Executive Staff

President and CEO

Born and raised in our nation’s capital, Bob’s entrepreneurial spirit comes from his own family’s independent business in the printing and publishing industry, serving the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives since the mid 1960s. As Bob’s career evolved, he spent many years consulting and advocating for independent business owners within the printing and publishing community.

Prior to being elected president and CEO, Bob has held multiple roles within NHPA over the past 15 years: chief operating officer, vice president of sales and director of catalog and custom publishing.

Bob is a graduate of the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Florida. He resides in Greenwood, Indiana, with his family. In his free time, Bob enjoys outdoor activities, including golf, hunting, fishing and managing a travel baseball club and spending time with family.

Chief Operating Officer and Publisher

Dan Tratensek
dtratensek@YourNHPA.org

Dan is the chief operating officer and publisher NHPA. In his position at NHPA, Tratensek has the opportunity to visit with independent retailers of all types and sizes and shape the association’s content, training and research to meet the needs of its members. Prior to his current position, Tratensek worked in a variety of roles for the association and has been involved in business journalism and news reporting for more than three decades.

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Business Services

Dave Gowan
dgowan@YourNHPA.org

Dave is the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Business Services at NHPA. His primary responsibilities are the preparation of the financial statements, overseeing the annual audit and processing the Cost of Doing Business Study. He joined the association in September 2012 after a 20-year career as a Wendy’s franchisee of over 17 stores. He is a graduate of Ball State University (chirp, chirp) and enjoys spending time with his wife and four kids.

Executive Director of Content Development and Executive Editor

Scott Wright
swright@YourNHPA.org

A home improvement industry veteran, Scott has spent the past 30 years at NHPA in various roles, developing programs and services to serve NHPA’s mission of helping retailers become better and more profitable. During his tenure, Scott has spearheaded the development of many of NHPA’s industry-leading training programs. Before that, he served as editorial director of custom publications for the association, where he was in charge of launching national B2B and B2C publications. He has a B.A. in journalism from Indiana University’s School of Journalism.