OOPPS Announces 2008 Advisory Board

The Organization of Promotional Products Salespeople (OOPPS), Wayland, Mass., recently announced the establishment of its 2008 Advisory Board. The Board is comprised of a variety of promotional products salespeople from across the country, as well as supplier, distributor and service provider representatives.

According to OOPPS personnel, the mission its Advisory Board is to “help guide the direction of [the organization] for the benefit of salespeople throughout the industry.”

Members of the 2008 OOPPS Advisory Board include:

Salespeople:

Larry Alford, Axis Promotions (Massachusetts)

Linda Apfel, CAS, 20/20 Promotions (Minnesota)

Katherine Burke, MAS, Above & Beyond Incentives (Texas)

Mona Carollo-Scarborough, CAS, Asgard (Texas)

Randy Dempsey, American Solutions for Business (West Virginia)

Youssef Fadel, New England Promotional Marketing (Massachusetts)

Bill Frieday, Duxbak Promotional Products (Canada)

Barbie Hawkins, Match-Up Promotions (Florida)

Sandra Ilson, CorpLogoWare (Florida)

Amy Kovach, WorkflowOne (Delaware)

Anne McKeough, Corporate Express Promotional Marketing (Missouri)

Douglas Miller, The Vernon Company (Texas)

Lana Muir, Brave Promotions (Canada)

Phil Rood, Towsleys (Michigan)

Nina Shatz, Corporate Incentive Solutions (Massachusetts)

Deborah Young, Punch Integrated Communications (Canada)

Suppliers:

Fran Ford, western regional sales director—Vantage Apparel

Marc Held, national sales manager—Bodek and Rhodes

Brett Hersh, president—Admints

Jeff Lederer, executive vice president—Prime Resources

Distributors:

John Ainsley, president—Capital Marketing

Ross Silverstein, president & CEO—iPROMOTEu

William D. Smith, Jr., executive vice president—Brown & Bigelow

Sharon Steelman, president—Bama Jammer

Service Providers:

David Natinsky, president—SAGE

Cliff Quicksell, MAS, president—Cliff Quicksell & Associates

Michael Ryan, president—SmartBlast

Other:

Matthew Barnes, publisher—Promotional Marketing magazine

Gene Cesario, MAS, administrator—Advertising Products Suppliers

Said Ross Silverstein, founder of OOPPS: “I am very pleased that these individuals have agreed to work with me to create an organization for the benefit of the industry’s salespeople. I am highly confident that these experienced and committed individuals will be important and valuable contributors to the Advisory Board and to the growth and success of OOPPS.”

For more information, call (508) 655-7555 or visit www.oopps.net