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Spotlight on PMA
PMA Board of Directors Holds Summer Meeting in Lake Tahoe
Board members enjoy a round of golf in Lake Tahoe. Back row (l to r): David Klotz, Ron Lowry, Jody Fledderman, Chip Michaelsen. Front row (l to r): P.J. Thompson, Scott Prince.
Members of PMA’s board of directors gathered in Lake Tahoe on June 14-15 for their summer meeting, where they heard reports on the latest association activities and par- ticipated in brainstorming sessions. Key areas of discussion included engaging PMA’s districts, divisions and others in growing the membership; developing a new executive
leadership event to be held in January 2015; and hosting an independent PMA Annual Meeting beginning in 2016. The meeting also featured networking social events for the board members and their families, including a boat tour of Lake Tahoe and group dinner.
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Costing expert, Edward Pretzel, part- ner at Advanced Purchasing Dynamics, will train management staff in the hands- on and how-to of setting up highly accurate
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