PPAS 2024 Board of Directors

Sarah Unruh | Stahl's

Vice President

Sarah Goshgarian Unruh, MAS, has been serving the industry since 2008. Sarah is the Chief Rainmaker (aka CRO) at Sock101.

She resides in McKinney, TX, where she enjoys spending time with her Husband JT, and 5 children. She enjoys travel, working out, and an excellent tequila. Her mantra: Life is about adventure & creating memories with those you love.

Tommy Lewis | HALO Branded Solutions

Treasurer/Secretary

Tommy is the Vice President of Enterprise and Program Sales at HALO.

He lives in Trophy Club, Texas where he enjoys spending time with his wife, Dawne, and their pets. Tommy loves to travel, attend concerts, and sporting events. Going to the mountains and the beach are some of his favorite places to go with his family. He likes to golf and loves spending time with his friends and family.

Parker Stephens | Pinpoint Merchandising

Immediate Past President

Parker resides in McKinney, Texas where he loves being involved in Chase Oaks church, playing golf, doing yard work, and spending time with his wife Shelby and daughter Sailor.

One of his goals with PPAS is to help grow the awareness of the great opportunity PPAS provides distributors and suppliers to connect and establish great working relationships!

Taylor Anderson | SanMar

Director

Taylor is the Dallas & East Texas territory manager for SanMar. Taylor lives in Dallas and loves to volunteer in the community with the Junior League and Order of the Eastern Star, plant flowers, go antiquing and spend time with her family and friends.

As the 2022 President, one of Taylor’s missions is to work to bring PPAS members together to volunteer “a little or a lot” with the association.

Colton Crocker | 81 Eighty

Director

Colton is an all-star merchandiser at 81Eighty. His industry expertise runs deep, and his passion and drive in his career sets him apart from all others. He’s an avid Dallas Cowboys fan and loves to read about physical and mental health.

81Eighty is a creative merchandising company owned by the Dallas Cowboys, specializing in branded premiums, apparel, retail and corporate marketing solutions. Colton and 81Eighty are excited for what is to come as members of the PPAS family.

Megan Hernandez | Goldstar

Director

Megan is the Goldstar, Regional Sales Manager. She resides in Fort Worth, TX with her family. Megan enjoys
spending lots of time with family and keeping up with an ever growing toddler. She loves traveling, attending college football games and enjoying a nice beverage on a good patio. Megan’s personal goal as a PPAS Board Member is to bring in more of her Promo family into this amazing organization and getting as many people to volunteer and be apart of PPAS. It’s a great way to connect and create meaningful and valuable relationships in such a tight-knit community.

Mike Hicks | HPG Brands

Director

Michael Hicks is the Founder of Best Promotions USA (BEST / HPG Brands) located in the Dallas, TX area.  An industry veteran of 33 years, he began his first job as CFO of a promotional manufacturing company in 1989 after 3 years of commercial banking/lending which followed his graduation from Texas A&M University (BBA 1986).  His business management experience includes accounting, finance, human resources, sales and marketing and mergers and acquisitions.  At the core, his real specialty and passion is the development of individuals and teams to create dynamic work cultures.  In 1997 Hicks lead a group purchase of another promotional manufacturing company in the Dallas area and served as President for ten years until leading the sale of the business to a strategic buyer in 2007.  Hicks founded BEST in June 2007 developing an award-winning culture with the tagline "We Say Yes" and continues full-time in his leading role today.  Best was purchased in 2017 and is owned by HPG Brands, a top 10 Promotional Supplier.

Amy Mazur | Perry Ellis

Director

Amy is the Sales Manager of the Corporate division of Perry Ellis International selling three major brands ( Perry Ellis, Callaway and Original Penguin) in the Promotional Products channel. In this unique hybrid role, she manages 25+ independent reps and focuses on national accounts, while building relationships and creating growth and exposure for our amazing brands.

Health and fitness is a passion and hobby of Amy's, as she was a former Track and Field athlete. She loves fashion, football, being outdoors, traveling, and most importantly, spending quality time with her Yorkie, Louis, and her three F’s as she calls them ( Faith, Family, and Friends). Amy grew up in Southlake,Texas- known as the Southlake Carroll Dragons (hence the football nut) and currently resides in Grapevine, TX.

Charmaine Poteet | Idea Ranch Promotions

Director

Charmaine Poteet is known for her genuine investment in her clients’ success. She brings a wealth of marketing, promotion, business development, and customer service insight to the table when crafting best-in-class corporate safety programs, sales leadership programs, communication initiatives, recognition efforts, and more. Her powerful and diverse client roster is a testament to her commitment to excellence. She prides herself in being resourceful and creative—always thinking outside of the promotional box to find the perfect solution for a client. She has been a promotional products distributor since 2000 and has loved every minute of it! Charmaine is a graduate of Baylor University and, prior to entering the promotional industry, worked in Sales Marketing and Advertising Sales for NBC Television. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas, and is married with a teenage son and 2 dogs (Lucy and Lloyd, both Australian Shepherds.) Charmaine is passionate about investing in the lives of young people and serves on the Advisory Board for the Something mAAgic Foundation at American Airlines, Ladies on the Lamb (Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo), and Tri Delta Alumnae. She gives back whenever and wherever she has an opportunity to pay it forward.