Officers, Members Elected for 2024 ALA Board of Governors

Two new ALA Board of Governors (BOG) members as well as the 2024 BOG officers were presented by the respective nominating committees and voted upon during the 2023 ALA Conference in Lake Tahoe, Calif., last month.

Serving their first, three-year term, Jan. 1, 2024 - Dec. 31, 2026:

Creighton Bostrom
Partner
Southern Glow Sales

Todd Teiber
Principal
Teiber & Company, Inc.

In addition to the new members, two current members were elected for their second, three-year terms. Two consecutive, three-year terms is the maximum a member may serve.  

Serving their second, three-year terms, expiring Dec. 31, 2026:

Michael Gladstone
General Manager
Royal Lighting

Bob Warmbold, CLC
Owner
Accent Lighting

Also elected and approved by the ALA Board of Governors and announced to the ALA membership during the Conference, are the 2024 officers:

Chair
Rick Seidman
CEO
Quoizel

Treasurer
Troy Lee
President
Savoy House

Secretary
Gabriel Trinidad
General Manager
Lighting Incorporated

Chair-elect
Martha Graham, CLMR
Owner
Martha Graham & Associates

The ALA Board of Governors consists of 12 persons: four manufacturers, four manufacturers representatives and four showrooms. Additional members include:

Immediate Past Chair:
Laurie Gross, CLC
President
Gross Electric, Inc.

Cathy Choi, LS
President
Bulbrite Industries, Inc.

Jim Decker
Executive VP, Sales & Marketing
Hinkley

Pamela Willis
Principal
Walker & Willis, Inc.

Two members are retiring from the Board of Governors at the end of this year. Richard Alan, CLMR, owner of Richard Alan & Associates, served two consecutive terms, including as chair in 2022. Matt Hulett, CLMR, partner, Spectrum Hulett Group served two consecutive, three-year, terms and served as secretary this year. 

Thank you to the ALA Board of Governors Nonimating Committee members:

Michael Estrin, CLMR
Owner
Estrin Sales Agency

Brad Krieger, CLMR
President
Speckk Brands

Stacey Loud
Vice President, Lighting & Controls
Hunzicker Lighting Gallery

Freddie Naimer
President
Montreal Lighting & Hardware, Inc.

Jess Wiedemer
President & Chief Operating Officer
Hinkley

Thank you to the ALA Officers Nominating Committee members:

Cathy Choi, LS
President
Bulbrite Industries, Inc.

Naomi Sperling, LS
Operations Officer
Maxim Lighting International

Gary Raileanu, CLMR
Principal
Lighting Sales of Memphis

Pete de Steiger
Chief Executive Officer
Ray Lighting Centers

Bobby Wilson
General Manager
Wilson Lighting