Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Voting begins for new NAOPP board
From Nov. 7 to Nov. 28, 2007, electronic voting is taking place for the 2008 National Association of Payment Professionals (NAOPP) board.
The slate of nominees includes:
- Craig A. Lesser, candidate for President
- Jeff Fortney, for Vice President
- Anna Solomon, for MLSO Director
Lesser served as NAOPP 2007 Vice President. He's been in the payments industry for nine years. Previously he owned a biomedical company. As President of a church youth group, he grew membership from 25 to 125. He is also active in other groups such as chambers of commerce, ambassador and sales clubs, and networking organizations.
A 12-year veteran of the payments industry, Fortney has 31 years of combined financial services and banking industry experience. He has served the industry in many capacities and is an accomplished sales trainer.
Solomon, President of Fast Transact Inc., became a merchant level salesperson (MLS) in 1995, along with her husband, David. Together they built a company that now has 30 employees and several agent offices nationwide. She is involved in numerous community organizations.
Terms for new officers will begin Jan. 1, 2008.
NAOPP is a nonprofit organization striving to bridge the gap between MLSs and other segments of the payments industry. Membership benefits include educational programming, health insurance at group rates, discounted legal advice from industry expert, health savings accounts, retirement investment plans, discounted registration for industry events and other MLS resources.
For more information about this election and membership benefits, visit www.naopp.com .
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