NAWLA Calendar of Upcoming Events

Gary Vitale
President
Phone Extension: #27
gvitale@nawla.org
Gary brings 25 years of significant industry experience to NAWLA. His most recent position was that of President/CEO of TW Hager Lumber Company; a wholesale distribution company headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Prior to his tenure as President/CEO of TW Hager, Gary worked for Guardsman Products as the General Manager of the Wood Coatings Distribution Group. He also has held positions with Formplac of North America and Formica Corporation. As President of NAWLA not only will Gary be responsible for managing the operations of the NAWLA offices, he will coordinate the volunteer activities of the Association Officers, Directors and Committees. Gary will represent NAWLA at all industry events and meetings. Gary earned a BS in Marketing Management from St. Peter's College.

Jennifer Chan
Accountant
Phone Extension: #22
jchan@nawla.org
Jennifer joined the staff in June of 2000. She has over 14 years of experience in different aspects of accounting, and her background includes Commercial Business Banking, Telecommunications and Real Estate. She received her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from The University of Illinois at Chicago. As NAWLA's full-charge staff accountant, Jennifer is responsible for all areas of accounting and HR functions in the office, and assists external auditors in annual year-end audit of books and records through preparation of all required schedules.

Kevin Ketchum
Director of Marketing & Communications
Kevin joined NAWLA in 2010 after spending 15 years in government, politics, and association management. His responsibilities include communications, marketing, and industry collaboration. Prior to joining NAWLA, he served as the Director of Public Affairs for the National Hardwood Lumber Association in Memphis, Tennessee. Before NHLA, he managed outreach programs at the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and the Texas Secretary of State and also worked on various political campaigns. He earned a BS in Political Science from Southern Methodist University and did graduate work in Military History and Diplomacy at Texas A&M University.

Barbara Nissen
Administrative Assistant
Phone Extension: #21
bnissen@nawla.org
Barbara has been with NAWLA since February 1989. She assists with the daily correspondence and helps the management staff with a variety of office duties. She also manages the registration for NAWLA's Regional meetings and the different NAWLA Educational programs, including Teachers Tours, and coordinates logistics for NAWLA materials shipped to and from various meeting sites. Barb coordinates the efficient distribution and mailing of all office correspondence and meeting announcements and all other member communications.

Stacey M. Woldt, CMP.
Manager, Meetings and Education
Phone Extension #30
swoldt@nawla.org
Stacey comes to NAWLA with more than ten years experience in association management, meeting planning and educational programming with organizations in Washington, DC and Denver, CO. She is a CMP - Certified Meetings Professional and has an M.A. in Educational and Human Development from The George Washington University. Stacey handles planning the NAWLA Traders Market, the NAWLA Executive Conference, NAWLA Regional Meetings, and all of NAWLA's educational programs as well. Stacey is the staff liaison to the NAWLA Education Committee and the NAWLA Traders Market Committee.

NAWLA
North American Wholesale Lumber Association
3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 400, Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008
Telephone: 847-870-7470 Toll Free: 800-527-8258 Fax: 847-870-0201
E-mail: info@nawla.org