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Distributor's Link Magazine Fall Issue 2017 / Vol 40 No4

102 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S

102 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK PACIFIC-WEST FASTENER ASSOCIATION 10842 Noel Street #107, Los Alamitos, CA 90720 TEL 714-484-4747 FAX 562-684-0695 EMAIL info@pac-west.org WEB www.pac-west.org KEVIN CHAVIS RE-ELECTED PAC-WEST PRESIDENT by Vickie Lester Kevin Chavis of Star Stainless Screw (Commerce, California) was elected to serve a third term as president of the Pacific-West Fastener Association at a recent meeting of the Pac-West Board of Directors. Chris McCaffrey of R&D Fasteners (Rancho Cucamonga, California) was re-elected as the association’s vice president, and Ron Stanley of Empire Bolt & Screw (Spokane, Washington) was re-elected secretary/ treasurer. Rick Peterson of All-West Components & Fasteners (Seattle, Washington) stays on the Board as immediate past president. Trevor Borland of Pacific Bolt Manufacturing (New Westminster, British Columbia), Joshua Hutton of American Bolt & Screw (Fontana, California), Ron Stanley, and Scott Webb of Bisco Industries (San Diego, California) were elected by the Pac-West membership to serve threeyear terms on the Board of Directors. Other members of the Pac-West Board are Corey Bell of THB Inc. (Salt Lake City, Utah), Steve Kendall of Portland Screw Company (Portland, Oregon), Gigi Linsalata of Copper State Bolt & Nut (Phoenix, Arizona), Beth Van Zandt of Desert Distribution (Santa Clarita, California), and Doug Weiland of Stelfast (Milpitas, California). At the association’s recent fall conference, tribute was paid to retiring Board members Hans Fuller of Fuller (Surrey, British Columbia), Alison Hubbard of North State Fastener (Sunnyvale, California), and Clay Weaver of Industrial Threaded Products (Brea, California). Pac-West’s 2017 fall conference took place August 24-26 at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort in Whistler, British Columbia. The conference featured the perfect mix of stimulating educational programs and fun events. ASSOCIATION ARTICLE Education offerings at the Pac-West 2017 fall conference included: ¤ Daniel Riggs’ (Wurth Industry North America) insightful presentation on “Minimize Your Risk!” thoroughly covered fastener import and export requirements ¤ Carmen Vertullo’s (Carver FACT Center) program on “Fastener Lessons NOT Learned” ¤ Hans Fuller’s and Chris McCaffrey’s Ignite presentations over lunch ¤ Business Executives roundtable discussions ¤ Business Owners roundtable discussions ¤ “Hiring, Developing, and Retaining ‘A’ Players Using Predictive Analytics by Robert Nugent with Management Action Programs Conference social events included golf at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club, a Peak 2 Peak gondola experience between Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains, a spouse/guest Whistler Tasting Tour, and a fun Olympics-style competition during the Friday night banquet. Pac-West’s next conference and 50th anniversary celebration will take place April 18-21, 2018 at the Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch, Scottsdale, Arizona. Also on the schedule for 2018 is the Pac-West Fall Conference, August 8-11 at the Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish, Montana. For more information about Pac-West and its activities contact Vickie Lester, CAE, executive director, Pacific- West Fastener Association, 10842 Noel Street #107, Los Alamitos, CA 90720, 714-484-4747, fax 562-684-0695, e-mail vlester@pac-west.org, www.pac-west.org. PACIFIC-WEST FASTENER ASSOCIATION

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