ROPPE – About Us

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Choosing Roppe means that you are choosing to work with a product partner that is Proven. Roppe is celebrating over 50 years as a leading manufacturer in the commercial flooring industry. Our company is family owned, and is a very integral part of the small Midwestern town of Fostoria, Ohio, where our headquarters are located. The longevity of our company is a testament to the employees that live local to this community and take pride in every product that is manufactured, shipped and delivered to our end-users. Our products have stood the test of time, and our service and commitment to the commercial flooring industry is proven.

Choosing Roppe means that you are choosing to work with a product partner that has centralized its product mix around Flooring. The commercial flooring industry has many manufacturers. Roppe realizes the importance of having a range of products readily available to the end-users, so the job can be completed in a timely manner. The need to work with several suppliers is usually unnecessary, as we offer all of the products that are needed to provide a clean, finished, professionally designed interior space. Roppe is flooring.

Choosing Roppe means that you are choosing to work with a product partner that has many positive Experiences from within the field to share. When you think of the last job you installed or sold, do you have a positive and satisfying recollection of the vendor that you worked with?

When you choose Roppe, you will always finish the project knowing that you partnered with one of the best manufacturers that the commercial flooring industry has to offer! The entire Roppe team works to provide you with the added benefits of innovative products, great customer service, flexible logistics requirements and the industry’s first Single Price Point system! All colors from Black to Pink – one price per product in our major product lines: wall base, tile, treads and accessories.

Being the easiest company in the commercial flooring industry to do business with is a long-standing goal for the entire Roppe team. We invite you to share in the Proven. Flooring. Experiences. that make Roppe the partner you want to work with!

Visit us on the Web at www.roppe.com, or call our helpful customer service staff at 1.800.537.9527.
Dependability – all the time, every time.

Donald P. Miller
President/CEO
Roppe

Roppe Holding Company
Accounting & IT Departments
Administrative Department
Buildings & Maintenance
Distribution Department
Engineering Department
Human Resources Department
Lab/Quality Control Department
Marketing and Sales Department
Manufacturing Department
Purchasing Department
Roppe Sales Representatives

ROPPE HOLDING COMPANY OFFICERS

Miller, Donald P.

RHC Chairman of the Board, President & CEO

Miller, Judy R.

RHC Vice President

Briggs, Angela K.

RHC Corporate Secretary

Baker, Mark J. RHC

Vice President of Finance & Treasurer

Deringer, Chip H.

RHC Vice President of Logistics

Michelsen, Douglas A.

RHC Vice President of Operations

Rogers, A. Bart

RHC Vice President of Sales & Marketing

Schroeder, Gary C.

RHC Vice President of Business Development

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ACCOUNTING

Baker, Mark J.

RHC Vice President of Finance & Treasurer

Babb, Valerie V.

401(k) Administrator & Executive Assistant (RHC)

Bugner, Joan R.

Accounts Receivable (Roppe)

Curtis, Mark A.

Corporate Accountant

Harman, Brenda S.

Accounts Payable (Custom Corner/Tri-County Broadcasting) Accounting Assistant

Myerholtz, Eric D.

Controller

Radcliff, D. Ellen

Accounts Payable (Roppe)

Scherger, Kathy J.

Invoicing, Commissions & Microfilm (Roppe/Seneca Millwork) Accounts Receivable (Seneca Millwork)

Smith, Brenda K.

Payroll Manager & Accounting (RHC)

Taoras, Marty J.

Cost Accountant

IT DEPARTMENT

Schroeder, Gary C.

RHC Vice President of Business Development

Baker, Jim

Manager of IT Network and Operations

Cook, Alex M.

Programmer/Software Analyst

Gosche, Philip A.

Help Desk/Network Analyst

McDonald, Denny

MRP Analyst/Developer

Nester Sr., Lawrence R.

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Reinhart, Becky

Manager of Applications and Software

Salisbury, Cindy

IT Director

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EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS

Packey, Annette M.

