Leadership
The individuals who comprise PRIDE’s leadership team are successful, savvy business professionals who represent the various industries that PRIDE serves. These leaders are committed to guiding PRIDE Industries in its mission to be the nation’s leading employer of people with disabilities and the premier outsourcing partner for business nationwide.
Board of Directors
Bob Olsen
Chair
J.R. Roberts Corp., Retired Chairman / CEO
Judson Riggs
Vice-Chair
Teichert, Inc., Chairman / President / CEO
Mike Snegg
Treasurer
Berkeley Partners, Co-Founder
Sandy Smoley
Secretary
The Smoley Group, Chairman/CEO
Larry Welch
Member-at-Large, Hewlett-Packard
Retired Vice President of Indirect Procurement
Ed Bonner
Placer County Sheriff, Retired
Walt Payne
Blue Diamond Growers, Retired President/CEO
Jim Barone
Senior Executive Service, U.S. Air Force, Retired Past Chair, SourceAmerica Board of Directors
Rob Lynch
VSP Global℠,
President/CEO
Rick Maya
U.S. Bank, Mortgage Sales Manager
Ronald J. Mittelstaedt
Waste Connections, Inc., Chairman/CEO
Dorene Dominguez
Vanir Group of Companies, Chairman
H. Rao Unnava
Dean and Professor at UC Davis Graduate School of Management
Dawn Clayton
General Manager, Thunder Valley Casino Resort
Michael Ziegler
PRIDE Industries, CEO
Executive Team
Michael Ziegler
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff Dern
President
Casey Blake
Chief Operating Officer
Leah Burdick
Chief Growth Officer
Everett Crane
Chief Financial Officer
Alan McMillan
Chief Information Officer
Tina Oliveira
Chief Human Resources Officer
Vic Wursten
Chief Rehabilitation Officer
Operational Leadership Team
Mary Flores
Chief of Staff, Chief Operating Officer
Chris Bunch
Vice President, Commercial Facilities Services
Paula Petersen
Vice President, Procurement
Michael Laperche
Vice President of Risk Management
Tony Lopez
Vice President, Manufacturing & Logistics Services
Sharon Mendy
Vice President of Rehabilitation Services
Don Nelson
Vice President, Government Facilities Services
Donna Walters
Vice President of Human Resources
David Wickersham
Vice President of Quality, Environmental Health and Safety Programs