Our Team
Leadership Team
John Schmeiser
CEO
(800) 762-5616
Eric Wareham
VP of Government Affairs (US)
(800) 933-7437
Curtis A. Kleoppel, CPA, CVA
Association Treasurer, President of EDC
(816) 561-5323 ext.150
Larry Hertz
Regional VP of Canada
(800) 661-2452
Jennifer Luce
Regional VP of Northwest
(800) 933-7437
Cory Hayes
VP of Education & Training
(816) 561-5323 ext. 117
Carolynn Sinclair
Marketing Communications Manager
(800) 661-2452
Administrative Personnel
Olivia Holcombe, CAE
Office Manager (US)
(816) 561-5323 x118
Joanne Olson
Office Manager (CDN)
(800) 661-2452
Susan Guiffre
Administrative Assistant (US)
(816) 561-5323 x119
Lisa Stock
Western Farm Show Coordinator, Event & Marketing Manager for MLA
(816) 561-5323 ext.133
Katie Clark
Member Services Coordinator (CDN)
(403) 250-7581
Brittany Husong
Administrative Assistant (US)
(816) 561-5323 ext.148
Mike Griffith
Newsletter Editor (US)
(816) 561-5323 x112
Membership Department
Tag Webb
Regional Manager: OK, TX, NM
(816) 561-5323
Ken Dean
Regional Manager: KS & MO
(816) 561-5323 ext.116
Dealer Institute
Michael Piercy
Director of Business Development
(816) 561-5323 ext.143
Mary Beth Bernhart
Project Manager
(816) 561-5323 ext. 142
Jan Williams
Program Manager
Equipment Dealer Consulting, LLC
Bob Charbonneau, CPA, CVA
(816) 561-5323 ext.152
Lonnie Finch, CPA, CVA
(816) 561-5323 ext.149
Terry Heins, CPA
(816) 561-5323 ext.153
Tom Hancock, CPA
(816) 561-5323 ext.154
Association Management
Jane Male, CAE
Director of Association Management, Executive Director
(816) 561-5323 ext.140
Robert Uhler, CAE
Executive Vice President, Mid-America Lumbermen’s Association | Safety Consultant
(816) 561-5323 ext.138
Kim Weitzel
Executive Director
(816) 561-5323 ext.139
Julie Niemann
Association Management
(816) 561-5323 ext.110