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PalletCentral • January-February 2022 9 NWPCA Staff President/CEO Brent J. McClendon, CAE, brent@palletcentral.com Senior Director, Business Partnerships Mark A. Barford, CAE, mbarford@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 Vice President, Science & Technology Brad Gething, PhD, bgething@palletcentral.com Vice President, Public Affairs Jason Ortega, jortega@palletcentral.com PDS Software Engineer Kevin Richey, krichey@palletcentral.com PDS Associate Software Engineer George Scharps, gscharps@palletcentral.com Vice President, Operations and Events Isabel ("Mimi") Sullivan, msullivan@palletcentral.com PalletCentral Editorial, Design & Production: Caryn Smith, Driven By Design LLC palletdesign@comcast.net PALLETCENTRAL, Volume 22, Number 1. PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL WOODEN PALLET & CONTAINER ASSOCIATION Advertising: To advertise in PalletCentral, contact Mark Barford at 703-519-0186 or mbarford@palletcentral.com. Address changes and subscriptions: To update your mailing address or to subscribe to PalletCentral, call 703-519-6104 or email info@palletcentral.com. ©2022 NWPCA. All rights reserved. The views expressed in all articles, editorials and advertisements appearing in PalletCentral are solely those of the author and advertiser, respectively, and do not necessarily represent the views of NWPCA. NWPCA Meeting with White House NEC on Supply Chain I n early December, the NWPCA met with the White House National Economic Council (NEC) to discuss the role and importance of wooden pallets within the supply chain. Brent McClendon, President and CEO; Mike Hachtman, Board Chair; and Jason Ortega, Vice President of Public Affairs, represented the NWPCA. is meeting gave insight into how the pallet industry operates within the supply chain and some current challenges. President Biden has tasked the NEC to coordinate the Administration's efforts to address the supply chain crisis. e NEC team was highly responsive and welcomed our continued engagement. NWPCA: Wooden Pallets Emphasized in Supply Chain Forum D uring a December forum on the supply chain on the Hill, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA) recognized and highlighted the wooden pallet industry before members of Congress and other manufacturing industry leaders who participated. In advance of his remarks, Congressional staff for Congressman Wittman reached out to NWPCA for information on the industry and its current challenges, including the impact of lumber prices and the labor shortage. e forum was hosted by Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee. Congressman Wittman emphasized many data points on our industry, such as 90% of consumer goods are transported on a wooden pallet. We thank Congressman Wittman for using his limited allotted time to talk about how essential wooden pallets are in keeping the supply chain moving. NWPCA Membership Portal Gets Facelift D evelopers of our membership portal have given us a facelift. So what's new? ings are organized very differently and in a more user-friendly environment. Everything you need to know about your company membership or yourself, including past/future event participation, donations (Pallet Foundation, PalletPAC), orders (PDS, advertising, sponsorships), is easier to find. A greater emphasis is on social media and engaging with other colleagues. We hope you take time to review your company profile or individual profile, upload a new headshot, and explore some of the features to help you strengthen your network. Login anywhere from palletcentral.com, and note that you can only access your company record with separate login credentials from yourself. Pallet Foundation Announces Nature's Packaging® in Spanish A Spanish translation of Nature's Packaging website – naturespackaging.org – was just added in December. e popular website and tools are now accessible in three major languages (including English and French), expanding our global accessibility. Education on wood and its environmental attributes is coming at a very timely period in our industry. Sustainability is at the top of the mind of purchasing, procurement, and the sustainability officers, who are increasingly the leading drivers behind packaging decisions. You'll find research papers remain in the original published language while the main content translates into three languages. Special thanks to the NWPCA, Canadian Wood Pallet and Container Association, and the Western Pallet Association for their contributions to this program and the Pallet Foundation for making this project one of their priorities.