Board OFficers

Chairman
Frank Shean, PLA Holdings-Valley Pallet

Chairman‐Elect 
Mike Hachtman, Relogistics Services

Past‐Chair
Jordan Piland, Atlas Pallets/A Div. of Williamsburg Millwork Corps

Secretary/Treasurer
Carolyn Beach-Skinner, Westside Pallet

Director at Large
Nick Wenner, Pallet Service Corp.

President/CEO
Brent J. McClendon, CAE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Peter Berry, Berry Industrial
Michelle Blizzard, Pallet Central Enterprises
Henry Bowman, C&L Wood Products
Dominick Davi, Greenway Products & Services
Kathleen Dietrich, Commercial Lumber & Pallet
David Grimes, Pallet Resources of NC
Bernie Kamps, Kamps, Inc.
Bryan Kesting, Madison County Wood Products 
Jeff Lewis, Atlanta Pallets & Services
Steve Mazza, S&B Pallet
Joe O'Brien, Industrial Pallet
Shane Thompson, WestWind Logistics 
Howe Wallace, PalletOne, Bartow, FL 

International Director
Mike Vrugteveen, Niagara Pallet & Recyclers

Associates Representative
Randy Panko, Wood-Mizer 

International Director Emeritus
Jan Fredell, Fredells Travaru AB 

PRESIDENT & CEO

Brent has been the President & CEO of NWPCA since February 2013. He has spent the last 24 years in the forest products industry, serving as a forester, sales manager, lobbyist and CEO in various private, public and non-profit organizations.

Brent has an MBA from George Mason University, two undergraduate degrees from North Carolina State University and is a Certified Association Executive.  

NWPCA Staff

Patrick Atagi
Vice President, Advocacy & External Affairs
NWPCA PAC Executive Director

Mark Barford
Senior Director, Business Partnerships

Mishelle Cavanagh
Membership Services Manager

Susan Cheney
PDS and Membership Services Manager

Kristen DeLack, PE
PDS Structural Engineer

Annette Ferri
Vice President of Communications

Brad Gething, PhD
Director of Science & Technology Integration

Grace Johnson
Manager, Policy & Public Relations

Brent J. McClendon, CAE
President/CEO

John A. McLeod III
Advisor to the President

Kevin Richey
PDS Senior Software Engineer

Mike Saylor
Accountant

George Scharps
PDS Associate Software Engineer

Farhad Shahabi, PhD
PDS Finite Element Analyst

Isabel ("Mimi") Sullivan
Vice President of Operations and Events