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StateWays | www.stateways.com | May/June 2017 6 NOTE e d i t o r ' s EDITOR JEREMY NEDELKA Tel: 203-855-8499 ext. 2213 jnedelka@epgmediallc.com MANAGING EDITOR KYLE SWARTZ Tel: 203-855-8499 ext. 2225 kswartz@epgmediallc.com ART DIRECTOR ANDREA SCHNEIDER CONTRIBUTING EDITORS MELISSA NIKSIC, JACK ROBERTIELLO, THOMAS HENRY STRENK SR. REGIONAL SALES MANAGERS BRUCE KOSTIC Tel: 203-855-8499, ext. 2215 bkostic@epgmediallc.com MARK MARCON Tel: 763-383-4456 mmarcon@epgmediallc.com DEBBIE RITTENBERG Tel: 763-383-4455 drittenberg@epgmediallc.com SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST MARINA VELEZ VICE PRESIDENT, BEVERAGE AMY COLLINS acollins@epgmediallc.com PRODUCTION DIRECTOR CHERRI PERSCHMANN Tel: 763-383-4425 cperschmann@epgmediallc.com REPRINTS Circulation and Audience Development Manager ROBIN COOPER rcooper@epgmediallc.com LIST RENTAL JIM SCOVA Tel: 914-368-1012 jscova@MeritDirect.com StateWays is published by Beverage Information Group, a division of EPG Media & Specialty Information EDITORIAL OFFICES 17 High St., 2nd Fl., Norwalk, CT 06851 Tel: 203-855-8499 | Fax: 203-855-9446 EXECUTIVE OFFICES 10405 Sixth Ave. N., Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN 55441 Tel: 763-383-4400 | Fax: 763-383-4499 OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW LEADERSHIP EVERY YEAR NABCA SELECTS A NEW chairman from among the ranks of state agency directors, who designates a theme for the annual convention and helps set the association's agenda for the next year. Stephanie O'Brien, the current chair from Vermont, will end her term at the An- nual Convention in Marco Island, where she'll be succeeded by Andrew Deloney of Michigan. This year's convention theme, "Taking Advan- tage of Change," was chosen by O'Brien and con- cludes a year of successful programming around that topic. Deloney has selected "Bridging Divides" as his theme for the coming year, which is appropri- ate given his state's geographic and cultural history. In the past fi ve or so years, the control state system has undergone massive changes. From losing a member to privatization to the retirement or resignation of longtime directors, the consistency that marked the previous decade is long gone. Just within the past year, George Griffi n from Montgomery County, Bruce Stevenson from Ohio and Rob Patridge from Oregon have all have left their posts. And maybe that isn't a negative thing – after all, change can be positive. We see change happening throughout the beverage alcohol industry as suppliers shuffl e brands, wholesalers consolidate and the defi nition of retailers continues to expand. Sometimes, keeping up with those changes requires new leadership. And by rotating its Chairman- ship on an annual basis, NABCA provides leadership opportunities for directors who are new to the industry. I've met Chairman Deloney a number of times and worked with him on past profi les in this magazine. He'll be an asset to NABCA in his new role, and provide leadership for the control system as it works to bridge divides across the industry. JEREMY NEDELKA, EDITOR ENTER THE BEST PRACTICES AWARDS StateWays is now accepting entries for the 3rd Annual Control State Best Practices Awards. Visit StateWays.com/BestPractices to fi nd out more about the awards, which honor control agencies leading the industry in innovation, education and enforcement. All winners will be featured in the September/October issue of StateWays. The deadline is June 30, so enter today!