Members of the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association (STAFDA) elected 2017 officers and directors shortly before their 40th Annual Convention & Trade Show, Nov. 6 - 8, in Atlanta, GA.

Tom Leahy, chief operating officer, Border Construction Specialties, Phoenix, AZ, was elected president of the Association. Leahy's responsibilities include managing facilities, assets, insurance, supply chain, safety, and sales teams at their 12 locations. He has over 28 years of sales, marketing, operations, human resources, and purchasing experience. Border has been a STAFDA member since 2008.

STAFDA's new vice president, Michelle St. John, is president of lndustrial Bolt & Supply (lBS), Auburn, WA. IBS was founded by her parents, Jack and Linda Butcher, in 1977 as a distributor focused on the MRO market. They have sales operations in eight western states. IBS joined STAFDA in 1978.
Serving three-year terms are two new members of STAFDA's Board of Directors: Jeff Brown, president/owner, Brinker-Brown, Ft. Myers, FL and Greg Hughes, presiden/owner, Kinnunen Sales & Rentals, Stillwater, OK.

They replace outgoing Board members Rod Gowett, Acme Gonstruction Supply, Milpitas, CA and Ronnie Mann, Mann Tool & Supply, West Columbia, SC.

There will also be new faces on STAFDA's Manufacturers and Rep Liaison Committees in 2017:

Joining STAFDA's Manufacturing Liaison Committee are Tom Carroll, C.S. Unitec (Nonrualk, CT), Jude Nosek, Keson (Aurora, lL) and Dave Steiner, Stanley Black & Decker (New Britain, CT). Outgoing Committee members are Kari Holcomb, COX North America (Haslett, Ml) and Wayne Quarls, Spectra Precision/Trimble, Dayton, OH.

lncoming Rep Liaison Committee members include Todd Offner, Baxter- Rutherford (Seattle), John Spadafora, McGonnell-Spadafora, lnc. (Burlington, ON), and Rob Wallace, Ron Wallace & Associates (Clover, SC). Outgoing Committee members are Steve Kraft, Pro Staff Sales (Dadeville, AL) and Bob Patch, Canow-Western (Chino, CA).

For additional information, please contact Georgia Foley, Executive Director, at (800) 352-2981 or (262) 784-4774.