WF&FSA Elects 2011-2012 Leadership

WF&FSA elected new officers during its Annual Meeting held October 21, 2011 at the Doral in Miami, FL. Please welcome our new slate of Officers:

Nick Fronduto, President
Nick Fronduto is WF&FSA's newly-elected President. Fronduto is Chief Operating Officer of Jacobson Floral Supply, Inc., Boston, MA. Prior to joining Jacobson's, he spent 25 years in the supermarket industry. He was Director of Store Support for Star Markets, a 52 store, $1 billion chain based in Boston. He graduated from Northeastern University with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration & Liberal Arts.

Pat Dahlson, First Vice President
Patrick M. Dahlson is WF&FSA's First Vice President. He is the CEO of Mayesh Wholesale Florist with headquarters in Los Angeles, CA. Under Dahlson's leadership the company has grown to 17 locations in seven states. Dahlson also serves on the Wholesale Council of the Society of American Florists. Dahlson is President of the Child S.H.A.R.E. Board of Directors, which was founded in 1985 to challenge and equip local congregations to recruit and support foster and adoptive parents.

Tom Figueroa, Second Vice President
Tom Figueroa, AIFD, MCF is WF&FSA's Second Vice President. He grew up in the floral business. He is currently Vice President Michigan of Nordlie, Inc. Nordlie, Inc. is a wholesale distributor of fr esh and permanent floral and design goods. Tom has been with Nordlie's for over 20 years. He served as hardgoods manager in Detroit and branch manager in Flint and Detroit.

Dave Lisowski, Treasurer
Dave Lisowski, is WF&FSA's Treasurer. Lisowski is the President of The Denver Wholesale Florist Company, a national wholesale florist, for which he has been President and Chief Executive Officer since 1993. He was employed by Central Bank of Denver, N.A., a commercial bank in Colorado and various affiliated banks from 1972 to 1992. Lisowski attended Metropolitan State College where he received a BS degree in Finance in 1988. He served the Society of American Florist on the Wholesale Council, Chairman of Government Relations and a member of the Board of Directors.

David Armellini, Immediate Past President
David Armellini is WF&FSA's Immediate Past President. He is president of Armellini Industries, Inc., Palm City, FL. Armellini knows the flower industry well. He joined the company full-time after his graduation from Lynchburg College in 1984. He was promoted in 1993 to Executive Vice President over Sales and Marketing for Armellini Express Lines, Inc. which later grew to cover all subsidiaries. With increasing emphasis on quality Armellini lead a state-of-the-art push to develop new technologies for the company.

Trish Lilly, Executive Vice President
Trish Lilly is WF&FSA's Executive Vice President, beginning her second year with WF&FSA.

Source: Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier Association