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NEDA Elects Bryan Messick President Of Board

Bryan Messick of Messick’s Inc. of Mount Joy, Penn. was elected to a one-year term as President of the Northeast Equipment Dealers Assn. (NEDA).

Messick is a dealer principal with Messick’s Inc. in Pennsylvania, that operates five stores in the south-central part of the state. Messick’s is owned by all members of the Messick family and is a true family business, dealing New Holland, Kubota, and Krone, as well as multiple short lines. They service the Agricultural, Consumer and Construction market and pride themselves on being a technology driven dealership.

In his role as President, Messick will lead a nine Dealer Member Board of Directors, alongside Executive VP/CEO Dave Close, responsible for overseeing the NEDA’s affairs, budget and programs provided to its dealer members.

Rounding out the Board of Directors is: Laura Bentley (1st VP/Treasurer), Bentley Bros., Inc., Albion, NY; Nate Shattuck (2nd VP), Devon Lane Farm Supply Inc., Belchertown, Mass.; John Komarisky (Past President) Main & Pinckney Inc., Auburn. NY; Brian Carpenter, Champlain Valley Equipment Inc., Middlebury, Vt.; Ed Hines, Hines Equipment Inc., Cresson, Penn.; Brad Hershey, Hoober, Inc., Mifflintown, Penn.; Craig Houseknecht, MTE Solutions, Inc., W. Henrietta, NY; Tim Call, Empire Tractor, Batavia, NY; Paul Bucchi, Sno-White Equipment, Southington, Conn.

The Board of Directors work with the management and employee team of the association, who’s passion for serving dealer members is unmatched.

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