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NJSSA Board of Trustees Elected for 2010
Howard Durann, Norshel Industries, Darren Slosberg, Legacy Converting, and Dan Rubinstein Osprey Sales, were reelected to another three year term on the NJSSA Board of Trustees. Durann and Sloberg fill the two open manufacturer positions and Rubinstein fills one of the two open manufacturer representative positions. Also elected to his first three year term in John Castaldo of Samco Sales & Marketing who will also fill an open manufacturer representative position. Leaving the NJSSA Board at the end of this year is Patrick Amato of Premier Sales & Marketing, current board Treasurer who has served 8 years on the Board of Trustees.
 Howard Durann, Norshel Industries (Croydon, PA), has been in the jan-san industry for over 20 years. He attended Kean University and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science. While in school, Howard owned and operated Greater Jersey Window Cleaning Company. He joined Norshel Industries (Croydon, PA) in 1992 and serves as senior sales advisor for the New Jersey region. He also oversees training of customer service personnel. Howard currently serves as chair of the NJSSA Show Committee and has been active in Operation Clean Sweep.
 Darren Slosberg of Legacy Converting (Paterson, NJ) served as Secretary of the Board in his first term as a NJSSA Trustee. He is the co-owner and founder of NDI and its subsidiary company Legacy Converting, Inc. He received his B.A. from Brandeis University and began in sales, working for Wyeth-Ayerst in the pharmaceutical industry. Legacy Converting has been transformed from a mainly automotive wiping cloth supplier to a competitive leader in the paper converting business and Jan/San supply arena.
 Dan Rubinstein is a manufacturer representative for Osprey Sales (Millersville, MD) covering the Northeast Region. Prior to joining Osprey, he was employed with Norshel Industries as a sales representative focusing on sanitary supply firms in southern New Jersey and the Philadelphia area. He and his family reside in Yardley, PA. Dan currently serves as chair of the Social Outreach Committee which oversees Operation Clean Sweep.
John Castaldo is a 25 year veteran in the jan-san industry and recently opened his own Manufacturer Representative firm in New Providence, NJ. He was a past member of the NJSSA board of trustees and has worked closely with many of the region's distributors over his career.
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Supply Line 2010
 Time is running out for you to reserve your booth space for the 2010 Supply Line trade show, May 5 and 6 in the Etess Arena, Taj Mahal Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey.
This economic and efficient marketplace is the best opportunity you will have to reach over 2,000 Northeast distributors and cleaning professionals. Supply Line 2010 is the place to:
- Launch new products.
- Write Orders - distributors come to buy!
- Send your employees for training and education. The ISSA "ICE" certification class will be held in conjunction with Supply Line on Tuesday, May 4.
- Network with your customers all under one Taj Mahal roof.
- Meet with your customers in a relaxed and personal setting.
- In 2008, over 2,000 distributors and cleaning professionals attended!
In 2010, we will be promoting the show to jan-san dealers from Maine to Florida and the New England Sanitary Supply Association will be co-sponsoring the event. If you did not get to the 2009 ISSA show, you will not want to miss Supply Line 2010, the largest regional show on the East Coast!
It's important that you get your contract in before January 1, 2010 as booth rates will increase by $50 per booth. Additionally, the Supply Line Show Guide deadline is February 15, 2010 and you will not want to be left out of this Trade Press/Sanitary Maintenance publication.
We also invite you to take advantage of special sponsor opportunities. Click here to download the reservation form.
Make your hotel reservations online or by phone. Visit www.trumpmeetings.com and enter group code ANJSS10 or call 800-825-8888 and reference the group code. Rooms are just $99 in the Taj Tower and $119 in the new Chairman Tower. These rates are valid through April 10, 2010.
So, please contact us at 973-283-1400 or fax us your booth contract (download here) to 973-838-7124. Most front and corner booths have been assigned, so call us for your booth location choices. We hope to hear from you.
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State Contract Issues
 The NJSSA Legislative Outreach Committee will be contacting new state officials in the Christie Administration to discuss some inequities and inefficiencies in state contract bid awards. We would like to include specific cases of problems our industry has had in working with the bid process.
If you have had an issue or problem regarding state bids and awards, please email your concern to pkoziol@njsaa.net or pat.koziol@plsi.com. We will maintain confidentiality if you desire. |
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Mission Statement
NJSSA's mission is to provide venues that enable members and associates to participate in commerce, networking, educational, charitable, and social activities. We improve the industry by supporting best practices and promoting the industry as professional and as environmentally sound. We keep our members apprised of political, environmental, technological, or other challenges that affect them in and around the New Jersey area.
Vision Statement
NJSSA will be the primary voice and source for information, education, and networking for businesses within the cleaning and maintenance industry in and around the New Jersey area. We will provide the best resources to benefit the industry. |
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