August 27, 2023
Voting for approval of the slate of nominees to the American Rental Association (ARA) Board of Directors opens on Monday, Aug. 28. Ballots will be available electronically to the designated voting representatives of all ARA members beginning Aug. 28 through Sept. 11, 2023.
Voting representatives will receive an email from ARA@intelliscaninc.net with their personalized voting link. Intelliscan is ARA’s service provider for the approval process.
ARA general members will vote for the president-elect, directors for their specific regions and the associate member director. Associate members will vote for the associate member director. The approved nominees will begin their terms at the conclusion of The ARA Show™ 2024 in February.
The nominees were selected by the Leadership Development Committee comprised exclusively of equipment and event rental industry members. The ARA Board of Directors has approved the following slate of nominees. Approval by the membership is now required.
The nominees are:
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ARA president-elect Robert H. Pedersen, president and CEO, A Tool Shed, Santa Cruz, Calif. |
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ARA associate member director Marti Wenzler, strategic account manager, Lawson Products, Chicago |
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ARA Region Six director Steve Houser, general manager, U.S. Rents-It, Jefferson City, Mo. |
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ARA Region Seven director Maureen Harkness, CERP, managing director, Cre8ive Event Rentals, Tempe, Ariz. |
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ARA Region Eight director Sam Castillo, senior account manager, Tates Rents, Boise, Idaho |
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ARA Region 10 director Kelly Brincheski, general manager, Collective Event Rentals, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Click here to learn more about each nominee. For more information, contact Joann Lay at 800-334-2177, ext. 265, or joann.lay@ararental.org.
