A.R.A.'s new President Frank Wilson has announced his appointments to the A.R.A.'s special interest groups and committees for 2000.
Construction & Industrial Services Special Interest Group: Chairperson - Jeffery Wearing, Ready Rent All, Decatur, Ga.; Leonard Sedillo, RentX Industries, Las Cruces, N.M.; Gary Ross, Prime Equipment Co., La Porte, Texas; Roger Vajgrt, Home Rental Center & Sales Co., Marshalltown, Iowa; Paul Connelly, Construction Tool Service, Pittsburgh; Richard Stewart, Shelbyville Modern Way Rentals, Shelbyville, Tenn.; Board Liaison - David Wilcox II, General Rental Center, Frankfort, Ky.; Frank Wilson, Frank Wilson's Tent & Events, Augusta, Ga.
General Tool & Equipment Services Special Interest Group: Chairperson - Thomas Fouts, Bledsoe's Equipment, Lee's Summit, Mo.; Kevin Pierson, Strobels Rentals, Great Falls, Mont.; Hollis Sanders, Camilla Rent-All, Camilla, Ga.; Victor Proulx, United Rentals, Buckley, Wash.; Terry Trusgnich, Aide Rentals, South Chicago Heights, Ill.; Paul Hawk, A-1 Rental Centers, Moline, Ill.; Albert Emel, A G G Rental Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; Board Liaisons - David Wilcox II; Frank Wilson.
Party & Events Services Special Interest Group: Chairperson - Maun Petersen, Diamond Rental & Sales, Salt Lake City; Pat Quinby, A Party Center, San Rafael, Calif.; Rhonda Pedersen, Pedersen's Rentals & Sales, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada; Linda Jones, Area Rent-Alls, Westminster, Colo.; Andrew Paquette, Pyramide Party Center, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada; Carlton Baker, Party Place, Nashville, Tenn.; Board Liaison - Charles Neffle, All Occasions Event Rental, Cincinnati.
Next Generation Special Interest Group: Chairperson - Debra Shipper, Chicago Party Rental, LaGrange, Ill.; Brad Turlington, United Rent-All, Raleigh, N.C.; David Lemieux, Ray Rents, Columbus, Ga.; Peter Webster, McLean-Sherwood Party Rentals, Brampton, Ontario, Canada; Scott Morris, General Rental Center, Springfield, Mo.; Clinton Tate, Tates Rents, Boise, Idaho; Board Liaisons - Charles Neffle, David Wilcox II; Frank Wilson.
Advertising & Marketing Committee: Chairperson - Jonathan Rodgers, Rentals Unlimited, Bolingbrook, Ill.; L. Sandy Meaders, Rent All of Laurel, Laurel, Miss.; John Bibbo Jr., EVENT Source, Cleveland; Dulany Noble, Gala Cloths by Dulany, Baltimore; Megan Jones-Holt, Celebration Rentals, Flemington, N.J.; Charles Button, Button's Rent-It, Royal Oak, Mich.; Board Liaisons - Richard Paquette, Pyramide Rental Centers, Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada; Charles Neffle; Frank Wilson; David Wilcox II.
A.R.A. Political Action Committee: Chairperson - Charles Neffle; Jay Lageschulte, S & M Rentals, Phoenix; Mike Frost, Sunbelt Rentals, Douglasville, Ga.; David Wilcox II; Frank Wilson; Richard Paquette.
Business Development Committee: Chairperson - Frederich Dupy, American Rental Service, Austin, Texas; Craig Hiscock, Hiscock Rentals & Sales, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada; Lorin Winegar, Diamond Party & Event, Salt Lake City; Eugene Lapierre, Taylor Rental Center, Holyoke, Mass.; Randall Hardy, Construction Rental, Salina, Kan.; Kevin Hoffman, A to Z RentAll & Sales, Madison, Wis.; Board Liaison - Frank Wilson.
