Propane People “In The News”

(January 25, 2018) — Advanced Digital Data, Inc. (ADD Systems; Flanders, N.J.)

recently expanded its sales team with the addition of

as a full-time inside sales representative. Casey brings four years of sales experience to ADD Systems, having worked as a salesman for a waste-water equipment company.

WESROC Monitoring Solutions

(Blair, Neb.) has added two new employees to its team.

has joined the firm to

. Montgomery brings a wealth of industry experience to his new position. Upon joining the industry in 1988, he spent his first 10 years performing every role from cylinder dock filling, cylinder/bulk driver, Level 5 service tech, and eventually working his way to becoming an operations manager. For the last 19 years, Montgomery has been in propane sales, focused on adding clients in Ohio and Michigan.

has been named to

. O’Brien also has a great deal of experience and knowledge of the industry, having spent 11 years in propane sales and five years in business consulting. He is acknowledged by his peers as being passionate about helping businesses achieve their financial goals by reducing expenses and increasing sales.

of

will serve as president of the

for 2017-2018.

(Jonesboro), was elected vice president; and

(Plumerville), treasurer.

(Beebe) is past president. Directors include

(Crawfordsville), District 1;

(Batesville), District 1;

(Hot Springs), District 2;

(Mountain Pine), District 2;

(Greenbrier), District 3;

(Springdale), District 3;

(DeQueen), District 4; and

(Murfreesboro), District 4. At-Large Members include

(Damascus);

(Wynne);

(Lawson, Mo.); and

(Marshall, Mo.).

The

has elected its officers for the 2017-2018 term.

(Buena Vista) will serve as president;

(Greeley), vice president;

(Monte Vista), secretary; and

, treasurer.

of

(Orlando) has been elected

of the

for the 2017-2018 term. Serving with him are

(Sarasota), first vice president;

(Sanford), second vice president; and

(Indiantown), secretary/treasurer.

is immediate past president.

Board of directors with terms expiring in 2018 include: Todd Lawrence, Farmers Cooperative; Debra Lynch, AmeriGas; Don Lynch, AmeriGas; Donnie Moore, CUI; and Jerry Melendy, Coker Fuel. Directors with terms ending in 2019 include: Kevin Bahr, Bahr’s Propane Gas & A/C Inc.; Ken DePrinzio, Total Comfort Gas; Jim Daus, Tri State Distributors; and Finbar Doyle, Suburban Propane. JD Bain, Ferrellgas; Mack Hacker, Suburban Propane; Patti Mulligan, Sams Gas; and Steve Romano, Gas Equipment Co. will serve on the board until 2020.

(Milledgeville), will serve as

for the new term. Also elected were

(Waynesboro), president elect;

(Cleveland), vice president;

(Albany), secretary; and

(Sandy Springs), treasurer.

Lynn Sheets has joined K & K Management Solutions

(Avon, Ind.) as vice president of business strategy. In his new role, he will work closely with the company’s Valued Partners to provide customized management services to create and manage new business strategies to help them increase ROI, productivity, and efficiencies to ensure consistent and sustainable bottom-line improvement. Since joining the industry in 1974, Sheets has gained wide-ranging energy-related business experience with cooperatives, and propane and petroleum marketers. As the petroleum manager at Key Cooperative/SCE in Iowa for 13 years, he was a K & K Management Solutions’ Energy-Force Enterprise Valued Partner. An active member of the industry, he has been recognized as CHS Propane Marketer of the Year (2004 and 2008), and has participated on the Iowa Propane EFI Board (2002-2006), IPGA Governmental Relations Committee (instrumental in the passing of the state PERC), Iowa Propane Gas PAC, and NPGA Benchmarking Council.

(Statesville), will serve as

for the 2017-2018 term. Also on the executive board are Billy Foust, Williams Energy Group (Tarboro), chairman; Joe Phillips, Creedmoor Fuels (Creedmoor), chairman-elect; Scott Prewitt, Blossman Gas (Swannanoa), vice-chairman; Angi Harris, Gardner Marsh (Raleigh), secretary; and Jeff Wade, Rand Wade Oil Co. (Snow Hill), treasurer.

(Telford), has been elected to serve as the 2017-2018

. Serving with him are

(Douglassville), president elect;

, vice president;

(Green Lane), treasurer; and

(Kane), secretary.