providing for your family,” notes Peters, who started working part-time in his father’s business, R&R Specialties, after graduat- ing in radio broadcasting from the Brown Institute in 1981. “I sharpened blades for the Zamboni machines, filled and shipped parts orders and learned to troubleshoot machines. Little by little, I developed more knowledge about the machines, which led me to request an interview with the Zamboni Company in 1987.” Needless to say, Peters got the job, and

for 28 years has helped forge relationships with industry groups while supporting cur- rent and prospective owners of Zamboni ice resurfacing machines. “Doug’s broad knowledge of the business and com- mitment to the ice arena operators has benefited the industry as a whole,” says company President Richard Zamboni.

“I’m proud to have Doug on our team and know that our customers are happy to have strong, longstanding relationships with him.” Peters’ history with ISI predates his

Zamboni Co. employment, when he attended the annual conference and trade show with R&R Specialties, which his father sold in the late 1990s. Peters became

the builder/supplier representative on the ISI board of directors in 1997 and has served on several ISI committees. “I met Doug when the Zamboni

Company hired him over 25 years ago,” says former ISI President Jim Hartnett. “He was a young kid from Minnesota going to work for one of the most prestigious companies in our business, relocating to California. Even then, Doug was not shy to offer his opinion. His enthusiasm was contagious. “Since then, he has developed into one of our most ardent supporters, still quick to offer constructive criticism but always there to lend his talents and support. Doug has an undying loyalty to the ice arena industry and his involvement and dedica- tion to the ISI is without question.” Peters’ contributions have been recog-

nized with ISI’s 2003 National Merit Award and 2011 Man of the Year Award. He and his wife of seven years, Vangie,

have a blended family of five children and five grandchildren. Tey are avid Anaheim Ducks fans and enjoy spending as much time as possible in Hawaii, where they hope to spend part of their retirement when that time arrives. Peters’ other post- career goals are to advocate for adopted

Doug Peters: (top) with his father, Bill (left); (bottom) delivering a Zamboni ice resurfacing machine; and (right) with the Stanley Cup.

children, raise funds for cancer research and catch walleyes in northern Minnesota. In the meantime, he wants to see YOU

at this year’s ISI Conference & Trade Show in Boston. “Te educational programs that the ISI offers have helped to increase the knowledge of those working in the indus- try,” he says. “Conference and trade show attendance offers great opportunities to talk to people face to face and develop relationships that can last a career or, even better, a lifetime. Tis cannot be accom- plished while surfing the Internet. Bring your smartphone and see what you have been missing if you haven’t been to an ISI Conference and Trade Show recently.”

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