PPB November 2021

The annual PPAI Distinguished Service Award is presented to Associationmembers who consistently contribute their skills and expertise toward the betterment of the organization. Through volunteer service or by offering their leadership to PPAI, these aremembers who generously give the gift of their energy, time and enthusiasm. The 2022 PPAI Distinguished Service Award recipients are BrandonMackay, MAS, president and CEO of supplier SnugZ USA, and David Regan, MAS, vice president of sales andmarketing at distributor The Vernon Company. Mackay has volunteered with PPAI committees and work groups for almost 20 years, beginning with the Association’s Technology Committee in 2002. Since then, he has served on numerous other volunteer groups and currently sits on PPAI’s Leadership Advisory Committee. He also served on PPAI’s Board of Directors from 2008-2012. A dedicated volunteer, Regan has served on an extensive line-up of PPAI committees and work groups over the past 16 years. He is the current leader of the North American Leadership Conference (NALC) Work Group but has also served on theMAS/CAS Certification Committee, the Leadership Advisory Committee, the Awards Advisory Committee andmany others. The PPAI H. Ted OlsonHumanitarian Award, named after the late H. Ted Olson, MAS, PPAI president emeritus, represents what Olson stood for—volunteerism inside and outside of the promotional products industry. Peter Hirsch, MAS, president of supplier Hirsch Gift in Houston, Texas, has been selected as the 2022 PPAI H. Ted Olson Humanitarian Award recipient. Hirsch has repeatedly stepped up for his community and region. Following Hurricanes Katrina and Harvey, and most recently Ida, Hirsch initiated the call to action and coordinated the formation of a group of promotional Brandon Mackay, MAS David Regan, MAS As low as $.84 (C) ! "# ¾ ¾ ¾ ! " continued on page 90 | NOVEMBER 2021 | 89 CONNECT