![]() | Shannon Loredo, MAS, MASIPresidentShannon, a distributor, is a managing partner at Business Branders LLC. She has 27 years of industry experience, and has served on the HPPA board in various roles for the last 4 years. She is excited to embark on her 5th year as the President of HPPA! |
Andrea WestonVice PresidentAndrea has been in the promo industry for 18 years. This year is her 2nd term with HPPA, as Director and Co-chair of Social Media. Andrea is the Director of Program Operations at Bob Lilly Promotions of Dallas, Texas. She calls Houston her home but is no stranger to Dallas! Andrea has been married to her husband, Chris Weston, for 15 years and has an 11 year old son, Granger. Andrea and her family enjoy anything outdoors. She says, "Give me sun, sand, water or land - we love it all!" Cheers to HPPA 2022 Social Media! |
Josh PospisilImmediate Past President |
Anthony CarpenterTreasurer |
Kim Reinecker, MASDirectorKim is the Southwest Regional Manager for Starline USA covering Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. She has over 30+ years of industry experience all as a supplier representative based in Texas. She currently serves on the Houston Promotional Products Association (HPPA) board as the Programs/Professional Development Co-Chairman which has had its challenges over the past couple years. (Try planning education and social events during a pandemic! NOT FUN!) She has volunteered on several PPAI committees and currently serves on the PPAI Certification/Professional Development Committee. Kim has served as an HPPA board member in different capacities, as well as the Promotional Products Association Southwest (PPAS). She is also a five-time recipient of the “HPPA Supplier Rep of the Year” award. Another very proud moment for Kim was being awarded the Starline USA Factory Representative of the Year in 2019. |
Dee RemmertDirectorDee has been in the industry with the same supplier – IMAGEN Brands – for over 25 years. She is a Strategic Account Manager who covers Texas and Louisiana and manages several National Accounts. Dee is serving HPPA this year as Vice President. Previously, she served 2 years as a director, last year as co-chair of Social Media. |
steven meyer, masDirectorSteve is an avid purveyor of promo, a backpacker and bicyclist that lives in Midlothian, TX. More importantly, he is married to Jodi and has been for 35 years. He has a son, Matthew whose family lives in Shoreview, MN and a daughter, Kim, whose family lives in Agoura Hills, CA. And, to top it all off there are 6 grandkids that range from 6-15 years old. Steve and Jodi are DIEHARD Kansas Jayhawk basketball fans, can you say National Champs, and their many years in MN converted them into Purple People Eater believers, SKOL. |
malik hemaniDirectorI joined Houston Promotional Products Association (HPPA) in 2017 after being introduced by a contract decorator who was helping me navigate the industry. Prior to launching my distributorship, Graphic Stylus, I was a project manager at ExxonMobil. I entered the Oil & Gas world to explore my passion for technology. In addition to rolling out large scale enterprise technology infrastructure projects across Asia, South America, Europe and North America; I was given the opportunity to represent ExxonMobil IT during recruitment efforts. In those career fairs, I saw the importance of a strong brand and immediately fell in love with it. |
Charlie MooreDirectorCharlie is new to the HPPA Board this year and is serving as Membership Co-Chair. He started in the industry 6 years ago with Alpha Broder in Philadelphia before being relocated to manage the Houston territory. He has managed Houston for 4 years. In his free time Charlie, likes to check out the restaurants in Downtown/Midtown. He is an avid fisherman and loves to spend as much time outdoors as possible. He also enjoys spending time with his dog Rocky. Welcome to the board Charlie! |
Lara GryderDirectorLara has been in the promo industry for 26 years. She is returning to the HPPA board this year as Social Media Co-Chair. She works for Proforma Angelini, Martin & Associates as their Director of Business Development. In her free time she loves spending time with her husband Larry and 3 sons. She also is an avid Alabama football fan |