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  • Women In Propane: From Newspaper Marketing to the Propane Industry

    (December 5, 2019) — After six years as the marketing assistant for Proulx Oil & Propane in Newmarket, N.H., Maribeth Girard is a relative newbie to the propane industry. Her extensive marketing background, however, has laid a strong foundation for a successful new career and helped raise Proulx’s marketing initiatives to a new level. “I was a newspaper marketer for close to 20 years, and had to constantly be focusing on new business, retaining customers, and being out in front of what was quickly becoming a very different and declining industry. The challenges I faced in that industry forced me to think differently on how to market products,” Girard said. “With the internet, apps, social media, and Google, the landscape has changed dramatically, as well…
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  • Women In Propane: Monika Goss, 4th Generation Leader Eager To Learn

    (October 30, 2019) — Monika Goss always suspected she might end up in the propane industry, but it didn’t stop her from earning a master’s degree in biomedical engineering. After three years of managing a neural engineering lab with more than 20 researchers for the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, she got “the call” from her father, Dave Goss, in early 2018 about a position opening in the family business. R.N. Goss Gas Products was started by her great-grandfather in 1934 in Pennsylvania, and is now run by Dave. Monika has worked in different roles at the company since she was 14 years old. Now, at 27, she is the purchasing and inventory manager with sights set on one day running the company. “I…
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  • Propane People “In The News”

    (October 11, 2019) — Anova (Providence, N.J.) has appointed industry veteran, William Kroll , as its first advisor to support the company through a period of extensive expansion. In April, Anova became the new name for DataOnline, WESROC, Wikon, and iTank, and most recently joined forces with Portugal-based Intelligent Sensing Anywhere (ISA). Kroll, who has more than 40 years of experience, spent more than half of his career with Matheson, most recently as chairman and CEO. He has a wealth of knowledge and expertise spanning nearly every facet of business. During his years with Matheson, he focused on the strategic direction and growth of the company, particularly the development of its activities in the electronics market sector. More recently, he focused on the growth of…
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  • Women In Propane: Service Tech “Sam” Bassett A Rarity

    Samantha “Sam” Bassett, a service technician at Superior Energy in Vernon, Conn., often receives surprised looks from customers when they open their doors to find a 24-year-old woman showing up to install or fix a gas appliance, equipment, or line. “It’s not that they’re disrespectful, but when they open the door and see me with heavy, industrial equipment, they second-guess me a lot. I get a lot of second guesses,” she said. Female service technicians are the minority, but they are even rarer in the propane industry. “I’ve yet to come across another female technician. A lot of people at the supply house talk, and they don’t know any other woman doing what I’m doing,” she said. “I think it’s actually pretty cool I’m the…
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  • Anova Hires Danelle DiLibero as Vice President of People and Culture

    New Providence, New Jersey (September 10th, 2019) — Anova recently announced that Danelle DiLibero will serve as its new vice president of people & culture. An accomplished human resources and talent professional, Danelle will lead Anova's end-to-end employee experience, ensuring Anova has the key strategies in place to accelerate a culture of performance excellence, high engagement and continuous improvement. Danelle has more than 20 years of experience within various industries, including financial services (Goldman Sachs), consulting (BCG), engineering and manufacturing (Sensata Technologies), and technology (RMS). She joins Anova from her most recent position as the global head of talent acquisition at Verisk Analytics. In her new role, Danelle will establish the overall people and talent strategies and organizational development plans to attract and develop top…
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  • Women In Propane: Her Focus Is Family, Business, and the Propane Industry

    Rosie Buschur of McMahan’s Bottle Gas in Dayton, Ohio, talks proudly about her husband, Joe; their five children and nine grandchildren; the propane company they have grown; and their dedication to giving back to the propane industry. “We stay really, really busy, but giving back is important,” Buschur said. A typical week for her includes doing “whatever is needed” at McMahan’s—from accounting, to answering phones, to selling grills. She is also kept busy as the current chair of the National Propane Gas Foundation Scholarship Committee for the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA). Outside the office, Rosie strives to attend at least one grandchild’s soccer game a week. A favorite pastime is taking family cruises with their extended family. (Joe has 11 siblings and many nieces…
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  • Propane People “In The News”

