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Committees

State Advocacy

Goal:  WPA influences policy and legislation as the source for research and education on western state issues related to the wood pallet industry.

Objectives:

  1. Increase member engagement in advocacy
  2. Empower the legislative committee to determine the scope
  3. Improve communications with like-minded associations
  4. Increase targeted state legislator’s understanding of the wood pallet industry

Members

  • Daniel Hord-chair
  • Jeff Carr
  • Kathleen Dietrich
  • Kate Matz
  • Sean Maxwell
  • Ben Rist
  • Daniel Rodriguez
  • Jessica Torres

Member Engagement

Goal:  Promote continued growth in membership, engagement, and activities of the WPA.

Objectives:

  1. Increase WPA board utilization of committees
  2. Increase member engagement opportunities
  3. Increase diversification of engagement opportunities

Members

  • Ralph Rupert-chair
  • Jorge Eroza
  • Nicole Giordano
  • Ryan Greenwood
  • Guy Gruenberg
  • Bruce Kennedy
  • Ed Montes
  • Nic Wilson
  • Greg Vipond

Revenue Streams

Goal:  Increase and diversify revenue through the delivery of value to the industry.

Objectives:

  1. Increase revenue through diversification
  2. Identify sponsorship opportunities outside of the annual meeting
  3. Set annual specific financial goals

Members

  • Scott Gutierrez-chair
  • Jeremiah Denton
  • Jon Farinha
  • Kate Matz
  • Jason Saunders
  • Zach Swenson
  • Dave Uppal
  • Eric Wilderson
  • Nic Wilson

Resource

Goal:   The affiliated pallet industries recognize WPA as a valuable resource for understanding the western region pallet environment.

Objectives:

  1. Improve awareness of the WPA by the North American pallet industry
  2. Increase the effectiveness of communications to current members of WPA resources
  3. Increase engagement of prospective members to utilize WPA as a valuable resource
  4. Build and create valuable resources specific to the western pallet environment

Members

  • Beatrice Vasquez-chair
  • Gregg Elam
  • Guy Gruenberg
  • Glenn Meeks
  • Deisy Melchor
  • Magali Melchor
  • Edgar Montes
  • Dylan Ruder
  • Jessica Torres
  • Brint Walker
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