Joe Schmitt becomes FEDA president.
The members of the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association elected new officers and a board of directors. Joe Schmitt of Marion, Iowa-based Rapids Wholesale Equipment was installed as president and Mason Greene of Jackson, Miss.-based Hotel & Restaurant Supply will serve as vice president.
In addition, Jay Ringelheim of Globe Equipment in Bridgeport, Conn., will serve as treasurer; and Paul Parr, Hockenbergs, Omaha, Neb., will serve as secretary. Brad Pierce, Restaurant Equipment World, Orlando, now serves as FEDA’s chairman of the board.
FEDA also announced the following individuals were elected to two-year terms on its board of directors:
- Andrew O’Quinn, Thompson & Little, Fayetteville, N.C.
- Gawain Guy, C&T Design and Equipment Indianapolis
- Andy Wueste, Mission Restaurant Supply, San Antonio
- Tim Schrack, Hockenbergs, Omaha, Neb.
- Gene Clark, Clark Foodservice Equipment, Lancaster, Pa.
- David Ellingson, Bargreen Ellingson, Tacoma, Wash.
- Tom Wienclaw, TriMark/S.S. Kemp, Cleveland
Those re-elected to second two-year terms were:
- Gene Clark, Clark Foodservice Equipment, Lancaster, Pa.
- David Ellingson, Bargreen Ellingson, Tacoma, Wash.
- Tom Wienclaw, TriMark/S.S. Kemp, Cleveland
