indiCo Announces New Board Members

indiCo announced its new board of directors chairman, as well as four other board members, during the National Association of College Stores’ (NACS) annual convention and trade show.

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Oberlin, Ohio, indiCo is an independent subsidiary of NACS created to assist independent college stores.

Laura Stevens , director of auxiliary operations, Maryville University Bookstore, St. Louis, Mo., was installed as the new chair of the board. Stevens succeeds Mark Frisby, CCR, general manager, MSU Bookstore, Inc., Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont., who was recently installed as NACS Board of Trustees President-Elect. Frisby will remain on the board in an ex-officio role.

New directors are: Doug Mason , director, University Store, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho; and Matthew Portner , director of auxiliary services, Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio.

Remaining board members include Charles D. Kissel, MBA , associate executive director, Titan Shops, California State University-Fullerton, Calif., Jeffrey R. Zeilenga, Ed.D. , assistant vice chancellor for student affairs, The Mizzou Store, University of Missouri-Columbia, Mo.; Ryan Petersen , chief executive officer, Verba Software, San Francisco, Calif.; and Ed Schlichenmayer , indiCo president and COO, and NACS deputy CEO, Oberlin, Ohio.

EDITOR’S NOTE: CCR, Certified Collegiate Retailer, is an earned professional designation awarded by NACS.