife Ana, son Miguel Jr, Emiliana and Gael. 19 years with Varsity
Rafael Acosta
Crew Chief
Rafael Castillo
Crew Chief
Passions: Spending time with family, soccer, and exercising.
Jorge Vazquez
Crew Chief
Varsity is more than just a painting contractor
With your support over the years, we have raised over $2 million dollars for the Children’s Tumor Foundation ctf.org
In 2023, the Thoms Family (Roland Thoms, owner of Varsity Painting) were awarded the Humanitarian award for their tireless fight to find a cure or therapy for Neurofibromatosis.
At Varsity, we are proud to support CTF and other local Bay area charities.
Halloween Bash 2024
On Saturday, October 19th, we will be having our 19th annual Halloween Bash. The first Bash was a celebration of life held after the successful brain surgery of Camille Thoms, daughter of owner Roland Thoms.
Halloween Bash 2023
On Saturday, October 29th, we will be having our 17th annual Halloween Bash. The first Bash was a celebration of life held after the successful brain surgery of Camille Thoms, daughter of owner Roland Thoms.
Halloween Bash 2022
On Saturday, October 29th, we will be having our 17th annual Halloween Bash. The first Bash was a celebration of life held after the successful brain surgery of Camille Thoms, daughter of owner Roland Thoms.
Halloween Bash 2020
On Saturday, October 24th, we will be having our 16th annual Halloween Bash. The first Bash was a celebration of life held after the successful brain surgery of Camille Thoms, daughter of owner Roland Thoms.
CREATING A BLANK CANVAS FOR COMMUNITY MURALS
Varsity Painting announces a free graffiti removal program for local Bay Area businesses and multi-family communities that have been affected by vandalism.
Oakland Clean Up
During a multi-day community service project, Varsity crews provided aid to Downtown Oakland’s Business District by removing graffiti and hate-speech, repainting 38 storefronts.
Halloween bash 2019
On Saturday, October 19th, we will be having our 15th annual Halloween Bash. The first Bash was a celebration of life held after the successful brain surgery of Camille Thoms, daughter of owner Roland Thoms.
Cupid’s Undie Run 2019
EVENT: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 09, 2019
Join our team “Camille’s tumor fighting superheroes” by spending part of your day with us in San Francisco or simply by supporting the cause with a donation. We provide the team t-shirts and the event is super fun.
Halloween bash 2018
EVENT: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20TH
On Saturday, October 20th, we will be having our 14th annual Halloween Bash. The first Bash was a celebration of life held after the successful brain surgery of Camille Thoms, daughter of owner Roland Thoms. Camille was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis 2 at that time, a condition that causes benign tumors to grow on the nerve endings throughout her body. The condition is considered an orphan disease and is seriously underfunded. The Varsity team of friends, employees and customers have worked together over the years to raise over $650,000 for much needed research into suppressing tumor growth. Results are finally beginning to show. Recent clinical trials have identified 2 drug compounds that are slowing or stopping tumor growth.
Cupid’s Undie Run
EVENT: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2018
Join our team “Camille’s tumor fighting superheroes” by spending part of your day with us in San Francisco or simply by supporting the cause with a donation. We provide the team t-shirts and the event is super fun.
Halloween Bash 2017
EVENT: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21ST
On Saturday, October 21ST, we will be having our 13th annual Halloween Bash. The first Bash was a celebration of life held after the successful brain surgery of Camille Thoms, daughter of owner Roland Thoms. Camille was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis 2 at that time, a condition that causes benign tumors to grow on the nerve endings throughout her body. The condition is considered an orphan disease and is seriously underfunded. The Varsity team of friends, employees and customers have worked together over the years to raise over $650,000 for much needed research into suppressing tumor growth. Results are finally beginning to show. Recent clinical trials have identified 2 drug compounds that are slowing or stopping tumor growth.
2017 CACM Vision Award Winner
Corporate Social Responsibility
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