essentials
contents
National School Supply and Equipment Association
WINTER 2014
for the educational products marketplace
HEADQUARTERS STAFF
PRESIDENT/CEO
Jim McGarry
[email protected]
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VP OF OPERATIONS & MEETINGS
Bill Duffy
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VP OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Adrienne Dayton
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DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP
Karen Prince
[email protected]
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BUSINESS IN FIVE
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LIFELONG
MARKETING
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SPOTLIGHT :
KURTZ BROS.
18 LEADERSHIP
NOMINEES
20 MEMBERSHIP
BENEFITS
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INDUSTRY NEWS
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TEAM
26 INDEPENDENT
STATIONERS
ALLIANCE
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PREVIEW
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CLASS IN SESSION
EDSPACES
2013 RECAP
National School Supply and Equipment Association
8380 Colesville Road | Suite 250 | Silver Spring, MD 20910
phone: 301.495.0240 | fax: 301.495.3330/7362/7386
e-mail: [email protected] | www.nssea.org
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DIRECTOR OF MEETINGS & EVENTS
Joe Tucker
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COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
ESSENTIALS EDITOR
Sherron Washington
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MEETINGS MANAGER
Samantha Lesesne
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EXHIBITS MANAGER
Michael Nercesian
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SALES MANAGER
Odell McCants
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WEBMASTER
Elizabeth Bradtke
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MEMBERSHIP SPECIALIST
Nicole Whatley
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BOOKKEEPER/OFFICE MANAGER
Tamara Davis
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