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engaged,” he said. “We
went through a new strategic
plan and that’s identi ed as
one of our goals. The entire
organization is thinking about
how it can become more and
better engaged because we
feel that a better-educated
community is going to
provide a safer product.”
Rick Brenner, MAS+,
president of RFBrenner, LLC
and co-chair of the event, says,
“I’m most pleased that this
year’s Product Responsibility
Summit was able take this
critical area of product
responsibility education to the
next level for our attendees by
continuing to identify the most
signi cant issues and needs,
and attracting the right subject
matter experts to address them.
From the comments I heard
throughout the event—from
attendees and speakers—PPAI
is heading in the right direction
to provide industry members
with the information, tools and
resources their companies
need most now to manufacture,
decorate, ship and sell safe
promotional products.”
PPAI Welcomes Rosin,
Willochell And Zimmer
To e PPAI Board
Danny Rosin, co-president of distributor Brand
Fuel, Inc., and Sharon Willochell, president of
supplier Trimark, were elected in September to
PPAI’s Board of Directors. In addition, D’Anna
Zimmer, CAS, the Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana
business development manager for BAG MAKERS,
Inc., has been appointed as the RAC Delegate to
the PPAI board. The new board members and RAC
board delegate will begin their terms immediately
following The PPAI Expo 2017. Rosin and Willochell
will serve four-year terms, while Zimmer’s term is
for two years.
“I am excited to welcome Danny, Sharon and
D’Anna to PPAI’s board,” says Tom Goos, MAS,
PPAI board chair. “They are experienced, passionate
leaders and the industry and its members are lucky
to have them. I look forward to what they accomplish
over the next four years.”
Goos adds, “I also want to extend my thanks
to all of the candidates in this year’s election. They
displayed an impressive depth of talent, enthusiasm
and expertise. We are privileged to have such an
excellent slate of candidates stand up in support of
the industry and the Association.”
The board of directors is the governing body for
PPAI and plays a major role in directing its strategic
activities, adopting policies and approving budgets to
carry out the work of the Association.
PPB
spoke with
the new board members about their quali cations and
goals for their terms on the PPAI board.
Danny Rosin
A 26-year industry professional, Rosin has
served on a number of PPAI committees and
presented at the North American Leadership
Conference as a featured
speaker. He is also an active
co-founder of PromoKitchen
and is serving as president
of the Carolinas Association
of Advertising and Marketing
Professionals (CAAMP), his
regional association. In his
community, Rosin is the
co-founder and a volunteer leader of Band Together,
an organization that raises over $1 million annually
for a different nonpro t through live concert events.
Additionally, he has been a speaker at Creative
Mornings, is a member of The Harvard 100 and
is a board member for The American Marketing
Association, Triangle Chapter. Rosin and his wife
have two daughters.
PPB
: Why do you want to serve on the PPAI Board?
Danny Rosin:
There are new business models
and opportunities emerging in our space and
I do not want to sit on the sidelines and just
watch. I want to be invested at the highest level
of helping the Association adapt and offer even
greater resources to its members to help them
be as successful as they can in the marketplace
during this time of change. I think I can do this
by building community and providing vision.
Ultimately, this opportunity is about
servitude. I love this industry. I want to leverage
my volunteer work in the nonpro t sector and
leadership experiences and offer them to the
greater industry during what appears to be
a pretty volatile time. Wallace Stegner said,
“There is a sense that we are all each other’s
consequences.” I believe that is true. And I’d
like to think that our industry can work together
to adapt and succeed.
PPB
: What unique strengths and experiences
do you bring to the PPAI board?
Rosin:
My industry experience, the creation
of several successful for-pro t and nonpro t
organizations coupled with many hours in
boardrooms are important. Aligning with the
right people and organizations is even more
important. I am not much of a politician. I speak
my heart and mind. You can count on me to be
open, direct, respectful, forward thinking and most
importantly, help the PPAI staff execute its plan.
I am a brand builder. I am a progressive. I am
an advocate for change. I want the Association
to continue to keep its eyes wide open. To try
The Summit featured 18
sessions focused on key topics
such as Prop 65, product
recalls, lithium-ion batteries,
voluntary standards, intellectual
property and mitigating risk.
Danny Rosin
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