CHANTILLY, VA – Dennis Jacinto, president of Lester Catalog in Newcastle, CA, was recently appointed to serve as the chairman of APRA’s Electrical Division for 2007 and 2008 by APRA’s Executive Committee.

Jacinto took over Lester Catalog Co. in 1997 and was able to revitalize the numbering system and bring the data up-to-date. He has been involved in the industry since 1977 when he went to work for F.E.M.S.A. of America. In 1984 he started Component Parts Co. which he sold in 1999 to Romaine Electric of Seattle, WA.

Jacinto recently announced the appointment of the Electrical Division Board of Governors. They are:

· Peter Bain, Past Chairman, Bond SNS, Miami, FL

· Evan Hammer, III, Evans Electric, Fresno, CA

· Mike Schroeder, Central Automotive Electric, Union, MO

· George Davis, World Wide Automotive, Winchester, VA

· Alan Melton, Northwest Regulator, Portland, OR

· Dan Smith, Boston Auto Electric, Boston, MA

· Joe Davis, Joe Davis Enterprises, New Berlinville, PA

· Fred Padgett, Robert Bosch Corp., Broadview, IL

· Bob Thomas, B & H Electric, Orange Park, FL

· Dan Poremba, Regitar, Montgomery, AL

· Jim Thomas, Smith Auto Electric, Yakima, WA

· Larry Hegemeister, Hagemeister Enterprises, Lebanon, OR

· Mohammad Samii, Sammy’s Auto Electric Service, Montgomery, AL

· Dick Vensel, Vensel Enterprises, Crystal Lake, IL

The new Board of Governors will start preparing for several program events in 2007. They include Electrical Clinics to be held on April 29 in Portland, OR, and May 5-6 in Cincinnati, OH. There will also be program planning for events to take place around the “International Big R Show” in Las Vegas on Oct. 27-29, 2007.