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32 FEDA News & Views In closing, I want to share that my core personal and profes- sional beliefs are grounded in a strong commitment to servant leadership and advocacy on behalf of businesses. These val- ues come from family and business mentors who taught me that there are always smarter and more experienced people around you from whom to learn, and change is a necessary constant for any successful business; you must be prepared for change and ready to act on change at any given moment. I would love to talk with members and partners anytime by phone, email, text, or video call and can arrange to meet in person as well. I look forward to the great conversations we'll have and the work we'll accomplish together. and quality speakers. A special thanks also to our FEDA supporters and vol- unteers. At the annual members meeting, FEDA members recognized the service of outgoing board members Brock Bodart of Dykes Restaurant Supply, Fred Cypress of Dixie Store Fixtures, Scott Gerharz of Gerharz Equipment, Chad Johnstun of Dick's Restaurant Supply, Keith Kidwell of Central Products and Eric Margulies of United Restaurant Equipment Co. Charlie Fusari of Myers Restaurant Supply and Jonathan Gustafson of Ace Mart were elected to a second term. Elected to a fi rst two-year term were Cary Amundsen of Amundsen Commercial Kitchens, Tricia Powers Dambrauskas of B&G Restaurant Supply, Elizabeth Price of Central Restaurant Products, Michael Keck of Concept Services and Huff Harper of Oswalt Restaurant Supply. The offi cers re-elected to the Executive Committee are President Joe Schmitt of Rapids Wholesale Equipment, Vice President Mason Greene of Hotel & Restaurant Supply, Treasurer Jay Ringelheim of Globe Equipment Co., Secretary Paul Parr of TriMark Hockenbergs and Chairperson Brad Pierce of Restaurant Equipment World. To Our Valued Industry Partners As always, FEDA appreciates the support of our many convention sponsors and their commitment to the dealer community. The 2017 FEDA Convention sponsors were Hobart/Vulcan/Traulsen; Thermo-Kool/Mid-South Industries Inc; InSinkErator; Metro; AutoQuotes; ReTrans Freight Services; Heritage Foodserivce Group, Inc; Edlund Co. LLC, an Ali Group Co.; Hatco Corp. and Eagle Group. Association Highlights continued Industry Insights continued Association Highlights continued Association Highlights continued Industry Insights continued Scalable, Efficient, Integrated EDI and XML interface E-commerce integrations Vendor routing controls Customized reporting Committed Pricing without a contract to sign Transparency through a consultative approach Faster implementation Eliminate hassles to improve productivity Control freight costs Audit and freight bill administration Specialized services Multi-department efficiencies Please contact Kevin Brink – kbrink@retransfreight.com or 1-800-426-8896 Ext. 390 to develop your customized program RETRANS FREIGHT HAS MORE OF AN IMPACT ON YOUR BUSINESS THAN ANY COMPETITIVE SOLUTION ReTRans FReighT has moRe oF an impacT on youR business Than any compeTiTive soluTion Please contact Kevin Brink – kbrink@retransfreight.com or 1-800-426-8896 Ext. 390 to develop your customized program Scalable, Efficient, Integrated EDI and XML interface E-commerce integrations Vendor routing controls Customized reporting Committed Pricing without a contract to sign Transparency through a consultative approach Faster implementation Eliminate hassles to improve productivity Control freight costs Audit and freight bill administration Specialized services Multi-department efficiencies Please contact Kevin Brink – kbrink@retransfreight.com or 1-800-426-8896 Ext. 390 to develop your customized program RETRANS FREIGHT HAS MORE OF AN IMPACT ON YOUR BUSINESS THAN ANY COMPETITIVE SOLUTION