Dan Brown
Vice President
Dan Brown is a unique leader who served in the U.S. Air Force for
21 years, and then as a full-time pastor. He joined the Franmar
team in 2000 bringing a bevy of leadership and management
skills and experiences. Dan enjoys woodworking, restoring old
houses, and spending time with his wife, sons, and grandchildren.
John Cross
Assistant General Manager
John Cross is the new Assistant General Manager for Franmar having recently retired from the Army after 26 years of service. During his time in the Army, John served in multiple leadership and managerial positions and retired as the Professor of Military Science for Illinois State University. John and his wife, Laura, have two children and enjoy being back in central Illinois, where Laura grew up. John enjoys outdoor activities and sports as a player, coach (football & lacrosse), and spectator (Chicago Cubs, Bears, & Blackhawks). He and his family are also active members of their church and the Scouting community in the Bloomington-Normal area.
Amy Blair
Regional Sales Manager
Amy has recently joined Franmar as Regional Sales Manager for all states east of the Mississippi. She comes from an extensive background in sales, service, and management. Amy is excited to be bringing her love of helping customers in the private and construction industry. Her experience working in the paint industry, and working with contractors has given her the knowledge in chemical processes to better help Franmar customers.
Outside of Franmar Amy loves to spend time with her daughter and family, she also is an avid crafter in her spare time.
Tony Wilfong
Regional Sales Manager
Tony is the new Regional Sales Manager for Franmar. He is a veteran of the United States Army and is a world traveler. He served two tours in Iraq while serving in the Army. Tony also spent time while in the Army as a recruiter in the Chicago Recruiting Battalion. When he retired, he started his own business, in sales of course, which he still does on the side. Tony also worked for a staffing agency as the outside sales rep, before landing here at Franmar. He is married to his wife, Stephanie and together they have four children. Tony is currently finishing his Bachelors degree in Business Management and plans to attain his Masters degree in business as well. Tony enjoys sports, either playing or watching them. Tony has a great personality and works very hard for his customers. You can be at ease knowing your business is a top priority to him.
Chris Miller
Operations Manager
Chris Miller joined Franmar as Operations Manager in 1999. He oversees procurement, production, shipping, warehouse employment, inventory, safety, and equipment repair, and is a key player in producing innovative and cost-effective products for our customers.
Travis Lickey
Marketing Director
Travis has joined Franmar as our new Marketing Coordinator. He brings with him an extensive background in graphic design, commercial photography, and television production, as well as being experienced in social media marketing. Travis also enjoys the creative side of the arts in the areas of fashion photography and filmmaking. He and his wife, Becca spend their time together watching movies and sharing their love of traveling.
Tonya
Accounts Payable
Tonya has been an Office Manager for various organizations for 20 years. At Franmar she handles our Accounts Payable, very conscientiously keeping all our bills paid in full on time. She also handles various other administrative tasks to help our customers, as well as occasionally filling in to answer customers' phone calls. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her children and Grandchildren. She is an avid reader and a huge Pittsburgh Steelers fan.
Stephenie Auth
Customer Service Representative
After five months working in Franmar's warehouse, managers realized Stephenie was a natural fit for Franmar customer service. When she's not working magic for Franmar customers, she's reading, listening to music with her two children and rooting for the Chicago Bears.
John Zschau
Customer Service Representative
John joined Franmar with 30+ years of customer service experience. He is an Illinois State Grad and a die hard Cubs fan! Go Cubs! When not hard at work, John enjoys softball, snow skiing, golf and traveling with his wife Nayda.
Lucas Brooks
Customer Service Representative
Lucas joined the Franmar team in March of 2016. He learned about the products while working in the warehouse over the course of a year. Then he was able to transition product knowledge into a position in Customer Services. There he is able to answer technical questions, assist with troubleshooting as well as place orders for our customers. Lucas can also be found at the occasional trade-show where he is available to demonstrate and discuss the products with customers in person.
