Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting

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The Vancouver Club in Vancouver, BC, was the site of a recent regional meeting hosted by the North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA).

Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 1
Jack Gardner, Stein Lumber Corp., Maple Ridge, BC; and Lucas Rodakowski, Prime Forest Products LLC, Beaverton, OR
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 2
Paul Dandy, Arxada LLC, Oakville, ON; Barry King, Stella-Jones Corp., Tacoma, WA; and Brian Delbrueck, Arxada LLC, Bellevue, WA
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 3
Suki Sanghera, Addison Ross, Adam Hazelwood and Paul Deol, San Group Inc., Langley, BC
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 4
Nolan Jackson, Kevin May and Kent Beveridge, Skana Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, BC; Dave Pellizzari, Canfor, Vancouver, BC; and Steve Gotch, Riley Tough and Tony Darling, Skana Forest Products Ltd.
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 5
Brandon Kump, Bakerview Forest Products Inc., Maple Ridge, BC; Rob Sundher and Kevin Sundher, The Sundher Group, Surrey, BC; and Nick Smith, Oregon-Canadian Forest Products Inc., North Plains, OR
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 6
Lucas Rodakowski, Prime Forest Products LLC, Beaverton, OR; and Rob Tam, Triad Forest Products Ltd., Delta, BC
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 7
Shane Harsch, Woodtone, Chilliwack, BC; John McCarter, Triad Forest Products Ltd., Delta, BC; and Tyson Sands and Ryan Kline, Disdero Lumber Co., Clackamas, OR
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 8
Don Archer, BPWood Ltd., Penticton, BC; and Chris Carter, Sidca Trading Ltd., Coquitlam, BC
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 9
Michael McInnes, Mary McInnes and Romtin Ghorbannia, C2M Professional Services Inc., Sun City West, AZ

Scheduled speakers included:

•Bob Brash, executive director for the Truck Loggers Association

•Honorable Andrew Mercier, the Minister of State for Sustainable Forestry Innovation.

The afternoon gathering concluded with networking and a Q&A session with attending industry leaders.

Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 10
Gary Reid and Dean DeCraene, Delta Forestry Group, Pitt Meadows, BC
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 11
Zach Miller, The Softwood Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, TN; and Rick Harris, Delta Forestry Group, Pitt Meadows, BC
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 12
Bob Brash, Truck Loggers Association, Richmond, BC; and Dean Garofano, Delta Forestry Group, Pitt Meadows, BC
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 13
Kevin May, Skana Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, BC; Parm Binning and Gulraj Binning, Mirax Group/Jazz Forest Products Ltd., Abbotsford, BC
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 14
Bo Didur and Mitch Stoochnoff, Western Forest Products Inc., Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 15
Ben Jordan, Nicholson and Cates Limited, Burlington, ON; Anthony Muck and Jordan Lynch, DMSi Software, Omaha, NE; and Gavy Gosal, Terminal Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, BC
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 16
Glenn Mattice, TRAPA Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, BC; and Randi Walker, Michelle McCarthy and Brian Hawrysh, BC Wood Specialties Group, Langley, BC
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 17
Jake Kazakoff, Interfor, Burnaby, BC; Alex Lindsay, Skana Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, BC; and Anna Grekhneva, Interfor
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 18
Carmen Backs and Tyler Backs, Vancouver Specialty Cedar Products Ltd., Maple Ridge, BC
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 19
Lara Damen, Western Forest Products Inc., Vancouver, BC; Darcy Mercer, Olympic Industries ULC, North Vancouver, BC; Cassidy Schlosser, NAWLA, Chicago, IL; and Marta Chiavacci, Hampton Lumber, Richmond, BC
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 20
Dave Sundher and Trevor Sundher, The Sundher Group, Surrey, BC
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting 21
Matt Bruno, Executive Director, NAWLA, Chicago, IL; Ben Jordan and Morgan Wellens, Nicholson and Cates Limited, Burlington, ON; Gavy Gosal, Terminal Forest Products LTD, Richmond, BC; Kent Beveridge, Skana Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, BC; and Brian Hawrysh, BC Wood Specialties Group, Langley, BC

NAWLA was founded in 1893 and represents the interests of wholesalers, manufacturers and service provider companies from the planting of seedlings to the selling of building materials and wood in all of its forms.

Learn more at www.nawla.org.

By Zach Miller

Editor and fourth generation of the Miller family to work at Miller Wood Trade Publications.

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By Zach Miller

Editor and fourth generation of the Miller family to work at Miller Wood Trade Publications.

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