06.21.10
The Natural Products Association (NPA), Washington, D.C. installed its 2010-2011 board of directors during its 73rd annual trade show and convention, Natural MarketPlace 2010. Newly elected executive committee and board members were sworn in on June 12 during the association's Annual Business Meeting, held in Las Vegas, NV. Jeff Wright, owner of Wright’s Nutrients, a retail store in New Port Richey, FL, was announced as president-elect of the association. Mr. Wright has been active in the NPA for nearly two decades. He will step into the presidency in 2011, succeeding current president Pat Sardell, owner of Country Vitamins, Corvallis, OR. Newly elected or re-elected to the 22-member board are suppliers Jane Drinkwalter, Vitamer Laboratories, Irvine, CA; Harvey Kamil, NBTY, Inc. Bohemia, NY; John Haydock, Burt’s Bees, Durham, NC; Carilyn Anderson, Carlson Labs, Arlington Heights, IL; and Peter Zambetti, Capsugel, Peapack, NJ. Retail members are Jon Fiume, Ritzman Natural Health Pharmacy, Wadsworth, OH; Tom Sokoloff, owner, Paradise Health Foods, Palm Bay, FL; and Richard League, Mothers Cupboard Natural Foods, Spokane, WA.