ABOUT

I have had my own business for 20 years. The joy has and continues to be getting to know industries from all different angles by working alongside EPG associates who are passionate about the industries they serve. We carry that passion into helping other business owners navigate and stay ahead of the ever changing landscape. It even extends to what we do for fun which in my case is exploring new locales (on land or in the air) and enjoying new hand-crafted beverages with local cuisine.

Bernadette Wohlman is our Operations Director. Bernadette grew up in the Fargo/Moorhead area and is a High School graduate of Moorhead High. Her career began at Pioneer Life Insurance Company in the mail room but was quickly moved up to the Underwriting Department. During her time with the insurance industry, she completed four FLMA classes. Bernadette moved to the Greater Minneapolis area in the fall of 1991. Before joining EPG in 1999, she worked with a carpet cleaning company before enjoying employment with a private investment banker. Bernadette’s hobbies include reading, canning, spending time with family and cuddling with her favorite feline.

David Voll is the Sr. VP of Sales for EPG Media LLC and enjoys the day-to-day challenge of motivating staff, finding client solutions, and enjoying the industries that EPG serves. Collectively working with sales, editorial and production, the creative process of new product introductions is one of the aspects of publishing that is his passion. In his early career, he won numerous President club awards for sales and received the John Ehlert Leadership Award (which is where EPG gets its acronym from. Dave’s focus now is helping the company attain revenue goals, while also mentoring his staff and team members. He lives Northwest of Minneapolis with his wife, Angela and two children Samantha and Gibson, and a crazy Australian Sheppard named Nala. When he is away from work he enjoys chasing his kids to their various sporting events and coaching. He also enjoys the perks of the powersports industry and can be found ATVing, PWCing and Snowmobiling. Come summertime you can find him on the golf course, but not as much as he would like.

As Vice President of the beverage group, Jeremy Nedelka oversees EPG’s beverage publications, engagement channels and educational trade conferences. In 15 years as a B2B editor, he covered a variety of industries ranging from call centers to coffee shops. By far, the beverage alcohol industry has been the most fun and the most rewarding. Especially the road trips he undertakes every year, crisscrossing the country and meeting independent off-premise retailers to understand their challenges and help them improve their businesses. His hobbies include baking alcohol-flavored cookies, visiting theme parks, cruising all over the world and reading (mostly science fiction, fantasy and comic books). He lives in the Seacoast area of New Hampshire with his wife Kathryn and their cairn terrier, Carrie.

Susan Clement oversees the consumer shows, trade conferences, webinars and podcasts – the EPG Media tools of engagement. These products connect suppliers and vendors with targeted segments of the publication and digital databases. She has been involved with producing shows and conferences for many years – she loves seeing an event transform from paper to reality. Susan has expanded her reach to include custom and in-house podcasts and webinars. She is a Virtual Events Institute Professional and a member of SISO – Society of Independent Show Organizers. Susan is a Cincinnati Reds baseball fan living in Minneapolis and delights in seeing the excitement of all baseball players getting the “big win” as their joy epitimizes their 8-year-old selves!

Joanne Juda-Prainito Sr. VP, Audience Marketing & Engagement Solutions specialist with more than two decades of audience and marketing experience. She enbraces the everyday chanllenge of locating new audiences and as well as lead generating solution-based products and services. An expert in data-focused, audience-based brand development, Joanne is poised to expand upon EPG Media’s successes with multiplatform messaging that creates new reach and produces unique ad inventory to sell outside of traditional print advertising.

Throughout her career Joanne has severed on many committees of Connective, including the Digital Marketing Council, the Audience Marketing Council, an active member of MMPA, MPA, MCMA, and SIIA Woman’s Leadership council and is considered a valuable colleague, while holding a seat on the Board of Directors of AAMP as the Sr. VP of Programming. She lives near Addison, IL with her husband, Tony and has three children and four grandchildren. Outside of work Joanne is a specialty cake artist and is devoted to various out-reach programs including Girl Scouts of America and PADS. Most of all she enjoys spending time with her family and a good Netflix binge.