The Organization of Promotional Products Salespeople (OOPPS), Wayland, Mass., recently announced the establishment of its 2008 Advisory Board. The Board is comprised of a variety of promotional products salespeople from across the country, as well as supplier, distributor and service provider representatives.
According to OOPPS personnel, the mission its Advisory Board is to “help guide the direction of [the organization] for the benefit of salespeople throughout the industry.”
Members of the 2008 OOPPS Advisory Board include:
Salespeople:
Larry Alford, Axis Promotions (Massachusetts)
Linda Apfel, CAS, 20/20 Promotions (Minnesota)
Katherine Burke, MAS, Above & Beyond Incentives (Texas)
Mona Carollo-Scarborough, CAS, Asgard (Texas)
Randy Dempsey, American Solutions for Business (West Virginia)
Youssef Fadel, New England Promotional Marketing (Massachusetts)
Bill Frieday, Duxbak Promotional Products (Canada)
Barbie Hawkins, Match-Up Promotions (Florida)
Sandra Ilson, CorpLogoWare (Florida)
Amy Kovach, WorkflowOne (Delaware)
Anne McKeough, Corporate Express Promotional Marketing (Missouri)
Douglas Miller, The Vernon Company (Texas)
Lana Muir, Brave Promotions (Canada)
Phil Rood, Towsleys (Michigan)
Nina Shatz, Corporate Incentive Solutions (Massachusetts)
Deborah Young, Punch Integrated Communications (Canada)
Suppliers:
Fran Ford, western regional sales director—Vantage Apparel
Marc Held, national sales manager—Bodek and Rhodes
Brett Hersh, president—Admints
Jeff Lederer, executive vice president—Prime Resources
Distributors:
John Ainsley, president—Capital Marketing
Ross Silverstein, president & CEO—iPROMOTEu
William D. Smith, Jr., executive vice president—Brown & Bigelow
Sharon Steelman, president—Bama Jammer
Service Providers:
David Natinsky, president—SAGE
Cliff Quicksell, MAS, president—Cliff Quicksell & Associates
Michael Ryan, president—SmartBlast
Other:
Matthew Barnes, publisher—Promotional Marketing magazine
Gene Cesario, MAS, administrator—Advertising Products Suppliers
Said Ross Silverstein, founder of OOPPS: “I am very pleased that these individuals have agreed to work with me to create an organization for the benefit of the industry’s salespeople. I am highly confident that these experienced and committed individuals will be important and valuable contributors to the Advisory Board and to the growth and success of OOPPS.”
For more information, call (508) 655-7555 or visit www.oopps.net