    (September 3, 2019) — The Alabama Propane Gas Association has installed its board of directors for the 2019-2020 term. Tim Moore of Mor-Gas (Pisgah) will serve as president; Bill Mayo, Blossman Gas (Rainbow City), vice president; and Tom Cheatham, Leran Products (Pine Mountain), secretary/treasurer. Randy Warner has joined Cavagna North America Inc. (Somerset, N.J.) as its new product manager for North America, to help strengthen the communication and education about Cavagna North America products. Prior to joining Cavagna, he was involved with the propane industry as the owner of Warner C3H8 Consulting, and for more than 20 years, had been in management positions mainly with Ferrellgas. Warner has also served the industry through various leadership roles within the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), the Propane…
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  • Propane People “In The News”…

    (July 8, 2019) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its final Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, replacing the previous administration’s “overreaching” Clean Power Plan with a regulation it says restores the rule of law and empowers states to continue to reduce emissions while providing affordable and reliable energy for all Americans. The June 19 action was the culmination of a review of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP), which was done in response to President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 13873—Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth. The move also follows challenges from a large number of states, trade associations, rural electric cooperatives, and labor unions, who argued the CPP exceeded EPA’s authority under the Clean Air Act. Writing of a new final…
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  • Women In Propane: Banking, Propane, And Five Kids: A Recipe For Success

    Karen Duch was on maternity leave from her job as a mortgage banker in New London, Wisc., when her husband, Jeff, was laid off. Karen had just given birth to triplets—three girls—who were welcomed into the family by their brothers, ages 2 and 4. “With five kids under 5, we said, ‘Oh my gosh, what are we going to do?’” Karen said. Their answer—start a propane company. Jeff had experience in agronomy and the propane industry, and Karen had a business background, thus Wolf River Propane LLC was launched. Seventeen years later, the company continues to grow organically providing propane, tanks, and propane services to residents of central Wisconsin. The company has two customer service representatives and five drivers with about 4000 active customers. “It…
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  • Propane People “In The News”

    (June 18, 2019) — Cargas Systems (Lancaster, Pa.) has promoted Cory Grimm to director of consulting . In his new role, Grimm will expand his management responsibilities leading Cargas Energy’s systems consultants and project managers, as well as focusing on scaling the team’s implementation methodology and strategic initiatives such as new product releases. Prior to joining Cargas, Grimm was an operations analyst for the federal government, a financial advisor, and served in the active duty Air Force. Since joining Cargas in 2013, he has served as a trainer, consultant, and project manager. Dan Boyd has joined Energy Distribution Partners (EDP; Chicago) as General Manager for Anderson Propane Services . Anderson Propane serves residential and commercial customers in the Caldwell and Uhrichsville, Ohio, areas. Clayton Cook…
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  • Women In Propane: How A Passion For Horses Led To A Career In Propane

    Growing the liquefied petroleum (LP) transportation sector of a national insurance company was not Michelle Ceschan’s career goal when she graduated from Robert Morris University 15 years ago with a degree in communications and a passion for horses. She knew nothing about insurance or propane distribution. Growing up with horses, cattle, sheep, and cats in a rural community in Ohio, Ceschan, now a business development specialist for propane operations at National Interstate Insurance Co., did know hard work and responsibility. Taking care of the animals before and after school was part of her daily routine. She began riding horses at age 2 and was involved in 4H along with her brother. In high school, she began working at a local tack shop and continued there…
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  • Propane People “In The News”

    (April 2019) Ferrellgas (Overland Park, Kan.) has promoted Chad Pendill to director of business development, where he will support the company’s ongoing efforts to acquire multi-state and independent propane companies. Pendill, based in St. Michael, Minn., joined Ferrellgas as an account manager in December 2017 after a 27-year career in the wholesale equipment business. Energy Distribution Partners (EDP; Chicago) recently added several general managers to its staff including Keith Barker who joined the company as General Manager of Carolina Propane in Orangeburg, SC; and Carmichael Propane in Walterboro, SC . EDP acquired both companies in 2018. Barker’s industry experience started in 1987 and spans the Carolinas and Virginia. He began his industry career with Davenport Energies, an independently owned heating oil and propane gas dealer…
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