PERSONALS

Robert "Bob" Welgleln, formerly of Berdex Inlemational, Sacramento, Ca.. has been named exec. v.p. of the Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association, Portland, Or., replacing Bernard J. Tomasko. wbo has resigned after 15 years with WMMPA.

Al Wtrth is new to sales at Eugene Pacific Forest Products, Eugene, Or., specializing in westem plywood.

Randy Schaal, formerly of Stone Forest Industries, has joined PineSource, Inc., Pomona. Ca.

L. Pendleton Slegel was named exec. v.p.-pulp-based operations & planning of Potlatch Corp., San Francisco, Ca. Charles R. Pottenger replaces him as group v.p.-pulp & paperboard.

Jay Adelstone is now western sales director for VSI Fasteners, Inc., Stanton, Ca., reports ceo Clark Higglns. Brian Budrow is mktg. product mgr.

John Johansen, Meyer Moulding & Millwork, Modesto, Ca., has retired after 43 years in the indushy. Sam Penegar succeeds him as operations mgr., reports pres. Jeff Meyer.

Bob Shook is now in sales at Plateau Forest Products, Albuquerque, N.M. Mike Bugbee, Simpson Strong-Tie Co., San Leandro, Ca., and Bill Eber, Dolan Building Materials, Sacramento, Ca., are on the Building Component Manufacturers Conference '93 committee.

John Sweet, Sause Bros. Ocean Towing, fJr::""r, or., was in So. Ca. on busi-

Gene Pietlla has joined J.H. Baxter & Co., [,ong Beach, Ca., as asst. dishict sales mgr., reports Henry Voorhees. Gary Williams has been promoted to store supervisor at Lumbermen's Building Center, Newport, Or.

Randy Roedl has been promoted to v.p.mktg. & sales for Woodfold-Marco Manufacturing, Inc., Forest Grove, Or., replacing Roger Pellow, who semiretired Sept. l.

Murray P. Ftsh has been named ceo and pres. at RealWorld Corp., replacing Larry Brennan, who has left the co.

Jerry Barr is plant mgr. of Georgia-Pacific's sawmill under construction in Coos Bay, Or. M. Douglas lvester, Coca-Cola, was elected a director of G-P, replacing retiring F. James McDonald. Louls W. Sulllvan fills a new seat on the board.

Paul Hatton has joined Omega Corrugated, Anaheim, Ca., as v.p.-sales & mktg.

Laddle F. Hutar, pres., Hutar Growth Management Institute, was elected to the board of dtectors of the Institute of Management Consultants.

Steven J. Porter, former Payless Cashways v.p.-hardware, has joined Cotter & Co. as exec. v.p. and c.o.o., replacing Paul Fee. Dave Feuerhelm has been promoted to mgr.-market (show) dept. His staff includes Randy Srnith, Lucy Stec and Rlch Butterworth.

Jim Lavender has resigned as v.p.-merchandising at Wickes Lumber.

Castle Sktp Newell tII, v.p.-mktg., Penofin-Performance Coatings, Inc., Ukiah, Ca., was named for inclusion in Wo's Who.

September 1993

Darrell Leitzke has been transferred to Lumber Products' Tualatin, Or., Hq. as administrative operations mgr. Blll Plummer succeeds him as branch mgr., Renton, Wa. Doug Montgomery replaces Plummer as branch mgr,, Eugene, Or, and is succeeded as branch mgr., Boise, Id., by Callan Emerson. Jodi Herbert replaces Debbie Oughton as Renton administrative asst. and Coeta Montgomery replaces Herbert as Eugene administrative asst., according to Peter Hall.

Randy Christrnsen has been named mgr. of Ernst Home & Nursery's new Spanish Fork. Ut., store. Jeff Mills is store mgr. in Grand Junction, Co., and Michael Cralg in Casper, Wy.

James P. Masterson, Sherwin-Williams, was elected pres. of the Home Implovement Research Institute. Brenda Bryan, Payless Cashways, is v.p.l Ted Tarsa, sec., and Tlm Mlller, Vermont American, heas.

Jerry Olrich, Nadonal Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association pres., was one of 13 small business owners invited to lunch at tbe White House.

Weldon B. Hunter, pres., Hunter Lumber Corp., Albuquerque, N.M., was narned tbe regional Small Business Contlactor of the Year at tbe annual Joint Industry/Small Business Procurement Conference & Awards Banquet in Washington, D.C.

Sean K. Ryan, Sunnyvale, Ca., is new to James Hardie Building hoducts, Fontana, Ca., as No. Ca. sales rep-interior products. Mel Karlson, Renton, Wa., is representing Hardishake roofing in Wa. and Or.

Jerry Harke, former mgr.-public affairs for the American Wood Preservers Institute, is now pres. of newly formed industry consultant Colporate Communications Counsel, Annandale, Va.

Pat Doyle is new to sales at Coeur d'Alene Hardwoods, Coeur d'Alene, Id., according to Clint Bower.

Gordon Harbert, pres., Harbert Lumber Co., Grand Junction, Co., was honored with the local Chamber of Commerce's People's Choice Award.

Elzya Jordan, Dellen Wood Products, Spokane, Wa., was elected pres. of the Spokane Hoo-Hoo Club, succeeding Shawn Sinclair. Michael Scheehan is lst v.p.; Ellsworth Wrlght, 2nd v.p.; Ernie Wales, sec./treas., and Blll Lentes. Hoo-Hoo of the Year.

Ed Gavotto, American Mill & Manufacturing, Chula Vista, Ca., and his wife, Norma, vacationed recently in Hawaii.

Steven L. Jalovec is the new v.p.-sales & mktg. at Morgan Manufacturing.

Mark Jebo is now No. Ca. regional sales mgr. at Bruce Hardwood Floors. Lee Ann Focer is district sales mgr., Wy., Co. and N.M.

Connle Tolleson has been Dromoted to v.p.-human resources for HomeBase, Fullerton, Ca. Sherl Samson is a new interior design specialist in San Bernardino, Ca.

Mark Conan is now tax director & asst. treas. at Crown Pacific, Portland, Or.

Wayne Gardner, Lumber Association of Southern California, recently spent a week vacationing in Del Mar, Ca.

Ray A. Griffith has been named pres./ceo of Servistar/Coast to Coast Corp., Denver, Co., succeeding Ken Hoffman, who retired after 33 years with Coast.

Thomas Smith is now v.p.-operations for the West Coast at Home Depot. Don McKenna, v.p.-human resources, has retired

John Beuter is a new principal with Duck Creek Associates, Corvallis, Or.

Linda Ackerman, v.p., Hawaii Wood Preserving Co., Kahului, Hi., is now also in charge of operations.

Marta Evans, Weber Plywood & Lumber, Tustin, Ca.. recently vacationed in Coeur d'Alene, Id.

Tom Rlce is the new panel products sales mgr. for Fibreboard Corp., Standard, Ca.

Foster Holmes is now in charge of charitable projects for Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

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