See the newly-elected board members for the Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association.
ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, announced Sept. 8 that the following individuals have been elected to serve on the 2023 ISSA Board of Directors, which will be led by incoming ISSA president Matt Vonachen of Vonachen Group.
- Vice President/President-Elect: Matthew J. Schenk, Midlab
- Executive Officer: Tom Friedl, Hospeco Brands Group
- Manufacturer Director: Nicole Goulet, Diversey
- Distributor Director: Laura Ann Craven, Imperial Dade
- Canada Director: Brock Tully, Bunzl Canada
Returning Board Members
In addition to Vonachen, the following 2023 Board members are returning from the 2022 Board:
- Past President/International Director: Harry Dochelli, Essendant
- Secretary: Scott Stevenson, KleenMark
- Treasurer: Mercer Stanfield, Brame Specialty Company
- Distributor Director: Michael Chiappe, California Janitorial Supply
- Manufacturer Reps’ Director: Jay Shearer, J.J. Shearer Company
- Manufacturer Director: Matthew Urmanski, Essity Professional Hygiene, North America
- BSC Director: Valerie Burd, ABM
Outgoing Board Members
The following individuals complete their service on the board in 2022:
- Steve Lewis, Golden Star, Inc.
- Brendan Cherry, Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc.
- Amir Karim, Polykar
- Ailene Grego, SouthEast LINK
ISSA invites all members to greet the new board members when they officially take office at the ISSA General Business Meeting on October 13, which will be hosted at ISSA Show North America 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Additional details will be announced soon.
ISSA has more than 10,500 members, including distributors, manufacturers, manufacturer representatives, wholesalers, building service contractors, in-house service providers, residential cleaners and associated service members.
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Mike Hockett is MDM’s executive editor, having joined the publication in March 2022. He oversees MDM’s editorial content and direction, coordinates with contributing authors, conducts interviews with executives in the wholesale distribution space and serves as the editorial face of MDM at industry events. He has extensively covered the distribution and manufacturing sectors since 2014. Hockett earned a degree in print journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and works from his home in Madison, Wisconsin. He can be contacted at mike@mdm.com.
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