AWMA UPDATE




State and Regional Associations

Alabama Wholesale Distributors
600 Vesta Via Pky., Ste. 220, Birmingham, AL 35216; 205-823-8544; fax: 205-823-5146
E-mail: alwholesaledist@earthlink.net
Executive Director: James Smotherman

Arkansas Wholesale Marketers Association
P.O. Box 7601, Pine Bluff, AR 71611; 870-534-8565; fax: 870-534-8595
E-mail: jhauge@cei.net
Executive Director:
John Hauge

Arizona Candy & Tobacco Association
20 E. Jones, Phoenix, AZ 85204; 602-276-2444; fax: 602-276-2962
Executive Director: Jerry Klein

California Distributors Association
1215 K St., Ste. 1450; Sacramento, CA 95814; 916-446-7841; fax: 916-442-5961
E-mail: dloper@csgmail.net
Executive Director: Dennis Loper

Colorado Association of Distributors
15532 E. Kenyon Ave., Aurora, CO 80013; 303-693-8505; fax: 303-617-7890
E-mail: croomwb@comcast.net
Executive Director: Wilson Croom

Florida Tobacco & Candy Association
108 East Jefferson Street, Suite C, Tallahassee, FL 32301; 850-222-0000; fax: 850-222-0095
E-mail: dave@fsg-llc.net
Web site: www.ftca.org
Executive Director: David Shepp

Idaho Wholesale Marketers Association
P.O. Box 953, Boise, ID 83701; 208-342-8900; fax: 208-342-8949
E-mail: jerry@capitolwest.us
Executive Vice President: Jerry Deckard

Illinois Association of Tobacco & Candy Distributors
217 E. Monroe Street, Suite 102, Springfield, Illinois 62701; 217/535-2282; fax: 217/535-1055
E-mail: budkelley@ameritech.net
Executive Director:
Bud Kelley

Indiana Wholesale Distributors Association
1829 Cunningham Rd., PO Box 24167, Indianapolis, IN 46224-0167; 317-610-5997; fax: 317-481-1825
E-mail: ann@centraloffice1.com
Web site: www.iwdanet.org
Executive Director: Ann Ninness

Iowa Wholesale Distributors Association
4201 Westown Pkwy., Ste. 250, Des Moines, IA 50266; 515-283-1801; fax: 515-283-1802
E-mail: cschoenfeld@wdwm.net
Executive Director: Craig Schoenfeld

Kentucky Tobacco & Candy Association
521 Zorn Ave., G-6, Louisville, KY 40206; 502-893-0761; fax: 502-894-4498
E-mail: ktca4@aol.com
Executive Director: J. Marvin Gray

Louisiana Association of Wholesalers
P.O. Box 82531, Baton Rouge, LA, 70884-2531; 225-767-7640; fax: 225-767-7648
E-mail: david@tatmangroup.com
Web site: www.louisianawholesalers.org
Executive Director/Lobbyist: David Tatman

Maine Grocers Association
P.O. Box 190, Hallowell, ME 04347; 207-622-4461; fax: 207-621-8377
E-mail: ajoseph@mainegrocers.org
Web site: www.mainegrocers.org
Executive Director: Amie Joseph

Maryland Association of Tobacco & Candy Distributors
10 S. Robinson St., Baltimore, MD 21224; 410-327-2559
Executive Director: Marion Schanze

Michigan Distributors & Vendors Association
523 W. Ionia St., Lansing, MI 48933; 517-372-2323; fax: 517-372-4404
E-mail: mdva@mdva.org
Web site: www.mdva.org
President: Polly Reber

Minnesota Wholesale Marketers Association
15560 Boulder Pointe Rd., Eden Prairie, MN 55347; 952-974-0075; fax: 952-934-7442
Executive Director: Thomas Briant

Mississippi Wholesale Distributors Association
P.O. Box 2666, Jackson, MS 39211; 601-605-1482; fax: 601-605-1483
E-mail: mwda@netdoor.com
Executive Secretary:
Margaret Ann Conner

Missouri Wholesale Distributors Association
P.O. Box 1362, Jefferson City, MO 65102; 573-634-7020; fax: 573-635-2565;
E-mail: richardcwiles@embarqmail.com
Executive Director: Richard Wiles

