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Four Candidates Vie For PPAI
Board Seats, Class of 2021
This month, PPAI member companies
are voting on the four candidates for the
PPAI Board of Directors Class of 2021.
Selected by the PPAI Elected Directors
Nominating Committee, the candidates
are distributors Mitch Rhodus, CAS, of
HALO Branded Solutions, and Danny
Rosin, co-owner of Brand Fuel, Inc.;
suppliers Andrew Spellman, vice president
of corporate channels at Victorinox
Swiss Army, Inc., and Sharon Willochell,
chief operating officer of Leed’s.
One candidate from each category
will be elected by the membership and
will begin their four-year board terms
immediately following The PPAI Expo
2017. The PPAI board election runs from
August 29 to September 19, with results
announced in early October.
Mitch Rhodus, CAS
Mitch Rhodus,
CAS, is president
of WIT Promotions,
a HALO Branded
Solutions
distributor. Rhodus
is an industry
veteran who has
served on PPAI’s
Government
Relations Advisory Committee (GRAC) and
on the board of his regional association,
TSPPA. In addition to his industry work,
he volunteers with several community
organizations including Rotary Club,
Fairfield Christian Leaders, the YMCA
and Boy Scouts of America. Rhodus also
leads an annual trip to Haiti with medical
personnel and non-medical volunteers to
deliver medicine and services. Rhodus’
non-industry work experience includes time
at GE and Procter & Gamble. He and his
wife, Lois, have two children—Brad and
Katie—and twin grandchildren.
Danny Rosin
Danny Rosin is
co-owner of Brand
Fuel, Inc. He is a
longtime industry
professional who
has served on a
number of PPAI
committees and
presented at the
North American
Leadership Conference as a featured speaker.
Rosin is a co-founder of PromoKitchen
and has served as president of CAAMP,
his regional association. In his community,
Rosin volunteers with the Jamie Kirk Hahn
Foundation, Operation Smile International, and
Band Together, of which he is a co-founder.
Additionally, he has been a speaker at the
North Carolina Emerging Issues Discovery
Forum and a member of the NC State
University Centennial Campus Vision Project.
Rosin and his wife have two daughters.
Andrew Spellman
Andrew Spellman
is vice president of
corporate channels
for Victorinox Swiss
Army, Inc. He has
also worked in
the promotional
products industry
with International
Merchandise
Concepts, Hazel and Magnet, Inc. Spellman
is an active volunteer leader for PPAI,
serving on committees as well as judging
PPAI Pyramid Awards and acting as emcee
for PPAI Expo awards ceremonies. He
has also worked with numerous regional
associations. Outside the industry, Spellman
donates his time and service to community
organizations such as the Guardian Angel
Settlement Association and the St. Vincent
DePaul Society. Spellman and his wife,
Paula, have two daughters, Mia and Macy.
Sharon Willochell
Sharon Willochell
is president of
Trimark Apparel
at Leed’s and
has worked in
promotional
products for
nearly 20 years.
She is a longtime
volunteer with
PPAI, having served on the Women’s
Leadership Conference Work Group
and as a speaker for WLC and for the
North American Leadership Conference.
Willochell has been a speaker for the
Promotional Product Professionals of
Canada and several PPAI panels. In her
community, Willochell has served on the
board of directors for Leadership Pittsburgh
and on committees for the American
Heart Association and Strong Women,
Strong Girls. Her previous work experience
includes stints at Deloitte & Touche and
Alcoa. Willochell and her husband, Ron,
have a nine-year-old son, Jonah.
The board election will be administered
electronically by a third-party election
administrator and by paper ballot as
required. To vote, each PPAI member
company’s designated voter can visit the
PPAI voter site and click on the “VOTE”
button to learn more about the candidates
and cast their ballots.
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