Meet the Team

Office Staff

Rick Mulheron

President & Owner
Rick joined Best Refrigeration in 2002 as General Manager, having previously served as the Hoshizaki District Manager, where he first worked with Best Refrigeration on the manufacturer side of the business. Rick purchased the company in 2008 from founding owner Fred Eagles and Carl Fellers and has owned and operated the company since. Rick is a Navy submarine veteran. He and his wife Dianna have a deep love for their faith, family and country.

Mike Harrison

General Manager
Mike has been with the company for nearly 30 years, having started working at Best Refrigeration when he was 18 years old as a service technician. He soon moved into the role of Service Manager, which he held until June of 2020 when he became General Manager. He is now responsible for day-to-day operations.

Joyce Swofford

Accounting Manager
Joyce joined the team in March of 1992, and is a wealth of information. In addition to managing all of the accounts, she is the “go to” person for answers, with the knowledge and attention to detail to assist in almost every department in the company. We are so glad to have her on our management team.


Adam Barton

Customer Service Manager/ Service Dispatch
Adam joined the team in 2008, having just moved to the Springfield area. He is exceptionally detail-oriented, organizing customer service requests and dispatching our technicians to a wide variety of service calls all over southwest Missouri. If you need a preventative service agreement, Adam is the one to talk to. 


Amy Moody

Parts Sales
Amy is incredibly knowledgeable when it comes to all things parts-related; she is your person! From finding a hard-to-source part to shipping a package, Amy can do it all, even moving equipment on a forklift!
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