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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
Manager, Policy and Public Affairs
Grace Johnson, gjohnson@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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PALLETCENTRAL, Volume 20, Number 2.
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and research into pallet design from
the PDS Team, were all impressive.
The afternoon panel sessions on industry
consolidation and sales tools were
"well-rounded with many good ideas."
The sold-out exhibit hall was also
successful, with 41% of survey responders
saying they are considering or have already
made a purchase as a result of the expo.
The annual auction raised $130,000 for
the Pallet Foundation. Our heartfelt thanks
go to all donors, contributors, and our
talented auctioneer, Bill MacCauley
of John Rock, for all their support.
Next year's ALC takes place from March
3-5, 2021, in Orlando, Florida.
Women in Business
Breakfast Program
A
program for women in the industry
convened during the annual
conference. Thirty women participated
in this 'breakfast and learn' session. Guest
speaker, Paul Schneider, president of HIT
Executive Consulting, discussed different
certifications, and those most impactful in
increasing revenue and profitability. There
was lively dialogue and an active exchange
of business information on various states as
shared first-hand by the attendees and by
our speaker. Special thanks to Debra Berry,
CEO of Berry Industrial Group,
for facilitating the session.
Gene
Marks
Women in
Business
Breakfast
