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: Hilary Bronder, Inside-Out Design
Vice President: Bob Fryer, Smith Nursing Agency
Treasurer: Angel Reichhelm, M&T Bank
Secretary: Jim Shaffer, ACBC, CSA
Board Member: Bill DePauw, Bmore Branded
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
1992-2021
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
2018/2019 – Joseph Norton
2020/2021 – Hilary Bronder
*Deceased
By-Laws
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Bill DePauw
Frank B. Semon
Richard B. Kelly
Richard A. Intner
Jack Weber
Nick C. Tsottles, GRI
William A. Hahn, Jr
Law Office of William A. Hahn, Jr.
Joseph J. Norton
GR EngineeringEvents
- 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 3rd – NO SPEAKER
- January 10th – NO MEETING
- January 17th – Hilary Bronder
- January 24th – William Hahn, Jr
- January 31st – Nick Tsottles
- February 7th – Robert Fryer
- February 14th – New Member or Guest Speaker
- February 21st – Dakeisha Gross
- February 28th – Richard Kelly
- March 6th – Jim Shaffer
- March 13th – Jack Weber
- March 20th – New Member or Guest Speaker
- March 27th – Frank Semon
- April 3rd – Bill DePauw
- April 10th – NO MEETING
- April 17th – New Member or Guest Speaker
- April 24th – New Member or Guest Speaker
- May 1st – Angel Reichhelm
- May 8th – New Member or Guest Speaker
- May 15th – Richard Intner
- May 22nd – NO MEETING
- May 29th – New Member or Guest Speaker
- June 5th – Joseph Norton
- June 12th – Igor Kantzler
2020 Upcoming Events:
- 1st Meeting of 2020: Friday, January 3rd from 7:30-9AM at Iron Rooster of Hunt Valley
- NO MEETING: Friday, January 10th
- Holiday Party: Saturday, January 11th from 6-9PM at the Country Club of Maryland
- Board Meeting: Friday, February 7th
- Board Meeting: Friday, March 6th
- Board Meeting: Friday, April 3rd
- NO MEETING: Friday, April 10th
- Board Meeting: Friday, May 1st
- NO MEETING: Friday, May 22nd
- Board Meeting: Friday, June 5th
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Meeting Location
County Club of Maryland
1101 Stevenson Lane
Towson, MD 21286