people Spartan Chemical Promotes Two To Regional Manager Spartan Chemical Company Inc., a for-mulator and manu-facturer of sustainable cleaning and sanitation solutions for the indus-trial and institutional market, announced Rob Erickson the promotion of Rob Erickson and Stephen Waite to the role of regional manager in a press release. Erickson joins Spartan as the regional manager for the Seattle, Washington, region. Erickson most recently served as a region-al territory manager for Portland Energy Conservation Inc. in Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to that, he worked as a strategic ter-ritory manager for Simmons Mattress based out of Atlanta, Georgia, for 10 years. Erickson holds a bachelor of arts in tech-nical sales from Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. He also recently completed his MBA at Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah. Before joining Spartan, Waite, who has responsibility for the Las Vegas region, was the chief financial officer for Laptop Xchange in Henderson, Nevada. Prior to that, Waite owned and operated Las Vegas Bookkeeping & Tax in Henderson, Nevada. Waite holds an asso-ciate’s degree from the College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Stephen Waite Nevada. Switzerland and the U.S. In particular, IFMA welcomes six new board members: Lynn Baez, CFM, SFP, FMP; Stephen P. Ballesty, MBA, CFM, FRICS, FAIQS, ICECA; Jeffrey J. Budimulia, MBA, CFM; Larry Allen Morgan, CFM, SFP, FMP; Pat Turnbull, IFMA Fellow, MA, LEED AP; and Ian H. van der Pool, MFM. IFMA board members serve a two-year term beginning July 1, 2014. IFMA is also pleased to announce chang-es with the executive committee marked by the beginning of the term as chair for James P. Whittaker, P.E., CFM, CEFP, FRICS, with Michael D. Feldman, FMP, CM, as first vice chair and 2013-14 board member Maureen Ehrenberg, FRICS, CRE, as second vice chair. Jon Seller is past chair. Executive committee members are elect-ed to one-year terms by the IFMA member-ship. that help create a cleaner, safer, healthier world, announced marketing manager Bryan Smith has been appointed to the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Supplier Membership Committee, according to a press release. Smith will provide strategic direction for supplier membership outreach, recruit-ment, retention plans and communications. The Supplier Board’s purpose is to rep-resent NACS’ Supplier members; represent the mutual concerns of NACS’ Retail and Supplier members; serve as an organized voice for the Suppliers in the affairs of NACS; to be a resource as called upon by NACS’ staff or the NACS board of directors and to collaborate with NACS and its Retail mem-bers towards the achievement of its strate-gic initiatives “It’s an honor to be appointed to the NACS Supplier Membership Committee. I hope to combine my experience working in retail cleaning programs with my core competencies of strategic marketing com-munications to help NACS positively posi-tion itself and demonstrate its tremendous value to its supplier members,” Smith said in the release. “C-Stores have been rapidly evolving from the old notion of gas stations with snacks to true upscale food destinations. As they continue to evolve, it will be important to innovate in construction, design, fixtures, lighting and more to help their stores stand apart from the competition. As a member of the committee, I believe my expertise in the cleaning industry will offer another outlet to enhance standards across the breadth of their chains,” Smith added. “The NACS Supplier Committee is a group of dedicated industry leaders who volunteer their time to advance NACS and the industry. Bryan’s strategic marketing and communi-cations background has proven an invalu-able asset to the committee and its current projects,” Nicole Walbe, membership man-ager, Supplier Relations for NACS, said. “His participation and influence over the next four years will help NACS elevate the products, services and events offered to its members.” Bryan Smith will serve as a member of the NACS Supplier Membership Committee for a term of four years. www.cmmonline.com BRAVO! Names Director Of Business Development For Oklahoma and Arkansas BRAVO! Building Services is pleased to wel-come Beckie Shephard to the BRAVO! team as director of business development for Oklahoma and Arkansas, according to a press release. Shephard will manage all business devel-opment functions for this growing market. BRAVO! continues to invest resources in building its team to support its operations and growth in the Bentonville, Arkansas, Tulsa and Oklahoma City regions, indicated Frank S. Wardzinski, COO. Shephard comes to BRAVO! with over 23 years of sales executive and leadership experience. Prior to joining BRAVO!, Shephard excelled in sales management in a variety of indus-tries, most recently as district sales manager for a global leader in design, production and distribution within the lifestyle industry. Shephard resides in Yukon, Oklahoma, with her husband Kevin and three children. IFMA Appoints Board Members IFMA has added even more international diversity to its executive committee and board of directors for the 2014-15 fiscal year, according to a press release. As an international association for facility management professionals, IFMA’s execu-tive committee and board of directors includes industry leaders from around the world including Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Singapore, Tennant Employee Appointed To NACS Supplier Membership Committee Tennant Company, a creator of designing, manufacturing and marketing solutions 9
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