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Ben White Joins NAMA As Director Of Training And Education

Ben White CHICAGO -- Industry veteran Ben White has joined the National Automatic Merchandising Association as director of education and training. His responsibilities will include overseeing the association's education efforts, curriculum development for a variety of programs, including the NAMA Show, Coffee Tea & Water show and Executive Forum, as well as the online NAMA Knowledge Center. He will also serve as staff liaison to the NAMA Education and Coffee Services committees. A graduate of ...

December 15, 2019 by Emily Jed

Ben White

CHICAGO -- Industry veteran Ben White has joined the National Automatic Merchandising Association as director of education and training. His responsibilities will include overseeing the association's education efforts, curriculum development for a variety of programs, including the NAMA Show, Coffee Tea & Water show and Executive Forum, as well as the online NAMA Knowledge Center. He will also serve as staff liaison to the NAMA Education and Coffee Services committees.

A graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, White began his career at a Maryland Coca-Cola bottler, where he was later named cold drink (vending machine) manager.

His work in that role led him to an 18-year career at Monumental Vending (Beltsville, MD), ultimately serving as director of operations. His key accomplishments included the development of Monumental University, a comprehensive onboarding program. In 2012, White launched Vending Insights, a consulting firm providing training and data analysis services to operators throughout the United States and Canada.

For the past three years, White served as a software implementation expert at Crane Co., providing him the opportunity to teach, train, and support operators throughout the world.

"Ben's passion for teaching, speaking and learning will be a valuable asset to the industry in his role as NAMA's director of education and training," said NAMA vice-president of programs and services Lindsey Nelson.

"I have been proud to be a member of the industry my entire adult life, and I look forward to helping our members stay smart, strong, and motivated," White commented.