Victor R. Jury Jr.
President and CEO
Victor R. Jury Jr. is one of three founders of Summit Electric Supply. He and his father, Victor Jury Sr., and their partner David Meredith, launched the company on Aug. 15, 1977, in Albuquerque, N.M. Mr. Jury Sr. and Mr. Meredith are now retired. Mr. Jury Jr. has been president and chief executive officer since 1990. He is a Gold Level graduate of the National Association of Electrical Distributor's Electrical Products Education Course known as EPEC.

Strongly committed to the well being of the electrical distribution industry, Mr. Jury Jr. has served as chairman for the IMARK Group, a marketing co-operative, as chairman of the National Association of Electrical Distributors and its Education and Research Foundation, and has served on the board of the Industry Data Exchange Association (IDEA). He also participates on advisory boards of several major manufacturers.

He is also a leader in professional and community organizations. See his philosophy of philanthropy as published in the New Mexico Business Weekly. A committed evangelical Christian, Mr. Jury Jr. is a lifetime member of the Gideons International, and he co-founded and currently chairs the board of "16:15," a nondenominational Christian ministry serving churches around the world.

Joe Chesky
Senior Vice President, Business Development
Summit's first business development executive, Joe Chesky is responsible for pursuing opportunities in new industries and new markets. He also oversees credit. Mr. Chesky joined Summit in 1983 and directed the company's expansion into Texas, beginning with Dallas in 1986. When Summit added 10 other locations in Texas, Mr. Chesky was named regional vice president over Dallas, Fort Worth, El Paso, San Antonio, Austin, Killeen and the Gulf Coast.

He was promoted to senior vice president of operations in 2003, moving to Summit's headquarters in Albuquerque. In May 2008, Mr. Chesky was tapped to oversee corporate purchasing, supplier relations and inventory/asset management before being promoted to senior vice president of business development. He is a Gold Level graduate of the National Association of Electrical Distributors' Electrical Products Education Course known as EPEC.

Russ Hiller
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance
Russ Hiller joined Summit as corporate controller in February 2005, was promoted to chief accounting officer in September 2006 and named chief financial officer in May 2008. He is a Certified Public Accountant accredited in business valuation by the American Institute of CPAs, and holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. 

Mr. Hiller was named “Top Performing CFO” in the large-business category by the New Mexico Business Weekly, Albuquerque’s leading business newspaper, in October 2008. Most recently, he was named 2010 Outstanding Member in Corporate Practice by the New Mexico Society of CPAs, in part for his involvement with the New Mexico Family Business Alliance, an agency that helps family business owners with accounting related issues.

David Wascom
Chief Information Officer and Vice President, I.T.
David Wascom joined Summit through the Warren Electric acquisition in 2002. His sales and operations experience include automation specialist and service center leader in New Orleans. He was appointed to his current position in 2007 and lead Summit's SAP implementation project. He has a bachelor's degree in Economics and a Masters of Business Administration from Louisiana Tech University, as well as a Master of Science degree in Economics from Louisiana State University.

In 2010, the Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG), the world's largest community of SAP professionals, recognized Mr. Wascom with the group's Volunteer Service Award for his service as chair of the wholesale distribution special interest group. ASUG also recognized Summit's SAP efforts, led by Mr. Wascom, with the group's Impact Award. The award is given based on implementation and effective use of SAP solutions. His efforts were published in an interview with SAP Insider magazine in October 2010, and he was featured as one of CRN.com's CIO 40 list of "IT Executives You Should Know," a recognition to honor IT executives for their influence and ability to collaborate with integrators and vendors.

Scott Cogan
Regional Vice President, Southwest Region
Scott Cogan oversees sales and business growth of Summit's locations across the Southwest Region. Summit service centers in this region include Arizona: Phoenix; New Mexico: Albuquerque, Farmington, Santa Fe; Texas: El Paso, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Killeen.

He began his career at Summit in 1983, moving up through the company from the Albuquerque warehouse to various sales positions before being named the Phoenix service center leader in 1996. He held that post until being promoted as one of two regional vice presidents in September 2009. Mr. Cogan is a Gold Level graduate of the National Association of Electrical Distributors' Electrical Products Education Course known as EPEC.

Dan Ferrari
Regional Vice President, Gulf Coast Region
Dan Ferrari oversees sales and business growth of Summit's locations across the Gulf Coast area of Texas and Louisiana, including, in Texas: Houston, La Porte, Beaumont, Clute, and Corpus Christi; and in Louisiana: New Orleans, Gonzales and Broussard.

He has been involved in the electrical industry since 1979. He worked for national switchgear manufacturers and an independent distributor before joining Summit in January 2007 to head a commercial construction account group at the Houston service center. Mr. Ferrari was promoted to service center leader in May 2008, and again to regional vice president of the Gulf Coast Region in September 2009. He holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Michigan State University.

Cole Harrison
Vice President, Operations
Cole Harrison joined Summit in 1998 after graduating from Texas A & M University with a bachelor's degree in industrial distribution. He began in the Albuquerque service center's warehouse and worked his way up to various sales positions, including Dallas account manager. He was promoted to Houston service center leader in 2003 before being tapped as regional operations manager in January 2008. He was promoted to his current position later the same year. Mr. Harrison is a Gold Level graduate of the National Association of Electrical Distributors' Electrical Products Education Course known as EPEC.

Sheila Hernandez
Vice President, Marketing
Sheila Hernandez joined Summit in 1987. She served as Summit's first marketing coordinator, then marketing director, before being promoted to vice president in January 2004. She has served on a number of committees, panels and task forces of the National Association of Electrical Distributors. Ms. Hernandez served for nine years on the marketing committee for IMARK, a national marketing cooperative. She is a Gold Level graduate of NAED's Electrical Products Education Course known as EPEC. Ms. Hernandez holds an MBA from the University of New Mexico.

Dan Long
Vice President, Associate Resources and General Counsel
An employment and labor relations lawyer prior to joining Summit in 2007, Dan Long now works to recruit top talent and provide the best training in the industry. He is also responsible for developing and evaluating programs and performance evaluation systems to manage Summit's current and future leadership. Mr. Long is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, the New Mexico Human Resources Management Association, the New Mexico Bar Association and the Navajo Nation Bar Association.

Drew Ott
Vice President, Supplier Relations and Product Strategy
Electrical distribution industry veteran Drew Ott, who joined Summit in April 2006, directs Summit's inventory, pricing and supplier relations. His past professional experience includes 15 years in the electrical distribution industry as a branch manager, district manager and regional vice president. He has had direct supervision of a major, multi-location electrical distribution team. Ott holds a degree in economics from Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J.