CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
NWFPA Staff Contacts
David Zepponi
President
Connie Kirby
Vice President, Scientific & Technical Affairs
Two Daves Recall 50 Years of
NWFPA Memories of Excellence
Dave Klick
Cluster Outreach Executive
Pam Barrow, J.D.
Director, Energy & Sustainability
James Curry
Director, Government Affairs
Dave Pahl
President
1962 - 2000
Tawnia Linde
Membership Development Manager
David McGiverin
Director, Environmental Affairs and Workforce
Nick Allen
Policy & Communications Support Specialist
Patty Pepin
Director, Accounting and Operations
Alisa Zwanger
Senior Marketing Manager
Karen Waggoner
Events Manager
There have been four Daves on the NWFPA staff in the last 50
years – including two “younger ones,” Dave Zepponi and David
McGiverin – but with a combined 80 years of employment at
NWFPA, Dave Pahl (1962-2000) and Dave Klick (1971-Present)
go back a half century to reminisce on some favorite moments
in NWFPA history.
He was a country boy from Pendleton, fresh out of Oregon
State University with a crew cut, FFA state leadership experience, and an agriculture economics degree. Dave A. Pahl began his 38-year career in 1962 with the Northwest Canners
and Freezers Association, as assistant to executive secretary
Cecil Tulley.
Dave Klick
Cluster Outreach
Executive
1971 - present
Pahl’s first assignment was to supervise the sample display
for the 1963 convention. This annual event began in the
1930s and was a valuable opportunity for food company
personnel and buyers to compare products among competing companies.
Noticing that samples submitted by some companies seemed flawless,
association leaders decided that all samples for display would be collected
from warehouse stocks by an association staff member. Pahl rapidly became
acquainted with member management, operations and industry issues.
David Pahl succeeded Tulley as the 6th executive officer in 1968. This
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remarkable executive management stability continues today. In 2001, Dave
PR & Promotions Manager, Centennial Celebration
Zepponi, current NWFPA president, became only the 7th full-time CEO since
the association was founded 100 years ago.
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