MPGA 2025-26 Board of Directors
Officers
Gerad Himebaugh
President
Forward Corporation
Aaron Huizenga
Vice President
Lakes Gas
Jim Zuck
Treasurer
OPW Propane Energy Solutions
Chris Kutemeier
Secretary
Crystal Flash, Inc.
David Long
NPGA Director
Long’s Propane Gas, LLC
District Directors
Chad Krouse
District 1 Director
AmeriGas
Term Expires: 2026
Mike George
District 2 Director
AmeriGas
Term Expires: 2026
Scott Overholt
District 3 Director
Tri-Gas Distributing
Term Expires: 2026
Jacob Henski
District 4 Director
AmeriGas
Term Expires: 2026
Don Steckman
District 5 Director
Ferrellgas
Term Expires: 2026
Jerry Belknap
Supplier Director
Bergquist, Inc.
Term Expires: 2026
Committee Chairs
Scott Underwood
Alternative Fuels Committee Chair
Alto LP Gas
Kim Godlewski
Convention Committee Chair
IPS Equipment, Inc.
Randy Halstead
Education Committee Chair
IPS Equipment, Inc.
Wayne Kohley
Government Affairs Committee Chair
Excel Propane
Randy Halstead
Long Range Planning Committee Chair
IPS Equipment, Inc.
Blaine Cronn
Marketing Committee Chair
Boyne Country Propane
Kevin Dubay
Membership Committee Chair
F.W. Webb
David Lowe
Michigan PERC Committee Chair
Pro Image Communications
Jason Kratt
Michigan Propane PAC Committee Chair
Hamilton Propane
Vacant
Propane Emergencies Committee Chair
Kris Bowman
Propane Emergency Response Network Committee Chair
Bowman Gas Co.
Randy Halstead
Regulatory Affairs Committee Chair
IPS Equipment, Inc.
Chad Krouse
Safety & Compliance Committee Chair
Amerigas
Chris Kutemeier
Scholarship Committee Chair
Crystal Flash, Inc.
Active Past Presidents
Kris Bowman
Past President
Bowman Gas Co.
Blaine Cronn
Past President
Boyne Country Propane
Chris DeGrote
Past President
Dependable LP Gas
Kim Godlewski
Past President
IPS Equipment, Inc.
Randy Halstead
Past President
IPS Equipment, Inc.
Jeff Hynes
Past President
Kent Oil & Propane
Tom Jaenicke
Past President
ATomiK Creative Solutions
Wayne Kohley
Past President
Excel Propane
David Long
Past President
Long’s Propane Gas, LLC
David Lowe
Past President
Pro Image Communications
Dave Montgomery
Past President
Anova
Marvin Ockerman
Past President
Stanford LP Gas
Terry Rhoads
Past President
TDR Solutions, LLC
Don Rittersdorf
Past President
Petersen Oil & Propane
Kandaus Scott
Past President
Liberty Propane
Scott Underwood
Past President
Alto LP Gas
Rob Vandemark
Past President
Industrial Propane Service, Inc.
Andrew Vanderboegh
Past President
Alto LP Gas