The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA), a statewide trade association advocating for the retail food industry, is pleased to announce a new officer and six new members to its board of directors.
Lou Mola, Loss Prevention manager for Wawa, Inc. will take on the role of PFMA vice chairman
from Rich Wood of Wawa, who has resigned his positon on the board of directors. Mola
currently chairs PFMA’s Loss Prevention (LP) Committee as well as LP committees for the
Delaware Food Industry Council and the New Jersey Food Council. During his tenure, he was
instrumental in getting legislation passed to combat Organized Retail Crime, and worked with
the industry, law enforcement and government leaders to enact legislation creating the first
dedicated retail crimes prosecutor in the United States. Prior to joining Wawa in 2013, he served
as the Investigations Team Leader for Target Corporation and led a 44-person team focused on
organized crime.
“PFMA is excited to have Lou Mola take on this leadership role as PFMA Vice Chairman,” said
Alex Baloga, PFMA president and CEO. “He is an effective leader for our Loss Prevention
Committee and I know he will bring the same energy to our board of directors. Our thanks to
Rich Wood for his leadership and service to the PFMA board for the past six years.”
PFMA also appointed six new board members due to the retirement of Rich McMenamin,
McMenamin Family ShopRites; and the departure of Lisa Silberman, A.J. Silberman &
Company; and Gary McGuirk, Jr., Liberty USA, who sold their companies to Eby-Brown.
The new board members are:
- Patrick Burns, owner, Burns Neighborhood Markets, Philadelphia;
- Brent Cotten, senior director, Global Customer and Industry Affairs,
The Hershey Company, Hershey, Pa.; - Gary Gloeckl, vice president of sales, A.J. Silberman, a division of Eby-Brown,
Indianola, Pa; - Scott Kolat, senior vice president of sales and business development,
Eby-Brown, Naperville, Ill.; - James Pulsifer, senior manager, State Relations and Regulatory Compliance,
Altria Group Distribution Company, Richmond, Va.; and - Robert Sincavich, president of Team Sledd, Bridgeport, Ohio.
“Our sincere thanks to Rich McMenamin, Lisa Silberman and Gary McGuirk for their ideas, friendship and support through the years,” Baloga said. “We wish them all the best.”
