McDonald's Owner Operators of the Capital Region Elect New Board of Directors

GLENMONT, NY (08/05/2008)(readMedia)-- The twenty Owner Operators of the Capital District McDonald's restaurants have unanimously selected a new board of directors for the Co-op for a term of office from July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009.

Newly elected officers are:

President Renee Reardon., owner/operator of 4 McDonald's restaurants in Queensbury and Lake George, NY

Vice President: Roger Grout, owner/operator of 5 McDonald's restaurants in Ballston Spa, Clifton Park, Halfmoon, Mechanicville and Waterford.

Secretary: Jim Fox, owner/operator of 5 McDonald's restaurants in Albany (Central Avenue, Pearl Street and Holland Avenue), Delmar and Valatie.

Treasurer: Douglas Arnott, owner/operator of 4 McDonald's restaurants in Guilderland, Loudonville, Brunswick and Watervliet.

The following were elected to the Executive Committee of the Co-op as Members at Large: owner/ operators Joe Gialil, Andree Kocian, Pat Magliocca, John Reeher, Lupe Rodriguez and Pat Treffiletti. Clark W. Brink was elected the Co-op's representative to McDonald's Regional Leadership Council (RLC).

Local advertising Co-ops were first founded by McDonald's in the late 1960's by owner/operators to support national, regional and local advertising initiatives, as well as in-store employee activities. Officers and board members represent the licensees who own and operate restaurants in 15 counties in New York, Massachusetts and Vermont. The new President, Renee Reardon, is the first woman to head the Capital District organization since it was founded in the early 1970's.

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McDonald's is the leading foodservice provider in the United States serving a variety of wholesome foods made

from quality ingredients to millions of customers every day. More than 80 percent of McDonald's 13,700 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and operated by local franchisees.

The McDonald's Operators of the Capital Region Co-op consists of 20 owner/operators who own 73 restaurants in the following counties: Albany, Bennington (VT), Berkshire (MA), Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Rutland (VT), Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Ulster, Warren and Washington.