This is a committee dealing with the complex and technical operational issues of the petroleum marketing business. Its purpose is to provide marketers an opportunity to learn from each other and to gather, summarize and provide technical information on motor fuel marketing to the Communication and Education Committees. The Committee will strive to keep members informed on techniques and ideas to enhance revenue, reduce costs, foster equal competition and maintain the Independent Marketer segment’s competitive viability.
The Committee is responsible for researching and studying, in conjunction with staff, the overall operational needs of SIGMA members. Within SIGMA’s Anti-Trust Guidelines, the Committee has free reign to explore all areas of operations to reduce marketer costs and increase profit potential. It is expected that this committee will create, as needed, limited duration discussion groups to work on specific ideas and/or Task Forces to focus on special projects.
The committee is a resource for explaining the impact on marketers of various governmental proposals. The committee is the technical arm of the Legislative Committee to help determine what marketers can and cannot live with, plus what members would consider reasonable and/or desirable. The committee also works with counsel to help SIGMA explain regulations to members and to receive input from members concerning their problems in implementing rules and regulations.
The committee, if called upon, meets directly with public and government officials to explain the technical realities of motor fuel marketing and to lobby in favor of SIGMA's position. .
Bruce Bates Professional Datasolutions, Inc.
Temple, TX
Gary Bevers NPN Magazine
Cypress, TX
Betsi Lueth Bixby Meridian Associates
Weatherford, TX
Edmund F. Burke Dennis K. Burke, Inc.
Chelsea, MA
John J. McGovern OSCO
Lemont, IL
Juritta Neal Jet-Pep, Inc
Holly Pond, AL
G. Randy Nicholson AutoGas Systems, Inc.
Abilene, TX
Ed Rachins Mutual Oil Co., Inc.
Brockton, MA
Gary Robbhins Wright Express LLC
South Portland, ME
Reggie Stanley K.E. Austin Corporation
Wilmington, NC
Brad Van Manen Van Manen Petroleum
Grand Rapids, MI
Benjamin Wafle Quarles Petroleum, Inc.
Fredericksburg, VA
Michael Welch RKA Petroleum Companies, Inc
Romulus, MI
Stephen F. White Robinson Oil Corporation
San Jose, CA
Counsel R. Timothy Columbus, Esq. Steptoe & Johnson
Washington, DC
Staff Liaison Molly Martin SIGMA
Reston, VA
Sign Up for a Committee - 2008 Term
SIGMA is a member-run organization and we need you to serve on our committees. By serving on a committee, we can be sure that your interest and concerns are properly represented. Committee service also provides direct benefits to you. You will develop expertise on issues important to your business, in addition to developing valuable industry contacts.
SIGMA's Mission: To benefit our members by helping them improve their ability to succeed
in a free and fully competitive market for transportation fuels.
