SnowSports Industries America (SIA) named the winners for the 2008-09 SIA SnowSports Regional Rep of the Year Award.


The winners are: Rob Haggerty in the Atlantic region (NY, PA, NJ, DE and MD), Broc Johnson in the Eastern Lakes region (MI, OH and IN), Scott Ladwig in the Midwest (ND, MN, WI, SD, IA, IL, NE, MO, KS and OK), Brad Sellew in the Northeast (ME, VT, NH, MA, RI and CT), Craig Wingard in Northern California, Dustin Anderson in the Northwest (WA, OR, ID, MT and AK), Rob Howland in the Rockies (WY, UT, CO, NM and TX), Mitch Chilton in the South (WV, VA, KY, TN, NC, SC, GA, AL, MS, FL, AR and LA) and Bob Stanislaus in the West (SoCal, NV, AZ and HI).


Voting for the regional rep award began in late July with surveys sent out to nearly 10,000 retail storefronts. Nomination criteria focused on five main components including: relationships with retail shops; communication with retailers; proactively helping stores manage inventory; conducting shop clinics; and timely response to retail shops calls and emails.

 

SIA received nearly 1,000 nominations for this accolade from snow sports retailers nationwide. This year’s SnowSports Regional Rep of the Year winners will be recognized at the SIA Fall Education Seminars held in three locations throughout the U.S.