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NAGASA Chair, Dealer Vice President, and Board Elected
At Forum 2000
Washington, DC, June 1, 2000: The North American Graphic Arts Suppliers
Association (NAGASA) membership approved new officers and directors for
2000 - 2002. The election took place on Tuesday, April 11, at the Hilton
Palacio del Rio in San Antonio at the end of the Forum 2000 conference.
Kyle Walker, 1999/2000 Board Chair, and Vice President of Walker Supply
Company of Rockville, Maryland, presided over the election, which took
place during NAGASA’s 8th Annual Membership Meeting.
Joe Thornhill, President and CEO, Taylor Impression, Inc, Nashville, Tennessee, is NAGASA’s Board Chair. Voted in as Vice President/Dealer 2000-2001 and Chair-Elect, 2001-2002 was Ralph Agosta, Vice President, Sales, Morgan Graphic Supply, San Francisco, California. Directors elected for the 2000-2002 period include:
- Richard Jacob, President, Statewide Offset, Inc., Somerville, New Jersey
- Ed Khouri, Executive Vice President, London Litho, Lincolnwood, Illinois
- Don Dales, Manager, Dales & Graphic Systems, L.L.C., Novi, Michigan
- Mike Neroni, National Sales Director, Day International, Dayton, Ohio
- Ron Peterson, Director, Graphics Channels US and Canada Region, Kodak Polychrome Graphics LLC, Norwalk, Connecticut
- Larry Ritsema, President & CEO, The Challenge Machinery Company, Grand Haven, Michigan
Manufacturer Vice President Kelly VandenBosch, Sales Manager, Printing and Imaging, X-Rite Corporation and Secretary/Treasurer Paul Doucette, President and CEO, Doucette Corporation, continue in their roles for the second year of their two-year terms along with the rest of the Board. Walker will continue to serve as an officer of the association, replacing Brain Kroot, as Immediate Past Chair (2000-2001).
At the close of the election process, Thornhill thanked outgoing Board members for their support of the organization and presented plaques to each member present in recognition of their service to the association. Those honored included:
- Bruce deRepentigny, President, TBJ Graphic Arts Supply Inc., Coventry, Rhode Island
- W. Bruce Goodwin, President, Glunz & Jensen, Inc., Elkwood, Virginia
- Julius Hjulian, President, Texas Type Company/Division of G. E. Richards Company, San Antonio, Texas
- Ted Meek, Vice President of Sales, Modern Photo Offset Supply, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
- Christine Reid, Director Corporate Accounts, Polaroid Graphics Imaging LLC, Waltham, Massachusetts
- David Reny, Vice President and Managing Director, Standard Finishing Systems, Andover, Massachusetts
As part of the Awards Banquet that night, Thornhill also presented outgoing Board Chair Kyle Walker with a gavel in recognition of his leadership of the association.
The North American Graphic Arts Suppliers Association (NAGASA) is the
world’s largest association devoted to the needs of dealers, distributors,
value-added resellers, and manufacturers who sell through these organizations.
NAGASA and its member network represent more than $4.5 billion of traditional
and digital equipment and supplies within the total $6 billion printing
and imaging channel marketplace. With hundreds of member firms, NAGASA
is dedicated to advancing the channel as the source of value added quality
products and services for customers.