Dave Regan , MAS Raise Your Hand At The PPAI Expo in January, PPAI honored Dave Regan, MAS, vice president of sales and marketing at Iowabased distributor The Vernon Company, with the Distinguished Service Award. by Kristina Valdez Dave Regan has always believed in volunteering. “It’s in my blood,” he says. Regan is a 33year industry veteran and is the one of PPAI’s most recent Distinguished Service Award recipients. “As much as I’ve volunteered and given, I think I’ve received more back,” Regan says. Nominator Chris Vernon, MAS, president and CEO of The Vernon Company, met Regan in the late 1980s when he first joined the company as a sales manager. “Dave is one of the hardest working, humble and most dependable people I’ve ever met,” Vernon says. “He’s always the first to raise his hand to volunteer for business giveback events or philanthropic initiatives around our business community in central Iowa.” In early 2000, Regan and his family moved from Boston to Des Moines as he assumed the role of vice president of sales and marketing. Vernon says, “Dave has been instrumental in our business growth leadership for over 30 years and commits much time to help improve and move our industry (and local community) to a better, more inclusive future.” Regan speaks on stage during one of The Vernon Company's National Sales Meetings. 46 | MARCH 2022 | GROW
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