Senior Executive Panel

Each year, the Institute features a panel of senior warehouse officials who share their outlooks and perspectives on the PRW industry and answer questions from participants. This is the only place to learn from industry leaders how they got into the business, what they think about the latest trends, their outlook for the PRW industry, and even what mistakes they have made over the years.

Note: Most recent company affiliations are shown.

2007

• Mark Blanchard, New Orleans Cold Storage
• Ken Johnson, Merchants Terminal Corporation
• Gary Jones, Frozen Assets Properties

2006

• Angelo Antoci, U.S. Growers Cold Storage
• Pat Floyd, Total Logistic Control
• David Williamson, formerly with Atlas Cold Storage

2005

• John Galiher, Preferred Freezer Services
• Eben James, Jr., Trenton Cold Storage
• John Randall, formerly with P&O Cold Logistics

2004

• Patrick A. Gouveia, Spire Group Limited
• Nehemiah Hasak, Fulton Market Cold Storage
• Humphrey Nolan, formerly with P&O Cold Logistics
• Douglas G. Thomas, Bellingham Cold Storage

2003

• Angelo Antoci, U.S. Growers Cold Storage
• David Cormany, formerly with Total Logistic Control, LLC
• Don Schoenl, Nordic Cold Storage
• Jerry von Dohlen, Newark Refrigerated Warehouse

2002

• Gil Bieger, National Cold Storage
• Bill Duffy, formerly with P&O Cold Logistics
• Greg Hanson, Hanson Logistics
• Val Nunes, Dreisbach Enterprises

2001

• Dave Harlan, United States Cold Storage
• Bob Koerner, Total Logistic Control
• Tom Newell, Minnesota Freezer Warehouse
• Fred Walker, AmeriCold Logistics

2000

• Ray Biggar, formerly with Associated Freezers Corp.
• Sam Bowden, Arkansas Refrigerated Services
• Bob Burris, Burris Refrigerated Logistics
• Merle Lemmen, formerly with Atlas Cold Storage
• Jeff Spence, ICS Logistics, Inc.

1999

• Mike Henningsen, Jr., Henningsen Cold Storage
• Andrew Janson, Hanson Logistics
• Rick Loesel, Frozen Assets Properties
• Jordan Tatter, Hanson Logistics

1998

• Ardell Barnes, formerly with CS Integrated
• Sam Bradshaw, American Cold Storage
• Larry Rauch, Los Angeles Cold Storage
• Keith Tickell, formerly with Nordic Cold Storage

1997

• Tim Bridgman, United States Cold Storage
• Terry Brown, ICS Logistics
• Andy Schuyler, formerly with AmeriCold Logistics
• Ray Tarnowski, Philadelphia Warehousing & Cold Storage
• John Tippmann, Sr., Interstate Warehousing

1996

• Sandi Bishop, Sodus Cold Storage
• Al Borthwick, Trenton Cold Storage
• Ron Buford, formerly with American Cold Storage
• John LeNeveu, Atlas Cold Storage
• Jack McGuire, Loop Cold Storage
• Jerome Scherer, United States Cold Storage