Welcome to
Sales Promotion Association of Baltimore
Over 75 years of experience providing area professionals with business networking opportunities.
We aim to promote a spirit of cooperation, efficiency and ethical business practices amongst our members and the communities that we serve.
About Us
Members
Events
We meet Fridays from
12PM-1PM. Learn more
about our past and upcoming events.
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About Us
History
Our organization began on October 1, 1940, when four friends met at a diner near North Ave. and Harford Rd. for lunch. The group members had been informally exchanging leads for weeks and decided to create a formal networking organization to do so on a permanent basis. Our founding members were:
Marice E. Miller, Delvale Dairy
Glenn E. Hanna, Gates Rubber Co.
William G. Thomas, Roche & Hull
Edmund Starkey, Electric Refrigeration Co.
Our Mission
Since 1941 the primary objective of the Sales Promotion Association has been to institute and maintain a method of exchanging business information among its members; to create, foster and encourage a spirit of cooperation, business efficiency and ethical business and professional practices among its members.
Board of Directors
President, Joseph Norton, GR Engineering
Vice President, Hilary Bronder, Inside Out Design
Treasurer, Angel Reichhelm, M&T Bank
Secretary, Bill DePauw, Bmore Branded
Member at Large, Bob Fryer, Smith Nursing Agency
Past Presidents
1941-1966
1942 – Glen E. Hanna*
1943 – Joseph T. Molz*
1944 – E. Peerce Smith*
1945 – William S. Woodside*
1946 – Albert T. Long*
1948 – Thomas Hauck*
1949 – John E. Finney*
1950 – David C. Kratzer*
1951 – Francis A. White*
1952 – Wesley E. Anderson*
1953 – George J. Roche*
1954 – Lawrence P. Wilder*
1955 – Joseph N. Sewell*
1956 – Jerome C. DePaulo
1957 – Charles A. Welch, Jr.*
1958 – Edward G. Kibler*
1959 – Leigh C. Sanders*
1960 – James A. Cockey*
1961 – Richard N. Arnold
1962 – George Hull
1963 – Jack A. Chaudron*
1964 – John Marshall Jones, Jr.*
1965 – Edward C. Chavatel, Jr.
1966 – Paul H. Jones*
*Deceased
1967-1991
1968 – Charles J. Hoffman*
1969 – Carl G. Brenner
1970 – Theodore L. Prevost
1971 – William M. Dunbar
1972 – Pelham Schmidt
1973 – Robert L. Kunkel*
1974 – Ferdinand Meyer, IV*
1975 – David A. Donovan*
1976 – Joseph T. Aguglia*
1977 – J. William Miller
1978 – A. Carl Herschfeld
1979 – Richard Morgan
1980 – Joseph Schwind*
1981 – Bernard F. Semon
1982 – Harry B. Walker
1983 – JoAnn M. Lewis
1984 – Brandon F. Gaines
1985 – Corine R. Godman
1986 – Charles L. Libby
1987 – Jack R. Sturgill, Jr.
1988 – William C. Kaestner
1989 – Craig E. Slotke
1990 – Doug Benn
1991 – Sheila Bertoldi
*Deceased
1992-2018
1992 – John Van Horn
1993 – J. T. Mullin, IV
1994 – Paul A. Riecks
1995 – Philip R. Grillo
1996 – Craig Button
1997 – Nick Tsottles
1998 – Rick Bray
1999 – Ron Harman
2000 – Frank Semon
2001 – Ron Buckner
2002 – Mac Pace
2003 – Jack R. Weber, Jr.
2004 – Randy Sandusky
2005 – Tony BeDon
2006 – Tuley Wright
2007 – Paul Minch
2008 – Martha Schober
2009 – Eric Daxon
2010 – Ryan Paal
2011 – Gwen McMillan
2012 – Andy Dalton
2013 – Dr. Dave Ballenger
2014 – Rick Donovan
2015 – Hilary Bronder
2016 – Allen Keller
2017 – J.C. Beese
2018 – Joseph Norton
*Deceased
By-Laws
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Bill DePauw
Angel Reichhelm
Jack R. Sturgill
Frank B. Semon
Richard B. Kelly
Richard A. Intner
Nick C. Tsottles, GRI
Jack Weber
Jim Shaffer
Events
- We meet Fridays from 12PM-1PM
- We do not meet Good Friday, Friday before Memorial Day, Friday after Thanksgiving.
- We only meet 1st Friday in January to 2nd Friday in June and then we break for Summer. We pick back up the Friday after Labor Day through the 2nd Friday in December.
- The first Friday of February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November, December we have board meetings from 11am-12pm
- January 4 – No Speaker / Meeting at Fazzini’s
- January 11 – Jack Sturgill
- January 18 – Richard Intner
- January 25 – No Meeting
- February 1 – Nick Tstottles
- February 8 – Jack Weber
- February 15 – Allen Keller
- February 22 – Jim Shaffer
- March 1 – Hilary Bronder
- March 8 – Guest Speaker Bob Paulding
- March 15 – Joe Norton
- March 22 – Guest Speaker Dan Crowley
- March 29 – Igor Kantzler
- April 5 – Guest Speaker Eric Chessler
- April 12 – Angel Reichhelm
- April 19 – No Meeting
- April 26 – Robert P Fryer
- May 3 – Frank Semon
- May 10 – No Speaker / Recruitment Discussion
- May 17 – Bill DePauw
- May 24 – No Meeting
- May 31 – Guest Speaker Tony Azola
- June 7 – Guest Speaker Michelle Krupka
- June 14 – Dakeisha Gross
- September 6 – Joe Norton
- September 13 – Nick Tsottles
- September 20 – Jim Shaffer
- September 27 – Richard Kelly
- October 4 – Jack Sturgill
- October 11 – Dakeisha Gross
- October 18 – Jack Weber
- October 25 – Bob Fryer
- November 1 – Frank Semon
- November 8 – Hilary Bronder
- November 15 – Angel Reichhelm
- November 22 – Bill DePauw
- November 29 – No Meeting
- December 6 – Richard Intner
- December 13 – Igor Kantzler
2019 Past Events:
- Holiday Party January 26th from 6-9pm at Country Club of Maryland Towson
- Spring Network March 27th from 5:30-7:30pm at Fazzini’s Cockeysville
- Summer Network July 17th from 5-7pm at Fazzini’s Cockeysville
- Fall Network TBD
2019 Upcoming Events:
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- Fall Network November 6th from 5-7pm at Fazzini’s Cockeysville
2020 Upcoming Events:
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- 1st Meeting of 2020 Friday, January 3rd from 7:30-9am Location TBD
- Holiday Party Saturday, January 11th from 6-9pm Location TBD
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Meeting Location
County Club of Maryland
1101 Stevenson Lane
Towson, MD 21286