Professional Development & Training Committee

Mission: Based on our members’ current and future needs, the Professional Development & Training Committee will serve as the hub of educational information whether created or acquired and will market, distribute and coordinate these education products or programs.

Russell Geary, Co-Chair
Geary Pacific Supply
4365 Jetway Court
North Highlands, CA 95660-5701
(916) 481-0244

Tom Hansch, Co-Chair
G. W. Berkheimer Co., Inc.
6000 Southport Rd.
Portage, IN 46368-6405
(219) 764-5200

Kevin Dier, Co-Chair
Johnstone Supply, Corporate
P.O. Box 3010
Portland, OR 97208
(503) 419-9047

Career Development Sub-committee
Ken Perotta, Chair

Parts & Equipment Co. Inc.
5121 Manchester Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110-2013
(314) 647-5511

Tech./Product Training Sub-committee
Brian Boyd, Chair
A/C Supply Company
P.O. Box 11340
Fort Worth, TX 76110
(817)922-0601

Exec. Development Sub-committee
Castor, Vice Chair
GBG, Inc.
1525 Beaver Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
(412) 321-8300

Oversight:

Distribution Learning Network
Independent Study Institute
Certified Counter Specialist Program
Professional Development Retreat
University of Industrial Distribution

Work Products:

Executive development /leadership training; workbooks; TechTips; Counterline Publication; Specialty Workshops; Texas A&M Consortia

Information Sharing:

Succession issues; HR; Management; Product Training Programs

Alliance Partnerships & Industry Liaison:

AEA (Association Education Alliance); The Business Owner Magazine; NATE; AHRI; ACCA; RSES; Annual HVACR and Plumbing Instructors Workshop; Texas A&M School of Industrial Distribution