Montana Wholesale Distributors Association
P.O. Box 1018, Helena, MT 59624; 406-443-4345; fax: 406-443-7706
E-mail: atedesco@initco.net
E-mail: staplesMT@aol.com
Executive Director: Mark Staples

Nebraska Association of Tobacco & Candy Distributors
605 S. 14th St., Ste. 100, Lincoln, NE 68508; 402-434-2390; fax: 402-434-2393
Association Executive: H. Jack Moors

Nevada Association of Tobacco & Candy Wholesalers
P.O. Box 338, Reno, NV 89504; 775-786-6456; fax: 775-786-2607
Executive Director: C.O. Watson

New Jersey Wholesale Marketers Association
The Princeton House, 160 W. State St., Trenton, NJ 08608; 609-396-8838; fax: 609-276-1756
E-mail: pascrell@ppag.com
Executive Director: William Pascrell III

New Mexico Association of Tobacco & Candy Distributors
P.O. Box 92707, Albuquerque, NM 87199-2707; 505-343-1000; fax: 505-343-1010
President: Tom Barrett

New York State Association of Wholesale Marketers & Distributors
211 E. 43rd St., Ste. 1101, New York, NY 10017; 212-682-3576; fax: 212-867-7844
E-mail: arthurkatz@covad.net
Executive Director: Arthur Katz

North Carolina Wholesalers Association
616 Baybush Dr, P.O. Box 10373, Raleigh, NC 27605; 919-271-2140; fax: 919-676-8550
E-mail: jndorsett@aol.com
Director:
Jennie Dorsett

North Dakota Candy & Tobacco Wholesalers
c/o O.K. Distributing, P.O. Box 1252, Williston, ND 58801; 701-572-9161; fax: 701-572-9631
E-mail: kellyk@okdist.com
Executive Director: Kelly Kaiser

Northeast Association of Wholesale Distributors
101 Federal St. Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110; 800-766-9615
E-mail: rlshepherd@juno.com
Executive Director:
Robert L. Shepherd

Ohio Wholesale Marketers Association
88 E. Broad St., Ste. 1240, Columbus, OH 43215; 614-224-3435; fax: 614-224-0551
E-mail: oatcd1@aol.com
Executive Director: Beth Wymer

Oklahoma Wholesale Marketers Association
P.O. Box 722220, Norman, OK 73070; 405-360-7667; fax: 405-292-7667
E-mail: ruble@cox.net
Executive Director: Sandra Ruble
Web site: www.owmanet.org

Pennsylvania Distributors Association
212 Locust St., Ste. 408, Harrisburg, PA 17101; 717-236-0500; fax: 717-236-7315
E-mail: pda@pa.net
President & CEO: Gerald Kupris, Esq.

Southern Association of Wholesale Distributors
Georgetowne Square, Ste. C, 3459 Lawrenceville Suwanee Rd., Suwanee, GA 30024; 770-932-5810; fax: 770-932-3276
E-mail: gmartin@the-southern.org
Web site: www.the-southern.org
Executive Director: Greg Martin

Texas Grocery & Convenience Association
7719 Wood Hollow Drive, Ste. 150, Austin, TX 78731; 512-926-9285; fax: 512-342-9131
E-mail: Rick@txgca.org
Web site: www.txgca.org
President: Rick Johnson

Virginia Wholesalers & Distributors Association
4900 Augusta Ave., Ste. 101, Richmond, VA 23230; 804-254-9170; fax: 804-355-8986
E-mail: thesmthgrp@aol.com
Executive Director:
Jeff Smith III

West Virginia Wholesalers Association
2253 Miller Rd., P.O. Box 1774, Huntington, WV 25718; 304-342-1081; fax: 304-342-1177
E-mail: wvhodges@charter.net
Executive Director: John Hodges

Wisconsin Association of Distributors
120 North Washington Square, Suite 110B, Lansing, MI 48933; 517-372-2323; fax: 517-372-4404
E-mail: mdva@mdva.org
Web site: www.mdva.org
President: Polly Reber

Wyoming Wholesalers & Coin Operators Association
P.O. Box 2270, Cheyenne, WY 82003; 307-635-8524; fax: 307-635-1911
E-mail: wyominglobbist@wyoming.com
Executive Director:
Tom Jones


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