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WHO WE ARE... Connected and Tuned In to Our Members Dependable Fun Imaginative Optimistic | OUR VISION MiPPA will be the premier association to serve the needs of promotional marketing professionals. | OUR MISSION MiPPA is dedicated to providing fun experiences and educational exchanges for suppliers and distributors to help build promotional professionals and increase industry awareness. |
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PROVIDING LEADERSHIP
AND VISION FOR A MORE PROSPEROUS INDUSTRY.
| Roger Burnett - President Branded Logistics (Supplier) | rogerburnett2013@gmail.com Term ending 12/31/20 “There is a distinct and noticeable difference between people selling promotional products and promotional products professionals. I'm friends with many non-members, but those I respect and learn the most from are typically members of their Regional Trade Association, and those people recognize MiPPA as being amongst the best there are. As I return to the Board and assume the responsibility of President in our 50th Anniversary year, I intend to #MakeItGold every chance I get, not just with the way we will celebrate this year, but more importantly with the path this Board intends to take the Organization in 2019” FUN FACTS 1. We've hosted 17 dinner events in and around the metro Detroit area over the last 3 years. (#18 is right around the corner!) 2. Our youngest son won an ice-hockey National Championship as a 21 year last year with a team from Shreveport, LA. Yes, they play hockey in the South, and they play it well. 3. Our family forgoes the exchange of Christmas presents, choosing to take an annual family vacation together to a memorable destination. Now that our 3 boys are out of the house, it ensures a 2nd chance every year for all of us to be together doing something we'll all remember, hopefully forever. 4. I spend a disproportionate amount of money attending live music events. I can't get enough of them, no matter how bad the ringing in my ears has become. |
| Sarah Merrill - President-Elect/RAC Delegate Mercury Promotions and Fulfillment (Distributor) | merrills@mercuryfs.com Term ending 12/31/21 "Becoming a board member of MiPPA was the perfect opportunity for me to become more involved in the industry I love so much. It’s a wonderful way to learn while giving back. It’s not very often in life that you get the chance to work & play with people who share the same passions." FUN FACTS
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| Jane Mitchell MAS – Immediate Past President - Executive Committee Advocacy /Governance Lansing LEAD Program Jungle Jane Promotions (Distributor) | jane@junglejanepromotions.com Term ending 12/31/19 "I hope to help MIPPA grow and show other distributors the importance of belonging to their local association. I also enjoyed travel to Washington DC to educate the Congressman and Senators about the important roll Promotional Products can play in all walks of life." FUN FACTS
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| MEAGAN NEDLO – Director Cutter & Buck (Supplier) | meagan.nedlo@cutterbuck.com Term ending 12/31/20 "As a relative newbie to the promotional products industry, I’ve been overwhelmed by how welcoming and supportive this organization has been. If I can do a little bit to give back to our community of professionals and contribute to the greater Michigan promotional products industry as a whole, sign me up!" FUN FACTS
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| Eric Pehrson, BASI - Director Creative Studio Promotions (Distributor) | EPehrson@creativestudiopromo.com Term ending 12/31/20 "I have known and been involved with MiPPA since the day I started in promotional products. Former MiPPA President Paul Zafarana first gave me a chance in this industry and one of the first things I did was attend Promotional Products 101. A couple of years after that I started my own distributorship and the very first thing I did was join MiPPA. I would attend Promotions that Roar, volunteer at the Bloom Show, went go to all the Luncheon with the Stars I could. At each event I met more and more amazing people and loved the networking opportunities. I wanted to run for the board to give back to an organization that has given me so much. To be included with such a great group of passionate people who truly cares about this industry is such an honor. MiPPA has helped me to grow professionally and as an added bonus I’ve made some amazing friends along the way." FUN FACTS
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| Parker Melvin - Director Goldstar Pens (Supplier) | parker.melvin@goldstarpens.com Term ending 12/31/21 "What do I love about MiPPA? Honestly, everything. Especially the people. I have been so impressed with MiPPA as a professional organization since I moved to the supplier side of our industry in 2017. It is one of the absolute finest regional trade associations in the entire country. Having worked as both distributor and supplier, I feel that I have much to offer in advancing MiPPA’s mission. I am very passionate about the future of our industry and wish to contribute to its success in every way that I can. What better way to do that than to serve on the board of this top notch organization?!” FUN FACTS
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| Glenn Miotke - Director - Secretary Unfolding Communications (Distributor) | glenn@unfolding.biz Term ending 12/31/19 FUN FACTS
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| Kelly Connolly - Director - Membership and Advocacy Charles River Apparel (Supplier) | kconnolly@charlesriverapparel.com Term ending 12/31/19
"I joined Mippa to gain knowledge while working with industry peers and hopefully share some of my own experiences. Mippa provides valuable resources and is the most friendly, inclusive fun group of people where all are welcome." FUN FACTS
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| Paul A. Kiewiet MAS - Executive Director MiPPA | paul@mippa.org | 269-806-4489 "I believe this can be the golden age of promotional products for professionals who wish to grow, to learn how to create value and how to be more relevant to the needs of their customers. I like the way that MiPPA provides the tools for people to do that successfully." FUN FACTS
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| Sandra Kelley CAS – Director Prestige Promotions powered by Proforma (Distributor) | sandra.kelley@proforma.com Term ending 12/31/20 "I really do LOVE MIPPA. I have been a member at large for the last several years and was honored to be asked to serve as a Board Member for 2019-2020. I accepted because I truly believe it is our duty to serve in some aspect of our industry. Each of us is responsible to help make the industry just a little bit better, utilizing our own unique gifts and talents (I'm still in search of mine)! I was always so impressed at how organized the MIPPA events were and how they were done with high quality and don't let me start on the value that each member receives from their membership. Being a member of MIPPA was a no-brainer!" FUN FACTS
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| Tony Shereda - Treasurer QMI Group, Inc. (Distributor) | TShereda@qmimail.com Term ending 12/31/20 “I really wanted to become more involved in the industry and MiPPA was a great way to network with some of the most caring and sharing people in the world. After all that this industry had given to me and my family I really wanted to find a way to give back and MiPPA gave me that venue.” FUN FACTS
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATION
Service on the board of directors of MiPPA provides you with high profile leadership opportunities as well as the ability to shape the future of this organization.
Service is a two year commitment beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31. The board and newly elected members meet in November for a full day strategic planning meeting. Board meetings take place about nine or ten months of the year, usually in a metro Detroit location. When there are major association events, the meetings are scheduled to coincide with them. Some meetings may take place via conference call or web conference.
Directors may run for a consecutive two year term. The President serves one additional year as Immediate Past President.
By serving on the board, you will make life long friendships, meet the leaders and visionaries in the industry and get a much higher level perspective on the industry. You will also be exposed to opportunities to interact and engage on the national level through our affiliation with PPAI and the Regional Association Council (RAC).
The people and skills that we are looking for are visionary, strategic, big-picture thinkers. Directors will also be needed to serve as officers including Treasurer, Secretary, President-Elect and President.
Elections are held in October as voted by the general membership. We seek to have a good balance of supplier, multiline rep and distributors serving on the board although each director is charged to serve the best interests of the entire industry and membership.
If you would like to serve, please download and complete the nomination form.
PAST PRESIDENTSView the past Presidents of MiPPA Presidents of MiPPA (1).pdf |
