participated. The
conference included
presentations on
supply, markets and
trade between the
U.S. and Mexico, and
with other major
trade partners, such as China, Chile and Brazil. Tariffs, trade and politics were a
common theme in all presentations.
Three NWPCA staff members, Brent McClendon, Kristen DeLack, and Brad
Gething, participated as exhibitors in the 2019 LIGNA show from May 27-31 in
Hannover, Germany to promote The Pallet Design System™ (PDS) to the European
and global communities. Our presence at the show was well received, and PDS
demonstrations were provided to pallet companies from over 20 countries.
At the event, Brad Gething gave a presentation at the Wood Industry Summit that
focused on how software can enhance more sustainable business practices, further
demonstrating the widespread usage of PDS as a model within the wooden pallet
industry.
PDS is Coming to Australia from August 22-23, 2019
We are excited to announce that NWPCA will be holding a PDS training course in
Melbourne, Australia from August 22-23 at the Mantra (on Russell) Hotel in downtown
Melbourne, Australia. Registration fee is $475 USD. NWPCA has a block of rooms at
the Mantra hotel for a special rate of $229 AUD/night. Learn more at
palletcentral.com/events.
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P U B L I S H E D B Y T H E
N A T I O N A L W O O D E N P A L L E T &
C O N T A I N E R A S S O C I A T I O N
NWPCA STAFF
President/CEO
Brent
J. McClendon, CAE, brent@palletcentral.com
Vice
President, Advocacy and External Affairs
Patrick S. Atagi, patagi@palletcentral.com
Senior
Director, Business Partnerships
Mark
A. Barford, CAE, mbarford@palletcentral.com
Membership
Services Manager
Mishelle Cavanagh, mcavanagh@palletcentral.com
PDS and Membership Services Manager
Susan Cheney, scheney@palletcentral.com
PDS Structural Engineer
Kristen DeLack PE, kdelack@palletcentral.com
Vice
President, Communications
Annette Ferri, aferri@palletcentral.com
Director of Science and Technology Integration
Brad Gething, PhD, bgething@palletcentral.com
Advisor to the President
John A. McLeod III, jmcleod@palletcentral.com
PDS Software Engineer
Kevin Richey, krichey@palletcentral.com
PDS Finite Element Analyst
Farhad Shahabi, PhD, fshahabi@palletcentral.com
Vice President, Operations and Events
Isabel ("Mimi") Sullivan, msullivan@palletcentral.com
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