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About Us

LP Gas serves retail companies that market propane to end-use customers in the residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial and motor fuel sectors of the industry. The publication also serves wholesale distributors and suppliers of propane to retailers; independent transport fleet operators and propane-fueled fleet operators or suppliers/installers of propane conversion equipment; fuel producers and refiners; and suppliers of propane appliances and equipment/parts.

Our mission is to deliver timely news, analysis, business management and feature stories that facilitate education and communication within the propane industry.


Editorial Team 

You can contact the editorial staff by mail:

North Coast MediaNorth Coast Media
ATTN: LP Gas
1360 E. 9th St.
10th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44114

Or by phone or email:


Brian Richesson

Brian Richesson, Editor in Chief
T: 216-706-3748 | F: 216-706-3711
brichesson@northcoastmedia.net

Brian Richesson is the editor in chief of LP Gas magazine and has covered the propane industry since 2007. Prior to his business media career, Richesson spent about 10 years in the newspaper industry, working as a reporter, copy editor and page designer for several daily publications in Northeast Ohio. He graduated in 1997 with a journalism degree from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. He is a native of Northeast Ohio.


Ellen KrizEllen Kriz, Senior Editor
T: 216-706-3764 | F: 216-706-3711
ekriz@northcoastmedia.net

Ellen Kriz has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in English from John Carroll University. Prior to LP Gas, she worked as a market research analyst and a writing teacher and tutor. She is a native of Northeast Ohio.

 


Danielle PestaDanielle Pesta, Senior Digital Media Manager
T: 216-363-7928 | F: 216-706-3711
dpesta@northcoastmedia.net

Danielle Pesta is the digital media manager for North Coast Media, LP Gas magazine’s parent company. She is a graduate of Otterbein University and a native of Northeast Ohio.

 


Contributors

Christopher Caywood, Co-owner, Caywood Propane Gas Inc.
chris@caywoodpropane.com

Randy Doyle, industry veteran, consultant and member of NPGA Board of Directors and PERC Council

Stuart Flatow, former Vice President of Safety and Training at PERC

Tom Jaenicke, Vice President of Propane Marketing Services, Warm Thoughts Communications
T: 810-252-7855
tjaenicke@warmthoughts.com

John V. McCoy, McCoy Leavitt Laskey LLC
T: 262-522-7007
jmccoy@MLLlaw.com

Randy Warner, Product Manager, Cavagna North America
randywarner@us.cavagnagroup.com


Editorial Advisory Board

Michelle Bimson Maggi, Vice President – Law, AmeriGas Propane
T: 610-768-3643
BimsonMaggiM@ugicorp.com

Dale Delay, President, Cost Management Solutions
T: 888-441-3338
ddelay@propanecost.com

Dennis Halverson, Propane Product Manager, Christensen Inc.

Patrick Hyland, Director of Industry Communications, Propane Education & Research Council
T: 202-452-8975
patrick.hyland@propane.com

Tom Jaenicke, Vice President of Propane Marketing Services, Warm Thoughts Communications
T: 810-252-7855
tjaenicke@warmthoughts.com

Greg Noll, Executive Vice President, Propane Marketers Association of Kansas
T:
785-354-1749
gregnoll@pmak.org

Larry Osgood, President, Consulting Solutions LLC
T: 719-487-0080

Jim Renaldo, President, Renaldo Sales & Service Inc.
T: 800-424-5564

Dan Richardson, President & CEO, Conger LP Gas

Mike Walters, Vice President, Safety & Training, Superior Energy Systems
T: 440-236-6009
mike@superiornrg.com


Sales Team

To learn more about the LP Gas sales team, click here.