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PACIFIC-WEST FASTENER ASSOCIATION
10842 Noel Street #107, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
TEL 714-484-4747 FAX 562-684-0695 EMAIL info@pac-west.org WEB www.pac-west.org
KEVIN CHAVIS RE-ELECTED PAC-WEST PRESIDENT
by Vickie Lester
Kevin Chavis of Star Stainless Screw (Commerce,
California) was elected to serve a third term as president
of the Pacific-West Fastener Association at a recent
meeting of the Pac-West Board of Directors.
Chris McCaffrey of R&D Fasteners (Rancho
Cucamonga, California) was re-elected as the association’s
vice president, and Ron Stanley of Empire Bolt &
Screw (Spokane, Washington) was re-elected secretary/
treasurer. Rick Peterson of All-West Components &
Fasteners (Seattle, Washington) stays on the Board as
immediate past president.
Trevor Borland of Pacific Bolt Manufacturing (New
Westminster, British Columbia), Joshua Hutton of
American Bolt & Screw (Fontana, California), Ron Stanley,
and Scott Webb of Bisco Industries (San Diego, California)
were elected by the Pac-West membership to serve threeyear
terms on the Board of Directors.
Other members of the Pac-West Board are Corey
Bell of THB Inc. (Salt Lake City, Utah), Steve Kendall of
Portland Screw Company (Portland, Oregon), Gigi Linsalata
of Copper State Bolt & Nut (Phoenix, Arizona), Beth Van
Zandt of Desert Distribution (Santa Clarita, California),
and Doug Weiland of Stelfast (Milpitas, California).
At the association’s recent fall conference, tribute
was paid to retiring Board members Hans Fuller of Fuller
(Surrey, British Columbia), Alison Hubbard of North State
Fastener (Sunnyvale, California), and Clay Weaver of
Industrial Threaded Products (Brea, California).
Pac-West’s 2017 fall conference took place August
24-26 at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort in
Whistler, British Columbia. The conference featured the
perfect mix of stimulating educational programs and fun
events.
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Education offerings at the Pac-West 2017 fall
conference included:
¤ Daniel Riggs’ (Wurth Industry North America)
insightful presentation on “Minimize Your Risk!”
thoroughly covered fastener import and export
requirements
¤ Carmen Vertullo’s (Carver FACT Center) program on
“Fastener Lessons NOT Learned”
¤ Hans Fuller’s and Chris McCaffrey’s Ignite
presentations over lunch
¤ Business Executives roundtable discussions
¤ Business Owners roundtable discussions
¤ “Hiring, Developing, and Retaining ‘A’ Players
Using Predictive Analytics by Robert Nugent with
Management Action Programs
Conference social events included golf at the
Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club, a Peak 2 Peak
gondola experience between Whistler and Blackcomb
Mountains, a spouse/guest Whistler Tasting Tour, and
a fun Olympics-style competition during the Friday night
banquet.
Pac-West’s next conference and 50th anniversary
celebration will take place April 18-21, 2018 at the
Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch, Scottsdale,
Arizona.
Also on the schedule for 2018 is the Pac-West Fall
Conference, August 8-11 at the Grouse Mountain Lodge
in Whitefish, Montana.
For more information about Pac-West and its activities
contact Vickie Lester, CAE, executive director, Pacific-
West Fastener Association, 10842 Noel Street #107, Los
Alamitos, CA 90720, 714-484-4747, fax 562-684-0695,
e-mail vlester@pac-west.org, www.pac-west.org.
PACIFIC-WEST FASTENER ASSOCIATION