Members named to NACS Executive Committee, Board of Directors

Jay Ricker, president of Ricker Oil Company, Anderson, Ind., was named the 2009-10 chairman of the board for the association; he also chairs the Executive Committee.

New to the Executive Committee are retail members:

• Vice Chairman-Treasurer: Jeff Miller, president of Norfolk, Va.-based Miller Oil Co. Inc.
• Vice Chairman of Research: Greg Parker, president of Savannah, Ga.-based The Parker Companies, elected to his fourth term
• NACS Vice Chairman of Government Relations: Tom Robinson, president of San Jose, Calif.-based Robinson Oil Corp., elected to his third term
• Vice Chairman of Member Services: Nichole Torsey, president of Redding, California-based Mountain Counties Supply Co., elected to her second term
• NACS Vice Chairman of Convention and Events: Dave Carpenter, president and CEO of Urbandale, Iowa-based J.D. Carpenter Companies Inc., elected to his second term
• NACS Vice Chairman at Large: Patrick Lewis, partner of Twin Falls, Idaho-based Oasis Stop ’N Go Convenience Stores, elected to his first term
• NACS Vice Chairman at Large: Brad Call, general counsel and executive vice president of human resources, public relations and adventure culture of North Salt Lake, Utah-based Maverik Inc., elected to his first term

New to the 30-member Board of Directors are retail members:

• Gary Arthur, senior vice president, Valero Energy Corp., and president, Valero Retail Holdings Inc. (San Antonio, TX)
• Edward Holmes, president, Holmes Oil Co. Inc. (Chapel Hill, NC)
• Anthony Kenney, president, Speedway SuperAmerica LLC (Enon, OH)
• Max Lenker, president, RaceTrac Petroleum Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
• Steve Loehr, vice president of operations support, Kwik Trip Inc. (La Crosse, WI)
• Bipin Patel, president, Speedy Mart Development Inc. (Springfield, NJ)
• Joe Sheetz, executive vice president, finance and real estate, Sheetz Inc. (Altoona, PA)