The Rental and Staging Network (RSN), a North American network of rental and staging companies, has announced that Bob Daniels of BlueWater Technologies in Southfield, Mich., has been elected president of RSN for 2014.

Daniels says a vital goal for the coming year is to reach out to greater numbers of key leaders and decision makers who are event producers and meeting planners, and continue to educate and inform them about the added value, benefits and unique offerings that independent AV companies can bring to their events. “We want to provide training initiatives for techs, project managers and sales professionals, as well as expand network benefits into each of the companies, involving a broader base of staff members,” Daniels says.

Members also voted to approve the appointment of a six-member board to oversee RSN. Re-elected to the board are:

• Steve DeVries of Showcore as vice president,
• Pat Basteri of massAV as treasurer
• Don Guzauckas of HB Live in North Haven, Conn. as immediate past president

Newly elected to serve on the Board are:

• Scott Stedronsky of Stage Right as secretary
• James Brett of Mediaco as member-at-large

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