ABOUT NAMA
NAMA represents the $34.9 billion US convenience services industry.
2022-2023 NAMA Board of Directors
Effective through June 30, 2023
Officers
INCOMING CHAIR
Lance Whorton
Imperial
Tulsa, OK
VICE CHAIR
Tom Steuber
Associated Services
San Leandro, CA
PAST CHAIR
Joe Hessling
365 Retail Markets
Troy, MI
Board
Ben Boyd
Tyson Foods
Rogers, AR
Byron Brooks
Pepsi Bottling Ventures
Raleigh, NC
Mike Brown
PGI Services
Salt Lake City, UT
Michael Coffey
Canteen
Charlotte, NC
Sherri Hager
Vistar
Englewood, CO
Scott Halloran
Trolley House Refreshments
Richmond, VA
John Hickey
Tech 2 Success LLC
Glendale, NY
Richard Kennedy
Five Star Food Service
Chattanooga, TN
Husein Kitabwalla
Sodexo
Gaithersburg, MD
Patrick Liebler
Aramark
Philadelphia, PA
Karalynn McDermott
Eversys
Long Island City, NY
Sylvia Rowe
SR Strategy
Washington, DC
Linda Saldana
Seventh Wave Refreshments
Lawrenceville, GA
Michael Schwartz
Nestle Starbucks Coffee - Nestle USA
Brick, NJ
Devin Smith
Diamond Vending, Inc.
Highland, IN
Amber Starr
G & J Marketing and Sales
Palm Harbor, FL
Dennis Thornton
Advanced Vending Solutions, Inc.
Norcross, GA
Bradlee Whitson
K&R Vending Services
Bridgeton, NJ
Ex-Officio Director
Carla Balakgie, FASAE, CAE
NAMA
Honorary Director
Alan Plaisted (deceased)
Southern Refreshment Services
Tucker, GA
Chair Emeritus
Carl Millman (1964)
Weston, FL
Ted Nicolay (1971)
Palm Desert, CA
Alvin Corry (1974)
St. Louis, MO
Charles E. Bertsch (1976)
Durham, NC
Marvin Heaps (1977)
Richard Estey (1978)
Portland, OR
Paul McClinton (1979)
Waco, TX
Allan P. Lucht (1980)
Greenwich, CT
John B. Edgerton (1981)
Green Valley, AZ
Howard A. Michaels, NCE (1982)
Lake Worth, FL
Kenneth J. Nowak (1984)
Warren, MI
John M. Darden, III (1985)
Atlanta, GA
James A. Rost (1986)
Buffalo Grove, IL
Merrill Krakauer (1987)
Short Hills, NJ
William K. Walsh (1988)
Anaheim, CA
John R. Farquharson, FMP (1989)
Mullica Hill, NJ
Harold I. Blotner (1990)
Madison, WI
J. Stephen Stoltz (1991)
Fort Collins, CO
R. David Clayton, NCE5 (1992)
Nashville, TN
Lawrence Levine (1993)
DelRay Beach, FL
Craig Estey (1994)
Las Vegas, NV
Donald J. Hesch (1996)
Rolling Meadows, IL
Bill Burch (1997)
Sikeston, MO
G. Michael Cronk (1998)
Oak Brook, IL
J.E. Eddie Hicks, NCE5 (1999)
Clifton Park, NY
Alan J. Suitor (2000)
Naples, FL
Dan J. Sofie (2001)
Bellingham, WA
Anthony J. Gagliardi (2002)
Cape Coral, FL
John V. Arnold (2003)
Tiffin, OH
Richard E. Atnip, NCE (2004)
Fullerton, CA
Steven D. Ross, NCE5 (2005)
North Webster, IN
James H. Terry, NCE (2006 & 2007)
Atlanta, GA
James F. Brinton, NCE5 (2008 & 2009)
Tukwila, WA
Craig A. Hesch, NCE5 (2010 & 2011)
Rolling Meadows, IL
Brad L. Ellis, NCE (2011-2012)
Bridgeton, MO
Mark B. Dieffenbach, NCE5 (2012- 2014)
Hershey, PA
Peter Tullio, NCE5, CCS (2014-2016)
Van Nuys, CA
Howard Chapman, NCE, CCS (2016-17)
Birmingham, AL
Pat Hagerty, NCE5, CCS (2017-2018)
Centennial, CO
Heidi Chico, NCE (2018-2019)
Des Moines, IA
Jeff Smith (2019-2020)
Port Huron, MI
Greg Sidwell, NCE5, CCS (2020-2021)
Palm Harbor, FL
Josh Rosenberg (2021-2022)
Austin, TX