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Our Team

The People Behind Olsens Marketplace IGA

Olsens Marketplace is family-owned and women-owned. The Olsens Marketplace team in Ajo knows customers by name and speaks Spanish, Filipino and English.

Olsens Marketplace cashiers helping a young customer at the checkout

Meet the Olsens Marketplace Team

Bryanne Olsen, owner of Olsens Marketplace IGA

Bryanne Olsen

Owner & Manager/Trustee

Bryanne Olsen owns Olsens Marketplace IGA and leads the store as Manager/Trustee. Today she carries on the family’s commitment to quality, value, and hometown service as a family-owned, women-owned business.

Maribel Reyes, store manager of Olsens Marketplace IGA

Maribel Reyes

Store Manager

Maribel came to Olsens IGA in Ajo, after growing up in San Luis, Arizona. She has 27 years with Olsens and has experienced moving the store from 10,000 sq ft to 20,000; changing wholesalers; caring for customer needs; and finding the best qualified people and training them to work at Olsens. Her toughest task was ensuring the store’s continued operations at the unexpected death of owner Don Olsen. Her enduring leadership and can-do attitude are showcased everyday at Olsens IGA.

Maribel is a proud parent, homeowner, and big supporter of Ajo community charities.

Jonathan Harris, deli manager at Olsens Marketplace IGA

Jonathan Harris

Deli Manager

Jonathan Harris has been with Olsens Marketplace for 10 years and holds a Culinary Supervisory Management certificate. He leads the team at the deli and Olsens Patio Cafe, creating meals for our community, from burgers and fries to our famous fried chicken and daily specials made with Olsens’ signature carne asada and pollo asada. Under his leadership, the Patio Cafe has become a destination for Ajo residents and travelers alike. He is a proud family man.

Bernardo "Bernie" Alvarez, meat department manager at Olsens Marketplace IGA

Bernardo Alvarez

Meat Dept. Manager

Bernie grew up in Ajo, attended Ajo schools and hired on at Olsens in April 2009. He trained to be a journeyman meat cutter and, with his excellent customer and co-worker relations, became the Meat Dept. Manager in March 2015. Bernie is a proud family man, homeowner and a big supporter of his community, Ajo.

Awards & Recognition

In 2023, Olsens Marketplace received the Five Star retailers award from IGA! The retailers and teams who receive this award have shown their resilience and independent ingenuity to keep their business running during a year full of labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, and the most significant inflation increase in 40+ years.

Olsens Marketplace team members holding the IGA Independent Grocers Alliance Five Star award certificate

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