July 1, 2011 - 2011-2012 DLI Board of Directors Announced
2011-2012 DLI Board of Directors Announced
Each year DLI's Board of Directors holds elections in two districts to ensure a fresh perspective on the Institute and industry. Director terms last two years. Presidential terms last one year with the President becoming Chairperson of the Board at the end of that year.
This year's DLI Board of Directors lineup features:
President: Charlie Smith, Village Square Cleaners, Reston, Virginia
Chair: Rick Kasperbauer, Kasperbauer Cleaners, Carroll, Iowa
Vice-President & District 4 Director: Jan Barlow, Jan's Cleaners, Clio, Michigan
Treasurer & District 1 Director: David Machesney, Pratt Abbott Cleaners, Westbrook, Maine
District 2 Director: David Beatty, Murrysville Cleaners, Murrysville, Pennsylvania
District 3 Director: Greg Myers, Southside Cleaners, Lakeland, Florida
District 5 Director: Michael McKernan, Nutrend Cleaners, Omaha, Nebraska
District 6 Director: Allan Johnson, III, Peerless Cleaners, Corpus Christie, Texas
District 7 Director: Larry Durgin, Seville Cleaners, Tuscon, Arizona
District 8 Director: Bill Casassa, Marin Cleaners, San Rafael, California
International Director: Chris Tebbs, International Drycleaners Congress, Calgary, Alberta
Allied Trades Director: Kenney Slatten, Western States Drycleaners & Launderer's Association and The Kenney Slatten Training Company, Prescott, Arizona
Allied Trades Director: Fred Schwarzmann, A.L. Wilson Chemical Co., Kearny, New Jersey
In addition to its Board of Directors, DLI maintains a group of District Committee Members (DCMs). These volunteers help guide Board policy by providing an extra set of eyes and ears in each DLI district. DCMs learn the ins and outs of DLI's Board's meeting style and often choose to become candidates in their district's election when the present Director's term elapses.
Current DCMs:
District 2 DCM: Martin Young, Young’s Cleaners, Concord, North Carolina
District 3 DCM: Leland Waite, Waites Cleaners, Mobile, Alabama
District 6 DCM: Keith Kocher, Comet 1 Hour Clenaers of Austin, Austin, Texas
At present, DLI has several DCM positions available. Please contact Mary Scalco at 800-638-2627, or mscalco@ifi.org, or your District Director of more information on volunteering to participate in leadership with DLI.
The Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI) is the premier international trade association for garment care professionals. Representing over ten thousand retail drycleaning facilities in the United States alone, DLI is the world's leading professional garment care organization. DLI's balanced representation of cleaning entities large and small makes it the industry’s voice while offering solutions to help member businesses remain on the competitive edge. They can be reached at http://www.ifi.orgor 1-800-638-2627.
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