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About the Western Pallet Association
The Western Pallet Association is a non-profit trade association started in
1974. The Association engages in a number of activities including industry meetings and
seminars. Emphasis of these meetings includes discussion of current issues, continuing
education, training, and business management. Networking opportunities at
meetings allow members to make new contacts and develop valuable resources, as
well as benefit and profit from the collective knowledge of all the WPA members.
The Board of Directors:
| President: |
Gary Crane
Atlas Pallet Company, Nampa, ID |
| Vice President: |
Greg Vipond
Girard Wood Products, Inc., Puyallup, WA |
| Secretary/Treasurer: |
Ken Conklin
Shadybrook Lumber Products, North Plains, OR |
| Executive Vice President: |
David Sweitzer
Camas, WA |
| Immediate Past President: |
Tom Thayer
United Wholesale Lumber Co., Visalia, CA |
| Board of Directors: |
Rajinder Brar
Advance Lumber Remanufacturing, Surrey, BC Canada |
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Kathy Dietrich
Commercial Lumber & Pallet Co., Inc., City of Industry, CA |
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Mike Doyle
The Pallet Factory, Inc., Memphis, TN |
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Mark Garnett
Garnett Wood Products Co, Inc., Brandsville, MO |
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Stephan Harms
Pacific Pallet LTD, Sumas, WA |
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Steve Paladino
Nulyne, Inc., Knoxville, AR |
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Pat Sherry
NEPA Pallet & Container Corp., Snohomish, WA |
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Jeff Streadbeck
Pallet Express, Salt Lake City, UT |
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Greg Vipond
Girard Wood Products, Inc., Puyallup, WA |
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Tom Worthen
Prestwich Pallet, Spanish Fork, UT |
| Associate Directors: |
Jeff Calavan
Weyerhaeuser Hardwoods**, Eugene, OR |
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Ian Carter
North American Nails LLC**, Hillsboro, OR |
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Dale Ragel
Cascade Hardwood, LLC**, Chehalis, WA |
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Jim Whiteside
Marathon Forest Products, LTD**, N Vancouver, BC Canada |
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Tye
Winsor
Metolius Forest Products LLC**, Bend, OR |
| Honorary: |
Don Halstead
Huntington Beach, CA |
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