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Groundwork Officers Chairman R. Dale Vaughn OCT Equipment, Inc. Oklahoma City, Okla. Vice Chairman WalteR BeRRy Berry Companies, Inc. Wichita, Kan. Treasurer DaViD Scott Intermountain Bobcat Salt Lake City, Utah President BoB henDeRSon The AED Foundation Oak Brook Ill. Immediate Past Chairman Don Shilling General Equipment & Supplies, Inc. Fargo, N.D. AED Board Representative laWRence F. glynn CMW Equipment St. Louis, Mo. Executive Director SteVe JohnSon The AED Foundation Oak Brook Ill. DirectOrs al ceRVeRo AEM, Milwaukee, Wisc. Mike hayeS Komatsu America Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill. chRiStopheR R. WilMot CWPartners, Inc., Orlando, Fla. Michael hinRichSen Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, Ill. Mike FeSting-SMith NORTRAX, Inc., Moline, Ill. Duane WilDeR Liebherr Construction Equipment Co., Newport News, Va. a. Roy keRn Equipment Corporation of America, Coraopolis, Pa. DenniS l. VanleeuWen GE Capital Solutions, St. Louis, Mo. Dan SneDecoR Volvo Construction Equipment, Asheville, N.C. chRiStopheR peRa HiReach Group, King of Prussia, Pa. DR. John RichMan North Dakota State College, Wahpeton, N.D. RonalD RieckS Wells Fargo Construction, Tempe, Ariz. JiM anDeRSon Anderson Machinery Company, Corpus Christi, Texas January 2010 Construction Equipment Distribution www.cedmag.com 15 the achievement of certification through the AED and The AED Foundation signifies a commitment to superior workplace perfor-mance on the part of AED distributor compa-nies. It is also the culmination of individual investment of time, dedication of effort, and proficiency in content. The association proudly recognizes these managers and their compa-nies for completing AED Certification. 2009 Branch Operations Management certification n Chad O'Donnell, Bierschbach Equipment & Supply n Janice Moeller, Scott-Macon Equipment 2009 Parts Management certification n Michael Haas, Stephenson Equipment, Inc. n Becky Partin, Unified Equipment Resources n William Power, General Equipment & Supplies, Inc. 2009 service Management certification n Ted Davies, Diesel Machinery, Inc. n Kurt Maxwell, Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc. The 2009 class of AED Certified Managers joins the ranks of this prestigious group: AeD Branch Operations Management certification n Dawn Carnahan '06, K.C. Bobcat, Inc. n Steve Stafki '07, General Equipment & Supplies, Inc. n Rob Leavel '08, ASC Construction Equipment n Bruce Taylor '08, Kirby-Smith Machinery AeD Parts Management and service Management certifications n Jason McCluer '08, Bejac Corporation AeD Parts Management certification n Ed Boessling '06, North Location-Equipment Support Services n Justin Herreid '07, Diesel Machinery, Inc. n Ron Thompson '07, General Equipment & Supplies, Inc. n Blake Shields '08, OCT Equipment, Inc. AeD service Management certification n Robert Foss '06, Bierschbach Equipment & Supply n Doug Ramsey '06, Unified Equipment Resources n Brian Carr '07, Nortrax, Inc. n Edward Phillips '07, Nortrax, Inc. n Alan George '07, Nortrax, Inc. n Joe Moss '07, Nortrax, Inc. n Ronnie Ellis '07, James River Equip. Virginia, LLC n Jerald Bankston '07, Diesel Machinery, n Robert Richards '07, Nortrax, Inc. n Jason Mahrer `08, General Equipment & Supplies, Inc. n Dave Robertson '08, General Equipment & Supplies, Inc. n Nicholas Taylor '08, Rish Equipment Co. n Dale Heiner '08, Stephenson Equipment n Gord M. Harland '08, Cummins Western Canada n Ben Sitton '08, Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc. Six AED-Member Managers Achieve Professional Milestone AED and The AED Foundation congratulate the AED Certified Managers of 2009. Don't Miss the Golf Event and Live Auction at AED Summit 2010 Whether you're reading ceD from your office on the airplane to Summit, it's not too late to participate in two enjoy-able and memorable convention events. The AED Foundation's Golf Kick-Off Event at the Quarry Golf Club, sponsored by Sentry Insurance and several hole spon-sors, takes place Wednesday, Jan. 20 the bus leaves the Marriott at 7:45 a.m. The Live Auction, benefiting the Foundation's professional education and workforce development programs, is sponsored and conducted by Ritchie Bros Auctioneers on Friday, Jan. 22, 6-9 p.m. in conjunction with the new TGIF Party. ( Sponsored by Ritchie Bros. and MTU.)