BEMA announces 2022 board of directors, slate of officers

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BEMA announces 2022 board of directors, slate of officers

29 Jun 2022

Joanie Spencer

Since 2008, Joanie Spencer has covered the retail and wholesale sides of the baking industry.
Serving associations such as the American Society of Baking (ASB) and BEMA, Joanie is also in demand as an industry presenter on bakery operations and trends. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from Rockhurst University and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.

When she’s not running or playing soccer, Joanie spends her time with her husband and 11-year-old son.

SAN DIEGO, CA — During the BEMA 2022 Convention held June 22-25, the association announced its 2022-23 board of directors and slate of officers.

For the upcoming term, Jay Hardy, national sales director for J&K Ingredients, was named as third vice chairman for the board of directors’ executive committee. Hardy joins Tim Cook, president and CEO of Linxis Group and immediate past chair; Clay Miller, president of Burford Corp. and second vice chair; Patrice Painchaud, VP of sales and marketing for Rexfab and first vice chair; and Jim Warren, VP of exact mixing for Reading Bakery Systems and board chair.

Warren spent four years serving BEMA’s Baking Industry Forum (BIF), six years on the Meetings and Convention Committee and nine years on the board of directors before being named as chair.

BEMA also elected Mike LaValle, corporate account manager for Intralox, and Audrey St. Onge, president and GM of Lallemand Baking, to the board of directors.

“Mike has shown years of dedication to BEMA through his years of service on multiple committees and the Baking Industry Forum,” said Rick Hoskins, president of Colborne Foodbotics, BEMA past board chair and nominating committee chair.

“This is an intriguing time for the industry and for BEMA.” — Jim Warren | VP of exact mixing for Reading Bakery Systems | BEMA board chair

St. Onge has served the industry as a baker and a supplier and has led several professional groups including BEMA’s Baking Industry Forum.

“This is an intriguing time for the industry and for BEMA,” Warren said. “The industry is recovering and moving forward, and in three short months, we’ll all be together again at IBIE in Las Vegas.”

During these challenging times, Warren issued a directive to all BEMA members: Get involved.

“Everyone in this association has an opportunity to be involved,” he said. “I’ve been attending BEMA meetings for more than 30 years. For the first 15 years, I considered it to be not much more than a place to meet customers. That attitude is okay, but somewhere along the way, I realized BEMA is much more. If you’re involved in BEMA beyond attending meetings, I say thank you. But if you’re not, now is the time to get involved.”

The 2022-23 BEMA board of directors is as follows:

Jim Warren, VP, Exact Mixing, Reading Bakery Systems | board chair
Patrice Painchaud, VP of sales and marketing, Rexfab | first vice chair
Clay Miller, president, Burford Corp. | second vice chair
Jay Hardy, national sales director for J&K Ingredients | third vice chair
Tim Cook, president and CEO, Linxis Group | immediate past chair
Delia Justable, global sanitary compliance manager, Forbo Siegling (not pictured)
Paul Lattan, publisher, Commercial Baking | ABA Liaison
Mike LaValle, corporate account manager, Intralox
Mike Pierce, president, The Austin Co.
Mark Podl, CEO, Doran Scales
Eric Riggle, president, Rademaker USA
Craig Souser, president and CEO, JLS Automation
Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief, Commercial Baking
Audrey St. Onge, president and GM, Lallemand Baking
Jason Ward, president, AMF Bakery Systems
Allen Wright, VP of sales, Hansaloy | IBIE Representative

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