Education Committee: Chairperson - Steve Kohn, Miller's Rentals & Sales, Edison, N.J.; Marion Ghiglione, Handy Special Event Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; Judy King, Event Central, Kansas City, Mo.; David Dworschak, Don's Rental, St. Helens, Ore.; G. Richard Young Jr., Young Rental Center, Harvey, La.; Paul Powers III, United Rentals, Salinas, Calif.; Board Liaison - Frank Wilson.
Events Ad Hoc Committee: Chairperson - Paul Zahner, P.T.R., Carmel, Ind.; Karen McVey, McVey Tent & Expo, Appleton, Wis.; David Peters, Absolute Amusements Rental Co., Orlando, Fla.; John Crabbe, Vermont Tent Co., South Burlington, Vt.; G. Richard Young Jr.; Betty Dedmond, Chantilly General Rental, Chantilly, Va.; Kelly Murphy, Panache Party Rentals, Pompano Beach, Fla.; Damon Holditch, Austin Rent-All, Austin, Texas; Board Liaison - Charles Neffle, David Wilcox II.
Exhibitor Advisory Committee: Chairperson - Debbie George, Genie Industries, Redmond, Wash.; Tom Tucker, Exposition Management, St. Louis; Dennis Barous, Essex Silver-Line Corp., Dracut, Mass.; Ken Persson, Maywood Furniture Corp., Maywood, N.J.; George Blanchfield, JET Equipment & Tools, North Royalton, Ohio; Ken Snover, Ingersoll-Rand Construction, Bethlehem, Pa.; William Veneris, Alert Computer Systems, Oakdale, Calif.; Board Liaison - Frank Wilson.
Governmental Affairs Committee: Chairperson - Charles Neffle; L. Sandy Meaders; Terry Bryant, Bryant's Rent-All of Lexington, Lexington, Ky.; Hal Roe, Bradley Equipment Rentals & Sales, Cleveland, Tenn.; David Wilcox II; Pamela McKenney, The Rent-All Shops, Columbia, S.C.; Board Liaison - Frank Wilson.
Investment Committee: Chairperson - Frank Wilson; Dennis Turner, PDQ Rentals, Santa Fe Springs, Calif.; Timothy Hewett, ABC Equipment Rental, Tulsa, Okla.; Charles Neffle; David Wilcox II; Richard Paquette.
Local & State Association Development Committee: Chairperson - Chris Quillen, Quillen's Rent-All, Rehoboth Beach, Del.; Karen McVey; Marcel Durand, Quality Rentals, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada; Steve Garcia, Garcia's Tent & Events, Albuquerque, N.M.; Charles Nihart, Aaro Rentals, De Witt, Mich.; Julie Gauthier, Valley Rent-All, Waterbury, Vt.; Board Liaison - Frank Wilson.
MBA Ad Hoc Committee: Chairperson - Stan Crumbaugh, Independence Rent-All, Independence, Mo.; Jay Lageschulte; Charles Neffle; David Wilcox II; Board Liaison - Frank Wilson.
National Nominating Committee: Chairperson - Skip Evans, RentX Industries, Denver; Douglas Dartnell, Bow, N.H.; Timothy Hewett; Frank Wilson; Michael Frost; Richard Paquette.
Party Certification Ad Hoc Committee: Chairperson - Maun Petersen; Deb Penk-Reeb, Party Animals, Casper, Wyo.; Mike Davis, The Rent-All Shops, Columbia, S.C.; Robert Sivek, The Meetinghouse Cos., Elmhurst, Ill.; Jane Gillespie, Rental Service, Woburn, Mass.; Stephen Belliveau, Tentwares, Londonderry, N.H.; John Crabbe; Andrew Paquette; Board Liaison - Charles Neffle.
Search Ad Hoc Committee: Chairperson - Pamela McKenney; Jay Lageschulte; Richard Paquette; David Wilcox II; Frank Wilson; Maun Petersen; Keith Klarin, Perfect Party Consulting Services, Palm City, Fla.