National Retail & Restaurant |
Past Presidents |
2024-2026 John Kemppainen "It was my privilege to serve as NRRDA president as we reimagined our website and branding for the next generation during my term. We saw incredible growth in membership and attendance at the Ft. Worth and Amelia Island annual conferences were at record levels." |
2022-2024 Kurt Leisure "I brought forward a renewed post‑pandemic vision for NRRDA, infusing innovation and a more refined, elevated experience into everything we do….and, of course, the Pickleball Invitational networking event." |
2019-2022 Brian Chance "I will forever be known as the COVID President – my term began 3 weeks before lockdowns began rolling out across the country. We survived what could have been a catastrophe for the organization and are even stronger today due to our great members and leaders!" |
2017-2019 Robert Kopka “We expanded client scholarships and industry engagement during my tenure as president.” |
.png)
.png)
.png)
2015-2017 Renee Ramirez "I believe I was the first industry president for NRRDA." |
2013-2015 Ian Matthes "Following the initial long tenure of our first president, Brian Cafritz, we continued our organizational and membership growth. We created an award in Brian’s honor, started the Past Presidents’ Council, and named our first industry member to serve as my successor. " |
2007-2013 Brian Cafritz "As inaugural president, my primary memory is the dozens of meetings and sessions with the Charter Board discussing our philosophies and goals for what we wanted this association to become. We set the infrastructure and vision of what we wanted NRRDA to be." |
.png)
 Copyright NRRDA. All Rights Reserved. 250 S. Northwest Highway, Suite 315 | Park Ridge, IL 60068 Phone: 847-324-7050 Email: info@nrrda.org |