RALEIGH, NC – The Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA) recently announced the hiring of John Grega as a Business Development Specialist. Grega, who has several years of association software sales and marketing experience, will work alongside RSPA Vice President of Member Services Ashley Naggy.
Grega has over eight years of experience developing partnerships in the nonprofit sector. He previously worked as a Solutions Advisor at Association Analytics where his primary objective was to help associations identify and leverage their unstructured data to make more predictable decisions.
“I’m absolutely thrilled to be a part of the RSPA team!” said Grega. “In the few short weeks that I’ve been a part of the organization, I’ve been greeted with an incredible warmth, as well as a tremendous depth of knowledge in the field, so it’s easy to see why RSPA is held in such high regard. I look forward to upholding the RSPA’s reputation in the industry and to accelerating the growth of the RSPA.”
“We’re extremely happy John has joined the RSPA team,” said Jim Roddy, RSPA President & CEO. “He’s a great fit for the culture of our team and our community – hard-working, helpful, and friendly. One of the drivers of the RSPA’s success is attracting growth-oriented retail technology solution providers to our already strong community. John will play a key role in that area and in the success of our members.”
As an RSPA Business Development Specialist, Grega will play a key role in driving new membership sales and will act as a trusted business advisor to prospective members. Grega’s addition to the RSPA team is significant as he will focus on accelerating the growth of the association by recruiting high-quality retail IT VARs, ISVs, and vendors to join the RSPA community.
Grega resides in Riverdale, MD, with his wife, their cat Luna, and dog Malt. In his free time, you may find him cooking a tasty dish, gardening, or watching soccer. You can hear more from John in this brief video he recorded shortly after joining the RSPA. To connect with John directly, email JGrega@GoRSPA.org.
About RSPA (Retail Solutions Providers Association)
The RSPA is North America’s largest community of VARs, software developers, vendors, and distributors in the retail, restaurant, grocery, and cannabis verticals. The mission of the RSPA is to accelerate the success of its members in the point-of-sale ecosystem by providing knowledge and connections. The organization offers education, certification, hotlines for legal, security, sales, and business advice, industry advocacy, and discounts on other services to assist members with becoming and remaining successful. RSPA is most well-known for its signature events, RetailNOW® and Inspire® which provide face-to-face learning and networking opportunities. Learn more by visiting www.GoRSPA.org.
