> ERA Announces 2027 ERA Conference Chair, Co-Chair & Core Committee
ERA PRESS RELEASE
June 3, 2026
Contact: Clare Kluck / Communications Director / ckluck@era.org
ERA Announces 2027 ERA Conference Chair, Co-Chair & Core Committee
ERA is pleased to announce the appointment of the Chair, Co-Chair and 2027 ERA Conference Core Committee leaders responsible for leading the planning of next year’s Conference.
Julie Carr, Vice President, MacInnis Group, will serve as Conference Committee Chair, while Brooks Mattice, Vice President of Sales, Mel Foster Group, will serve as Conference Co-Chair.
The remainder of the 2027 Conference Committee leaders are as follows:
- Keynote/General Session Committee Chairs:
- Toby Lasley, President, Ion Associates
- Diana Nawrocki, CPMR, Executive Vice President, Control Sales
- Maryellen Stack, Vice President of Marketing and Communications and E-Commerce, Sager Electronics
- Breakout Session Committee Chairs:
- Adam Anderson, CPMR, Vice President, Norris & Associates
- Scott Lindberg, President, Quell Corporation
- Holly Myers, Director, Supplier Marketing and Product Management, Sager Electronics
- Sponsorship Committee Chairs:
- Zach Anderson, President & CEO, Harper and Two
- Heather D’Amico, CPMR, Vice President, Brainard-Nielsen Marketing
- Rob DeRose, President, CST-Arwin
- ERA Executive Committee Liaison — Lori Bruno, CPMR, Director of Distribution, Northern California, MaRCTech2
- Conference Advisor — Todd McAtee, Global Chief Revenue Officer, Flip Electronics
“It is a privilege to serve as Chair of the 2027 ERA Conference,” said Carr. “Together with Brooks and our exceptional committee chairs, we are committed to delivering an unforgettable event that inspires, motivates and drives meaningful value for every attendee.”
“With a committee of this caliber, we aren’t just planning another event—we are shaping a definitive industry experience that will resonate for years to come,” said Mattice.
The 2027 ERA Conference will be ERA’s 58th national conference and will take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown on February 21-23, 2027.
ERA plans to announce the Conference theme and attendee/sponsorship registration this summer.
About ERA
The 91-year-old Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) is the international trade organization for professional field sales companies in the global electronics industries, manufacturers who go to market through representative firms and global distributors. It is the mission of ERA to support the professional field sales function through programs and activities that educate, inform and advocate for manufacturers’ representatives, the principals they represent and the distributors who are reps’ partners in local territories. For more information about ERA, visit era.org.