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DISTRIBUTORS
The Creative J (PPAI 276178)
—
Rachel
Valdez, CAS
, sales
Elevate Brand Marketing (PPAI 409232)
—
Katie Fagan
, manager, creative services
REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
The Promotional Products Association of
Wisconsin (PPAW)
—
Elizabeth Boothby
,
executive director
The Specialty Advertising Association of
Greater New York (SAAGNY)
—
Donna-Jean
Plante
, executive director
SUPPLIERS
AAkron (PPAI 111082)
—
Charles Cochran
,
Southeast regional sales manager, and
Mike Zingale
, promoted to strategic
accounts manager
Chameleon like, Inc. (PPAI 209189)
—
Jasmine Ventura
, promoted to
national account executive for key and
national accounts
Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant (PPAI
111662)
—
Ryan Schafman
, Midwest
regional sales manager
Goldstar (PPAI 114031)
—
Alicia Dierking
,
southwestern regional sales manager
Mike Brothers Emblematic Solutions
(PPAI 342444)
—
Kurt
and
Kyle McGovern
of McGovern Marketing Group, Inc.
to represent the company in Indiana,
Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio
IN MEMORIAM
Nicholas G. Len
Nicholas G. Len, the former
president of Allentown,
Pennsylvania, distributor
Waitz Corporation (PPAI
109387), passed away on
January 31. He was 66.
Len worked for the
company’s founder, Jack
Waitz, from 1973 to 1988,
when he and Glenn Wampole
purchased the distributor.
Len became president of the
new corporation.
In a statement,
Waitz said: “Under
his leadership, Waitz
Corporation grew to
become a leader in both
the promotional products
industry and the awards
and nameplate industries.
His knowledge and
experience will be greatly
missed, but more so we will
miss him personally in our
everyday lives.”
Len is survived by his
wife, Connie, and his two
children, Daniel and Kristy.
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