Emily Jed
Emily@vendingtimes.net
CHICAGO -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association has announced the industry leaders who will serve as captains for the second annual NAMA Takes the Hill Fly-In, an advocacy event for the vending industry taking place on July 12 and 13.
Led by vending operators Jeff Smith of All Star Services (Port Huron, MI) and Todd Elliott of Tomdra (Tucson, AZ), who are co-chairs of the event, the NAMA Fly-In invites all industry members to attend and make their voices heard on Capitol Hill with their senators and members of Congress.
NAMA reports that this year's Washington junket is shaping up to surpass all metrics set at last year's inaugural event. The 2015 Fly-In included 14 industry leaders as captains to assist in driving participation. For 2016, the number has increased to 65 and the role of the captains has been expanded to serving as mentors for new participants.
The current number of registered participants stands at nearly 165, representing 31 states and the District of Columbia, according to NAMA senior vice-president of government affairs Eric Dell. "With two and a half months until the event, we anticipate that participation will dramatically increase, far surpassing last year's levels," Dell said.
Here is a list of the 2016 Fly-In captains:
Josh Rosenberg, Accent Food Services
Craig Hesch, A.H. Management Inc.
Jeff Smith, All Star Services
Larry Atnip, Atnip Brokerage
Stu Case, Avanti Markets
Elyssa Allayahar, Avanti Markets
John Seeberger, BBI
Mike Kelley, BBI
Kathy O'Brien, Biscomerica
Scott Meskin, Black Tie Services
Anant Agrawal, Cantaloupe Systems
Robert Donohue, Canteen
Betsy O'Brien, Canteen
Shivani Gupta, Canteen
Scott Corley, Coca-Cola
Bud Burke, CoffeeMatt
Nicky Gacos, Colorado Café
John Barnes, Company Kitchen
Chip English, Continental Vending
Chuck Reed, CPI
Kevin Kaid, Crane Merchandising Systems
Carla Variglotti, The Cuyahoga Group
Steve Richardson, Demitri Chesapeake Brokerage
Elliott Teitelbaum, Elliot's Vending Co. Inc.
Paul Plante, Florida Fresh Vending
Lori Endres, G&J Marketing and Sales
Greg Sidwell, G&J Marketing and Sales
Mark Kelley, General Mills
Cyndi Brodt, General Mills
Pete Tullio, Gourmet Coffee Services
Paul Tullio, Gourmet Coffee Services
Mark Dieffenbach, Hershey Co.
Barbara Russell, Holiday House Distributing
Lance Whorton, Imperial Vending
Mike Knowlton, Kellogg Co.
CJ Carter, Kimble's Food by Design
Gary Nelson, Liberty Enterprises
Mark Stein, Mark Vend
Steve Van Deusen, Mars Chocolate
Patrick Moran, Moran Munchies
Ted Goodwin, Nestle
Michael Patterson, The Patterson Co.
Brian Gill, PayRange
Mike Brown, PGI Services
Paul Schindelar, PHS Advisors
Lou Pace, Quality Brokerage Inc.
Ryan Fawns, Quality Brokerage Inc.
Jennifer Toomey, Refreshment Solutions
Dominic Macerola, Rome Refreshment Services
John Murn, RSA Management Group
Rod Nester, Smith Vending
Scott Plaisted, Southern Refreshment Services
Chris Hart, Southern Refreshment Services
Sofia Gallichio, Thayer Distribution
Maxwell Elliott, Tomdra Inc.
Mike Lawlor, USA Technologies Inc.
Amy Bartholomee, Vend Central Inc.
Bill Carpenter, Vend Natural
Brent Garson, Vendors Exchange International
Connie Baarlaer, Vendors Supply
Kelly Saad, Vistar
Dan Walsh, Vistar
Susan McManus, Vistar
Brent Farrell, Vitality Vending
Jeff West, Jr., West Dairy & Vending
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