The APA Board of Directors is charged with managing the affairs of the association in accordance with the bylaws. Composed of 12 dedicated individuals from member companies—six retailers and six suppliers—the board of directors is elected by the membership.
Executive Committee
President
John Stangle, CRM
Creative Awards & Screen Printing
Wichita, KS
316.652.0926
john@creative-awards.com
President-Elect
Niels Norby
Netsoft Studio, LLC
Carlsbad, CA
775.996.1343, ext. 2040
nnorby@netsoftstudio.com
Secretary/Treasurer
Dan Messerschmidt
JDS Industries Inc
Sioux Falls, SD
605.271.9128
danm@jdsindustries.com
Past President
Lisa Higginbotham, CRM
FiveStar Awards & Engraving
Cary, NC
919.954.1130
lisah@fivestarawards.net
Directors
Greg Azorsky
Recognition Plus
Independence, MO
816.229.6966
greg@rpawards.com
Wilson Brim, CRS
Southern Trophy House
Nashville, TN
615.256.7295
wilsonb@southerntrophy.com
Jeanette Brewer Richardson, CRS
Engraving Concepts
Arlington, TX
817.460.8122 x 201
jeanette@engravingconcepts.com
Mark Case
The Finer Line
Itasca, IL
847.884.1611
mark@finerline.com
Darin Jones
Ikonics Imaging
Duluth, MN
218.628.2217 x113
djones@ikonics.com
Gregory Kolenut
Marco Awards Group
South Windsor, CT
201.873.6577
gkolenut@aol.com
Jim O’Neill
Pacesetter Awards
Chicago, IL
773.628.8102
jim.one@pacesetterawards.com
Justin Varn
Awards4U
Tallahassee, FL
850.878.7187
Justin.varn@awards4u.com