Articles by Herb Woerpel

“I’ve never before been surrounded by such a hardworking, passionate group of individuals,” Ronningen said. “The people at the distribution level and all of the dealers we work with every day are impressive. I’m honored to be a part of this.”

“I am enthusiastic about my work and the overall industry because we are at a really exciting time with a huge generational change, tons of new technology advancements, and great people to work with,” Roberts said. “With all of that, there is never a dull moment, and there is plenty to work on and change in our industry.”

"This industry has given me a fortunate life and career," Pascucci said. "I’m blessed to say that I get to have fun every day and look forward to Monday morning.”

“It’s a pretty exciting time for our industry,” Meier said. “We’re dealing with lots of change and plenty of challenges, which both equal out to lots of opportunities for professional growth.”

For our inaugural issue of Distribution Trends, we’ve assembled a panel of some of HVACR distribution’s most recognizable leaders — individuals who have their pulse on trends of today and aren’t afraid to set the tone of tomorrow.

AJ Garrott is 34 years old. He's been involved in HVAC contracting and distribution for 18 years -- more than half his life.

Frye, 33, now serves as the director of sales for Manufactured Duct & Supply.

While only 27, his HVAC resume includes five years of counter sales, two years of inside sales, two years as e-commerce director, and one year as territory manager.

Dodson — who was recently named one of American Standard’s Top 10 Territory Managers — hopes to one day become Shearer Supply’s vice president of sales.

Denson, who will celebrate 12 years at Johnstone this fall, is a graduate of HARDI’s branch manager certification course as well as the organization’s Emerging Leaders program.