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What is APRO? - APRO Vendor Advisory Committee

The APRO Vendor Advisory Committee serves a critical function in addressing APRO suppliers’ needs and issues. The committee sets the direction and helps with many of the specifics of the convention and buying show, while providing an important link between vendors and dealers.

 

Committee members serve staggered, two-year terms and half of the positions become available each year at the convention. RSSS’s Ellison Crider is the committee vice chairman, acting as a liaison between industry vendors and the APRO president. Crider also serves on the APRO board of directors. Michael Gerwe is the committee’s co-vice chairman.

 

The Vendor Advisory Committee meets three times a year—once at the conclusion of the convention, once in the fall and again in the spring. All committee members participate voluntarily and assume responsibility for their expenses for travel and accommodations.


APRO President
Larry Carrico
SKC Enterprises
Mt. Vernon, Illinois
314/786-1100, ext. 117

Email: lcarrico@shoprentone.com


Vice Chairman
Ellison Crider
RSSS
Corpus Christi, Texas
361/993-1790, ext. 2119


Email: ellison@rsss.com


Co-Vice Chairman
Michael E. Gerwe Jr.
RES Accessories
Tampa, Florida
800/444-7304


Email: mgjr@resacc.com
  

Honorary Lifetime Member
Norm Smith
Glenview,
Illinois
847/729-7855

 

 

 


APRO Board Liaison
David P. David
Full-O-Pep Appliances
Bloomington, Indiana
812/333-7496


Email: david@americanrentals.com

  

Al Benson
Central File
Brown Deer, Wisconsin
414/365-9000


Email: al@centralfileinc.com
 

  

Mike Bertolani
New Age Electronics
Alpharetta, Georgia
678/916-6532


Email: mbertolani@newageinc.com 

 

  

John Blair
C.M. Jewelry
Marietta, Georgia
770/479-3844


Email: johnb4623@aol.com
 

  

Gary Jones
Ashley Furniture
Carrollton, Texas
972/939-5123


Email: gjones@ashleyfurniture.com
 

  

Don Julson
LG/Zenith Electronics
Lincolnshire, Illinois
847/941-8734


Email: don.julson@lgeusa.net

  

 

Susan Matthews
Benefit Marketing Solutions
Mesquite, Texas
972/285-1355


Email: smatthews@benefitmarketingsolutions.com

  

 

Jay Nardone
BDI Laguna
Kennesaw, Georgia
678/255-4537


Email: jnardone@esend.com

 

  

John Rogers
High Touch
Wichita, Kansas
316/832-1611

 

Email: johnr@hightouchinc.com

 

 

Bob Saunders
United Furniture
Tierra Verde, Florida
727/867-3381


Email: skipper01@earthlink.net

  

 

Marty Smith
Imagery Marketing Consultants
St. Louis, Missouri
314/835-0004


Email: martys@imageryadv.com

  

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For more information:
800/204-2776, ext. 103
Fax 512/794-0097
E-mail Laurie Hill, APRO's membership director




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