Red Badger, Jeff Johnson, is
the owner of Markham/Boling Collision Center, located at 1133 E. Walnut Street,
Pasadena.  Jeff currently lives in Sierra
Madre with his 21 year old daughter and is a single father.

Jeff grew up in the West San Fernando Valley, Chatsworth to
be precise.  He started repairing and
fixing cars at the age of 15.  He learned
how to disassemble vehicles and weld parts back onto them.  He learned the intricacies of the auto electrical
systems and applied his learning and skills to his first business, which he
started at the age of 19.  He started
detailing cars at his body shop/car wash.
As he evolved in the auto repair business, he started appraising cars
for insurance companies and this became his full time occupation, where he oversaw
50 to 60 employees.

• After changing that affiliation, he went back
  into his first love auto repair, and worked for Marko’s Auto Body.  He spent 12 years there changing it into the
  second largest small body shop in Los Angeles.
  He left that company and found a great opportunity in Pasadena at
  Markham/Boling.  This was a family owned
  and operated collision repair and auto detailing service business.  Jeff realized this was a great business
  opportunity and bought the business.  He
  cleaned up the premises and redid the office.
  He has one problem though:  he
  needed a hydraulic lift if auto repair was going to take place.  So, he had to take out concrete paving and
  bring in a lift.  Needless to say, the
  business is a success under his ownership.
  He currently repairs between 50 and 60 cars monthly.  Some of the expert work he performs is on
  fire trucks.  His regular clients include
  the City of Pasadena, State Farm Insurance and Diamond Honda. The type of work performed includes: both domestic
  and foreign vehicles, body and frame reconstruction, frame straightening and
  fabrication, laser frame alignment, fiberglass repair,  complete vehicle reconstruction, among other
  specialties.   He talked about how cars
  are safer today than years ago.  Cars
  have changed. There are newer metals, better weight distribution and newer
  internal systems, which make them safer for the motoring public.

One of our
newest members and Red Badger is Karen Lee.
She is currently with KPL Consulting Group, as an organizational development
consultant, where she assists businesses in personnel matters and bridging
cultural differences.  As a member of the
group, she analyzes businesses of all sizes and offers business solutions to
better productivity and work performance.

On a personal note, she was born in
Korea and migrated to the United States at age 10, when her family moved to
Glendale. She attended the University of Nevada, Los Vegas and has a degree in
hotel management.  She also holds a
Masters Degree in Psychology. In her work experience she has worked for or has
clients in the hotel industry, including Marriott, Westin and the Biltmore,
Phoenix.

Her interests include teaching bible study,
tennis, swimming, volleyball, yoga, playing piano and traveling with her
husband Kelvin.

She has been married for twelve years to
Kelvin Lee, of Chinese American descent, who is an attorney working for the
Social Services Department specializing in Administrative law.    They have a seven year old son, Robinson,
who attends Bethany Christian School.
His teachers say he is very sociable and anxious to learn.

Family is important to her and she is
proud of her parents and in-laws who are a great support.

She loves living in Arcadia and agrees
it is the best place to raise a child in America.  She feels Arcadia Rotary is a special
organization which offers her a blend of voluntarism, fun and social
interaction.