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Who is NST?

NST is you… a traveling sales rep seeking opportunities to network with fellow members, vendors, and key players in the footwear industry. Are you looking for the latest industry information with an organization that supports its members with a range of benefits and services and education? NST is for you.

Mission Statement

National Shoe Travelers is a membership organization whose goals are to represent and significantly improve the abilities and well-being of traveling sales representatives who work within the footwear and related goods industry.

Vision Statement

NST is a dynamic, evolutionary organization continuously delivering benefits, services, and education to enrich the lives and careers of its members.

Board of Directors

The following are the association’s leadership. We want to encourage members to join our committees and build your involvement in the leadership of the association. Share your knowledge and talents to help develop programs and develop the growth of membership around the country. Contact anyone on this list and share your interest and ideas.

Executive Board

Al Rivera | President— New Jersey

Ken Sollie | Vice President— California

Matt Learner | Secretary— California

Jim McCabe | Treasurer—New Jersey

Bill Clark  |  Past President—Oregon


Terry Bastis | CMO – Chief Membership Officer

terrybastis@mynst.org


General Board Members

Claire DuBois | Illinois

Chris Olson | Washington

Jim Newman | Florida

Scott Prentice | Connecticut

John D’Hondt | Michigan

Industry Partners

Two Ten Footwear Foundation

Two Ten Footwear Foundation has been supporting and uniting America’s footwear industry since Depression-era 1939, when a group of footwear workers came together at 210 Lincoln Street in Boston to help a colleague who had fallen on hard times. Nearly 80 years later, Two Ten now serves a national workforce of 330,000 employees and their families with emergency financial assistance, natural disaster recovery counseling services and resources, and educational scholarships, in addition to affinity groups and national programs that deepen our sense of community while ensuring a healthy future for the next generation of our industry.


Visit www.twoten.org for more information.

NSRA

The National Shoe Retailers Association (NSRA) is a non-profit organization representing independent shoe store owners throughout the United States and Canada. NSRA’s mission is to significantly improve the business performance of its members through exceptional educational programs, vital cost-saving services and informational resources, and powerful networking opportunities.


NSRA’s vendor partners include footwear and accessory manufacturers, distributors and suppliers, systems and services providers, as well as industry organizations and publications. These companies all recognize the tremendous business benefit it is when independents are selling their products. Their support of NSRA and its member stores demonstrates their commitment to independent footwear retailers.

All support that we receive from vendors is invested in retail education for independent retailers, which helps guarantee the long term viability of this very important channel. In return, we utilize our platforms to provide a variety of benefits that to help brands gain exposure and get their message to NSRA members, which include many of the top independent footwear retailers in the U.S. and Canada.


NSRA vendor partners also receive exclusive invitation to participate as exhibitors and spend two days networking with retail members during its annual Leadership Conference. The Leadership Conference is NSRA’s premier event of the year and takes place in a different destination city each year.

To request more information on vendor opportunities through NSRA, please contact us.



To learn more about NSRA programs and events, visit www.nsra.org.

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