on the cover compiled by Texas Dealer staff
TIADA Welcomes 2017 President
Kathrine Tolsch Tell us about your personal history—where you grew up, family, education, other ventures, etc.
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was born in Germany and German is my first language. My father was buying Volkswagens in Germany and exporting them to the US when he met my mother. We moved to Houston when I was four and he opened a “Tote the Note” lot. Over the years we moved around quite
a bit with my dad always starting up a new venture in various industries; used cars, real estate development and oil and gas exploration. We finally settled in a very small town (est. pop. 2000) east of Dallas, named Quinlan. After graduating high school, I attended college at SMU and earned a degree in accounting. I worked in the public accounting sector for six years in Dallas, Houston and New York where I met my husband, Ed.
When we moved to Dallas, I transitioned to a national staffing company where I recruited accounting personnel for companies. I worked for them for eight years. Ed and I have been married 24 years and have two children, Jason 19 and Ryan 16, and two dogs, Kelsey 13 and Chloe 1 year. Ed continues his career in IT and has worked for the same company in Dallas for 23 years, and he is extremely supportive to the dealership and me.
Kathrine with State Senator Eddie Lucio Jr.
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