The recent PPAI Expo marked not only the official start of a new sales year but the conclusion of service for board members and committee volunteers who donated their time in 2015, and the start of new terms for incoming volunteers in 2016.
PPAI recognized the generous contributions of time and talent from dozens of its volunteer leaders at the PPAI Expo Volunteer Recognition Luncheon held January 10 in Las Vegas.
A number of supplier members also donated items for the luncheon and meetings that followed including 3M–notepads; Crystal D–retiring volunteer awards; F & H Ribbon Co., Inc.–badge ribbons; J. Charles Crystalworks Inc.–retiring board awards; Hirsch Gift, Inc.– USBs; Hit Promotional Products–badge holders; Numo–USB wallet; Warwick Publishing Company–volunteer cards and Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant–chocolate coins.
Among those honored for service at the Expo luncheon were the 2015 class of retiring board members: Chuck Fandos, CAS; Norma Jean Knollenberg, CIP, CPIM; David Nicholson and Julia Wright, MAS, and Mark Jenkins, MAS, and incoming board members were introduced: Brittany David, Perry Wehrle and Larry Cohen.
PPAI also honored outgoing board chair Rick Brenner, MAS+ for his extraordinary leadership over the past year and welcomed incoming chair of the board Tom Goos, MAS.
Also recognized were incoming board members for the Regional Association Council and Promotional Products Education Foundation as well as those who have completed their service as PPAI committee volunteers:
Dino Bartolomei, MAS
Mary-Ellen Bostwick
Roderick Brown, CAS
Tom Carpenter, MAS
Larry Cohen
Michael Conway
Amanda Corey, MAS
Bridget Dahlgren
Bob Davis, CAS
David DeGreeff, MAS
Peggy Dixon, MAS
Pat Dugan, MAS
Ann Dutton, MAS
Karen Foy, CAS
Ted Fuehr, MAS
Mark Gammon, CAS
Mark Gardyn
Frank Garza
Janie Gaunce
Irwin Goldstein
Dan Goo, CAS
Catherine Graham
Wayne Greenberg, MAS
Richard Greene, MAS
Alan Grill
Michelle Gulli, CAS
Mary-Ellen Harden
Brian Hiner
Sam Hornstein
Francesco Indrio
Eric Johnson, MAS
Jessica Johnson, MAS
Lori Kates
Erica Kelley-Gogel, CAS
Rebecca Kollmann, MAS+
Fred Leamer
Jon Levine
Dale Limes, MAS
Cliff Magill
Reginald Marsh, MAS
Michelle Michelsen, CAS
Cathy Miller, MAS
Carol Moore, CAS
David Morrison
Eric Natinsky
Lisa Newell, MAS
Martin Pahnke, MAS
David Perez-Goldstrom, CAS
Scott Perry
David Regan, MAS
Rhonda Reilly, CAS
Kim Reinecker, MAS
Jennifer Reissaus, MAS
Barb Robinson, CAS
Allison Schaffer, CAS
Joseph Scott, MAS
Angela Sheridan
Traci Simonis, CAS
Danny Sirmon, MAS
Jim Socci, CAS
Jeff Solomon, MAS
Evie Sterner, CAS
Christine Strobl
Vicki Wade
Bille Walchek
Beverly Walter, MAS
Jamie Watson, MAS
Paul Weller