Executive Assistant for Don & Judy Miller; Angie Briggs; and Bart Rogers

Babb, Valerie V.

Executive Assistant for Mark Baker, Chip Deringer, and Gary Schroeder

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BUILDINGS & GROUNDS

Beach, Gregg

Buildings & Grounds Manager

MAINTENANCE

Roberts, Dennis R.

Maintenance Supervisor

Yost, Jim A.

Maintenance Assistant

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DISTRIBUTION CENTER (SHIPPING)

Deringer, Chip H.

RHC Vice President of Logistics

Estrada, Karen

Logistics Transportation Clerk

Harden, Bonnie

LAB / QUALITY CONTROL

Chopra, Indi

Vice President of Research & Development

Dhavalikar, Rahul

Chief Polymer Chemist

Duque, Pete, Jr.

Quality Assurance Manager

Iannantuono, Chris J.

RHC Quality Control Manager

Yost, Jerry P.

Lab Technician Supervisor

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MARKETING

Whipple, Jeremy

RHC Marketing Manager

Brickner, Dee Dee

Marketing Coordinator

Briggs, Robin

RHC Marketing Projects Coordinator

Huff, Cindy M.

RHC Special Projects Coordinator

Jenkins, Kim

RHC Special Projects Coordinator

SALES

Rogers, Bart

RHC Vice President of Sales & Marketing

Kauffman, Jan A.

Internal Sales Manager

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MANUFACTURING

Michelsen, Douglas A.

RHC Vice President of Operations

Farabee, Randy L.

Director of Manufacturing

Barraclough, Dale C.

Production & Inventory Control Manager

Bomer, Cheryl

Production Control & Scheduling

Brickner, Dennis J.

Mixing Room Superintendent

Carnahan, Roy

Production Supervisor--2nd Shift

Chopra, Indi

Vice President of Research & Development

Daunhauer, Bill L.

Production Control & Scheduling

Hernandez, Brenda

Production Supervisor--1st Shift

Medina, Noe

Production Supervisor--3rd Shift

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PURCHASING

Elchert, Lisa M.

Purchasing Manager

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SALES REPRESENTATIVES

Tierney, Mike

Roppe National Sales Manager

Cell: 419.619.9169

Rollins, Richard

RHC Director of Specifications

Cell: 214.868.3778

Gross, Dale

RHC Director of International Sales

Cell: 503.816.0140

Howerton, Thomas

RHC National Account Sales Mgr.

Cell: 678.378.3311

Bolin, Keith

RHC Director of Technical and New Product Development

Cell: 662.420.0876

Bravo, Robert

Regional Sales Representative

(Southern California; Los Angeles; San Diego; Southern Nevada; Las Vegas; Clark County)

Cell: 909.234.3440

Dubois, Brian

Regional Sales Representative

(Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Western Pennsylvania,NE Ohio, Western and Central New York)

Cell: 508.688.4504

Ertelt, Dave

Regional Sales Representative

(Southeast Idaho; Arizona; Colorado; Utah; New Mexico; Wyoming, Western Texas: El Paso)

Cell: 303.522.7920

Finlayson, Jennifer

Regional Sales Representative

(Michigan, Ohio: except NE Ohio & West Virginia)

Cell: 248.765.7750

Regional Sales Representative

(Alaska; Oregon; Washington; Montana; Northern Idaho)

Cell: 206.227.8035

SALES - INTERNATIONAL

Gross, Dale R.

RHC Director of International Sales

Forrest, Ann E.

International Customer Service

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SALES - NATIONAL ACCOUNTS

Nye, Julie

National Accounts Customer Service Manager

Baker, Julia

National Accounts Customer Service Rep

Keckler, Jamie

National Accounts Admin Assistant / CS

Rockey, Kathy

National Accounts Customer Service Rep

Sterling, Sharon

National Accounts Customer Service Rep