2019 Nov-Dec RETA Breeze

2019/2020 RETA Officers & Board of Directors Announced

Industry leaders elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors are Bill Lape of SCS Engineers; Jim Kovarik of Gamma Graphics Services; Ray Urban of Lineage Logistics; and Ricky Jimenez of Mericle Mechanical Inc. Additional members of the 2019/2020 Board of Directors are Bengie Branham of Perdue Farms; William Ellena of Coastal Pacific Food Distributors, Inc.; David Gulcynski of Dot Foods, Inc; Edward Johnson of Schwans Global Supply

RETA WAS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE the 2019/2020 Officers and Board of Directors at their Annual Business Meeting, held recently in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arlie Farley of Farley’s SRP Inc. assumed the role of the Association’s Chairman of the Board and Vern Sanderson of Wagner- Meinert, LLC assumed the role of National President. To round out the Executive Committee are Executive Vice President, Eric Teale of Danfoss

Committee Chairs for 2019/2020 are:

Certification Lee Pyle SCS Engineers Education Dave Gulcynski Dot Foods Marketing Rick Chabot ISEL, Inc

Membership Mike Hawkins Midatlantic Refrigeration, LLC National Conference Jim Kovarik Gamma Graphics Services Publications

“I AM THRILLED TO WELCOME THESE TALENTED INDIVIDUALS TO THE BOARD. THEIR UNIQUE BACKGROUNDS AND DIVERSE EXPERIENCE WILL MAKE THEM A GREAT ASSET TO RETA’S BOARD AND THE ASSOCIATION,” RETA Executive Director, Jim Barron, announced.

Matt Hayes TJW Industrial

Chain, Inc; Frank Kologinczak III of Kolo Compression; Jordan Reece of Lanier Technical College; Matt Hayes of TJW Industrial; and Michael Hawkins of Midatlantic Refrigeration, LLC.

Industrial Refrigeration; Treasurer, Keith Harper of Tyson Foods Inc; and National Second Vice President, Peter Lepschat of Henningsen Cold Storage Co.

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