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New NASM Chairperson Follows in Father's Footsteps

National Association of Shell Marketers announced 2016 board

GARRISONVILLE, Va. -- The National Association of Shell Marketers (NASM) has announced that Valerie Kelley Amsden of Kelley Fuels, Shakopee, Minn., has been elected as its chairperson for 2016. She follows in the footsteps of her father, former NASM chairman Vern Kelley.

Dan Kelley (left), Valerie Kelley Amsden, Vern Kelley

Amsden has worked full time in the family business, Kelley Fuels, since 2006. Starting as office manager, she is currently CFO and manages the Shell brand for all Kelley Fuels dealer locations.

She has served on the NASM board since 2012.

Other members of NASM's 2016 board include:

  • Ex-Officio Past Chairman: Joe Balestreri, Southern Counties Oil Co., Rancho Cordova, Calif.
  • Vice Chairperson: Stacey Fineburg, Consumers Petroleum Corp., Trenton, N.J.
  • Treasurer: David Ryan, L.E. Belcher Inc., Springfield, Mass.
  • Corporate Secretary: Sam Anabi, Anabi Oil Corp., Upland, Calif.
  • Northeast Region: Tony El-Nemr, Nouria Energy Corp., Worcester, Mass.; Greg Engelbart, Buckeye Energy Services LLC, Emmaus, Pa.; Mickey Jamal, CPD Energy Corp., New Paltz, N.Y.
  • Southeast Region: Monty Behrane, DAG Petroleum Suppliers LLC, Springfield, Va.; John Cook, Geo H. Green Oil Co. Inc., Fairburn, Ga.; Keith Howard, Valor Oil, Owensboro, Ky.
  • North Central Region: Randy Dooley, Dooley's Petroleum Inc., Murdock, Minn.; Jeff Harms, Harms Oil Co., Brookings, S.D.; Paul Schmuckal, Schmuckal Oil Co., Traverse City, Mich.
  • South Central Region: Tod Garrett, Fred Garrison Oil Co., Plainview, Texas; Sultan Poonawala, Empire Petroleum Partners LLC, Dallas.
  • Northwest Region: Lila Leathers-Fitz, Leathers Enterprises Inc., Gresham, Ore.; Shell Sheldon, Sheldon Oil Co., Tillamook, Ore.
  • Southwest Region: Sunny Goyal, Nakash Enterprises LLC/AU Energy LLC, Fremont, Calif.; David Tooley, Tooley Oil Co., Sacramento, Calif.

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