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Board of Directors

PIJAC's Board of Directors is representative of the pet industry, with 15 elected individuals from each of the five major segments of the industry (retailers, wholesale distributors, companion animal suppliers, manufacturers, manufacturer's representatives), plus representatives from other member industry trade associations - American Pet Product Association (APPA), Florida Tropical Fish Farmers Association (FTFFA), Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA), and WorldPetAssociation (WPA). Past Presidents serve for life.

CHAIRMAN

James P. Heim
Central Garden & Pet, Walnut Creek, CA

FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN

Frank Koch
Natural Balance Pet Foods, Pacoima, CA

SECOND VICE-CHAIRMAN

Jim Seidewand
Pet World, Inc., West Henrietta, NY

SECRETARY/TREASURER

Cedric Damby
PFX Pet Supply, West Sacramento, CA

DIRECTORS

Bill Brant
The Gourmet Rodent, Jonesville, FL

Bruce Cook
Classic Products LLC, Elwood, IN

Ruth Jeffers
Jeffers Pet, Dothan, AL

Roger E. Lambert
Lambriar Inc., Mahaska, KS

Bob Merar
General Pet Supply, Milwaukee, WI

Sandra Moore
Segrest Farms, Gibsonton, FL

Joe O'Leary
PetSmart, Inc., Phoenix, AZ

Michael Peterson
The Pet Group, Carlsbad, CA

Mark Pustizzi
NEMA, Inc., Hollis, NH

Gerry Tomas
Tomas Sales & Marketing, Homer Glen, IL

Marcie Whichard
PETCO Inc., San Diego, CA

ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES
Ruth Jeffers (WPA)
Jeffers Pet, Dothan, AL

W. Paul Norton (FTFFA)
Norton’s Fisheries, Ruskin, FL

PAST PRESIDENTS
Robert Devine
Mountain Lakes, NJ

Irving Gall
Paramus, NJ

Ray Guyer
Taos, NM

Neill J. Hines
Federal Way, WA

Art Hopkins
Cincinnati, OH

Timothy A. Hovanec, PhD
Moorpark, CA

Richard Jerman
Deerfield Beach, FL

Eugene Kohn
Hanover, MA

Allan Levey
Secaucus, NJ

Joel Martin
Chalfont, PA

Sid Meyers
Boca Raton, FL

Alexandre G. Perrinelle
Los Angeles, CA

Richard Peterson
San Diego, CA

Elwyn Segrest
Gibsonton, FL