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TRAILERTALK
Nominations Sought for NTDA 2025–2026 Board of Directors

Nominations are sought by May 31, 2025 to fill one (1) Dealer to meetings (other than those held during the annual Convention),
opening on the 2025–2026 National Trailer Dealers Association and for special meetings that require travel. Per the NTDA’s Bylaws,
(NTDA) Board of Directors. The newly elected Board member will Directors may not miss more than two consecutive meetings of the
begin his or her three-year term of service at the Oct. 7, 2025 Board Board within a given year.
Meeting during the 35th Annual NTDA Convention at the JW Marriott
Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson, AZ. NOMINATE A DEALER
To nominate a Dealer member in good standing as a candidate
To qualify as a nominee for Director of the Association, a candidate for the NTDA Board, please visit the following link and
must either be (i) the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Operating complete the Nomination Form no later than May 31, 2025 at
Officer (or for entities organized as partnerships or proprietorships, https://fs24.formsite.com/jtbrown99/form15/index.
a partner or owner, as applicable) or (ii) an officer (or for entities
organized as partnerships or proprietorships, a partner or owner, as During its April 2025 Board of Directors Meeting, the Board elected
applicable) or other senior management position. The Board may, in the following members to its 2025–2026 Executive Committee:
its sole discretion, waive the requirement that a nominee hold one (1)
of the applicable titles or interests set forth in this Section 4. • Chairman of the Board — Heather Wilson, Chief Commercial
Officer, BMO, Irving, TX)
A candidate shall not qualify as a nominee for Director if at the • First Vice Chairman — Chad Strader, President, Ervin
inception of his or her term there would be another Director from Equipment, Inc. (Toledo, IL)
a firm owning or controlling, owned or controlled by, or under • Second Vice Chairman — William Schaffer, VP of Sales,
common ownership or control with, the candidate’s firm. Further, to Overseas Hardwoods Company (Mobile, AL).
qualify, a nominee must be an NTDA Dealer, Dealer Branch Member, • Treasurer — Charlie Blyth, President, Blyth Trailer Sales, LLC
or Allied Member must have five years of trailer industry experience, (Valley Park, MO).
must be employed by the same member company in good standing
for a minimum of five years (60 months), and have attended at least DEALER BOARD MEMBERS
two Annual Conventions of the Associations. Additional Dealer members serving on the 2025–2026 NTDA Board
of Directors include:
A candidate may not be actively serving on a competing • Bobby Briggs, President and CEO, Peak Trailer Group
organization’s board of directors during his or her tenure on the (Lewisville, TX)
NTDA Board of Directors without prior written consent of the NTDA • Gene Masteller, President, Atlantic Great Dane, Inc.
Executive Committee. The Nominating Committee has the sole (South Portland, ME)
discretion to determine what constitutes a competing organization. • Bill Nehmer, President, Great Dane of Utah, Inc.
All members elected to the Board of Directors may be asked to sign a (Salt Lake City, UT)
non‐disclosure agreement. Potential candidates will be presented to • David Saunders, Vice President, Interstate Utility Trailer
the Nominating Committee for review. (Cincinnati, OH)
• Stephen Schneider, President/COO, Pace Transportation
Approved candidates will be asked to submit candidate profile Services, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
information and a 300-dpi or higher color photo. • Christopher Shuemake, VP of Sales, Central Valley Trailer
Repair, Inc. (Fresno, CA)
Member nominations and subsequent voting for candidates is
extremely important in determining the leadership and future ALLIED BOARD MEMBERS
direction of the organization. The Board is responsible for supervision, • Trey Gary, President, Dorsey Trailer (Elba, AL)
control and direction of the affairs of the Association within the limits
of applicable laws and the NTDA’s Bylaws. NTDA PRESIDENT
• Gwendolyn Brown serves as President of the NTDA.
Board members are required to attend two to three virtual or
in-person meetings per year and participate in conference calls DEALER MEMBER RETIRING FROM THE BOARD
throughout the year. Board members may volunteer or be assigned Current NTDA Board Chair Mack Keay, COO, Ocean Trailer, will retire
to Board Committees and/or Task Forces. Board members are from the Board in October 2025. Keay’s departure leaves an opening
reimbursed up to $1,500 per meeting for travel and expenses relating for one Dealer member on the Board in 2025–2026.

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