Past Chairman of the International Warehousing & Logistics Association (IWLA) and co-founder/past president of the Distribution Centers of America (DCA), Jere is a well-known mentor, advisor and contributor to the industry’s leading professional development organizations, as well as a respected San Francisco Bay Area business leader.  He is a founding member and Past President of the SF Bay Area’s WERC Council and the proud owner of one of the rare ‘3 digit’ CSCMP membership numbers!  In the past few years, Jere has been recognized by Associated Warehouses, Inc. (AWI) with its Annual Service Award (2013), earned the IWLA’s first ever Executive Warehouse Logistics Professional (EWLP) designation in 2015 and its Distinguished Service & Leadership Award in 2014. Jere is involved now with an innovative CSCMP mentoring pilot, and actively engaged in numerous community support initiatives.