Looking back on a 13-year journey from Chick-fil-A cashier to now owner, Amber Thomas is at a loss of words. "It is humbling, and it is surreal. It has not hit me all the way yet,” Thomas said. Thomas is a Serra Mesa High School and San Diego State graduate, who has lived all across the country from Virginia to Hawaii when her father served in the U.S. Navy. Thomas has worked every job at the Sports Arena Boulevard Chick-Fil-A for eight and a half years from team member and cook to manager. MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/community/our-community/san-diego-woman-becomes-only-black-chick-fil-a-operator-in-the-county/509-3b4f5bcb-71e0-416b-b50e-c2886589ab32