PPEF Executive Committee Visits PPAI For 2017 Planning Meeting

PPAI President and CEO Paul Bellantone, CAE (second left) and PPEF Foundation Manager Sara Besly (third from left) and the Association's staff hosted members of PPEF’s 2016 and newly-elected 2017 executive committees this week at its offices in Irving, Texas. Visitors included (from left) Immediate Past Chair Pat Dugan, MAS; 2016 Vice Chair – Scholarship Carol de Ville, MAS; 2016 Immediate Past Chair Kippie Helzel, MAS; Vice Chair – Strategic Planning & Budget Drew Davis, MAS; Chair Lori Bauer; Vice Chair – Scholarships Brian Porter; Vice Chair – Fundraising Paula Shulman, CAS; 2016 Vice Chair – Strategic Planning/Budget David Tate; and Vice Chair – Marketing & Recognition Stephanie Preston.
This week PPAI hosted a visit from the Promotional Products Education Foundation’s (PPEF) executive committee. Members of both PPEF’s 2016 and newly-elected 2017 executive committees met at the Association’s Irving, Texas, headquarters to develop plans and budget for 2017 as well as longer-term strategic planning on the future direction of PPEF. The final plans from the two-day session will go to the PPEF Board of Trustees for approval.