Get to Know New FUELIowa Board Members

By Sarah Bowman, Communications Director , FUELIowa

Dave Reif has worked in his family’s business, Reif Oil Company in Burlington, Iowa for the past 17 years. He has worn many hats over the years and currently oversees their commercial, lube, propane, transportation, and wholesale fuel business. Reif Oil Company was incorporated in 1978 and started by his grandfather who drove a tank-wagon in the late 1930’s. Reif Oil owns eight convenience stores in eastern Iowa along with fuel customers in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin. Reif graduated from the University of Iowa with a BBA in Finance.

He has been active on several policy committees of FUELIowa and believes our legislative advocacy efforts make the entire industry stronger. Reif’s dealer network provides him valuable feedback to help represent small and large businesses. He believes FUELIowa helps all businesses stay on top of legislative and regulatory issues and enjoys helping FUELIowa advocate successfully. Reif shared, “We need strong leaders to oversee the association. I want to engage and challenge my fellow board members to oversee the association. service cooperative offering grain handling, feed, agronomy and Energy for over 100 years.

We asked each new member of the board, “What role do you hope to play, and what do you hope to accomplish in your time on the board? “I want to challenge my fellow board members and staff to be more proactive in our legislative agenda. I also want us to take a more proactive approach to our lobbying efforts,” Reif responded.

For the past 5 years, he has led the energy team as the Division Manager for Key Cooperative, but has held positions as an operations leader, Sales, Service and Propane/ Refined Fuels delivery during his 16 years in energy. Richardson brings a complete top-to-bottom experience level in the cooperative energy business, managing a delivery, sales, and service team in bulk propane, refined fuels and lubricants along with 10 unattended retail cardtrol locations in central Iowa.

Richardson spent 12 years as a firefighter/EMT in the fire service and currently assists as a youth leader in the local Boy Scout troop. "I look forward to continuing to work with Iowa's leaders and businesses to keep fuel and energy relevant and advancing in Iowa. FUELIowa gives us that platform and opportunity to do so."