PPAI Appoints Three New Board of Director Members

The Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) has announced three new members of their Board of Directors for 2024. 

Erin Reilly, CEO and founder of Pop! Promos, Zack Ottenstein, president of The Image Group, and Lori Bauer, senior vice president of affiliate sales and support at iPROMOTEu are set to become the newest members of PPAI’s Board of Directors. They will begin their tenure at the end of PPAI Expo 2024 in January. 

Reilly and Ottenstein’s terms will continue until 2028 and will replace the expiring terms of Dawn Olds, MAS, senior vice president of industry relations and DEI at HALO, and Tom Goos, MAS, president of Image Source. Bauer’s two-year term continues until 2026. She replaces the expiring term of Melissa Ralston of supplier Koozie Group.

“I'm honored to be joining the PPAI Board and look forward to working hand-in-hand to execute the PPAI Strategic Plan, helping to shape the many new and meaningful initiatives that are underway to benefit our industry," Bauer says. "I hope to bring a unique and balanced perspective from both the supplier and distributor point of view, given my previous and current work experience and relationships.”

The three new PPAI Board members will join Dan Pantano of alphabroder|Prime Line, Joshua White of BAMKO, Chris Anderson of HPG, Karie Cowden of Connect the Dots Promotions, Denise Taschereau of Fairware, Kara Keister of Social Good Promotions, Andrew Spellman of Therabody, and current board chair Kevin Walsh, CAS, of Showdown Displays.

In January, Walsh will move to the position of immediate past chair, with Spellman assuming the role of board chair and Taschereau becoming the incoming chair. Anderson will take the role of vice chair of finance services.

Source: PPAI