STAFDA elects 2013 officers
Members of the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association (STAFDA) elected a slate of officers to serve on its board for 2013 at its annual Convention and Trade Show in Orlando.
Rick Lamb, Frank’s Supply Co., Albuquerque, N.M., which sells, rents, and services professional-grade tooling, equipment, and supplies, was elected president. Frank’s Supply has been a STAFDA member since 1978.
Rod Gowett, Bay Tool & Supply, Milpitas, Calif., was elected STAFDA vice president. Gowett founded Bay Tool in 1992, catering to electrical and plumbing contractors. Bay Tool joined STAFDA in 1994.
Three new directors also were elected: Terry Earle, Fort Worth Bolt & Tool Co., Fort Worth, Texas (Region 4); Keith Turtenwald, Lincoln Contractors Supply, West Allis, Wis. (Region 5); and Michael Thuringer, Bierschbach Equipment & Supply Co., Sioux Falls, S.D. (Region 6). Their three-year terms began immediately after the Orlando Convention.
New appointments to STAFDA’s Liaison Committees were also announced at the Convention. Committee members serve a three-year term. Incoming Manufacturer Liaison Committee members are Jared Carter, Wolf Peak International, Layton, Utah; Rocky Eggeman, Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc./Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif.; and Tom Northcott, Rockwell, Charlotte, N.C. New Rep Liaison Committee members include Ray Geiger, PG Tool Sales Agency, Woodbury, N.J., and Craig Johnson, Johnson Brothers & Associates, Shawnee, Kan.