After graduating with a BBA from William & Mary, Jon embarked on his career with Ferguson Enterprises in Atlanta as a Trainee in 1986. He was hired by A.O. Smith in 1988 and moved to the Washington DC area as a District Manager. He remained with A.O. Smith through 1995 and shifted to N.H. Yates in 1996 as A.O. Smith converted from a factory sales force to reps. Jon has lived in Columbia, MD since 1991, is married to Amanda, Dean of Arts & Sciences at Loyola University and they have two children.
position: Management
Jim Schnorr
Over the course of Schnorr’s 30-year career at Burnham Holdings, he has held positions in both the wholesale channel and engineered product offerings in the residential, commercial, and industrial segments of the HVAC industry. He has led national and local sales teams of manufacturers reps and direct sales employees for Burnham Corporation, Burnham Hydronics, Burnham Commercial, Bryan Steam, and Thermal Solutions.
Dan Kelbaugh
Dan has been in the sales industry for over 30 years with concentration in the HVAC industry for the past 20 years. He joined NH Yates in 2011 and was previously the VP of Sales and Marketing for Burnham Boilers for 12 years. Dan is responsible for sales and marketing direction in our entire coverage area while also managing several of our key hydronic product lines. Dan lives in York , PA and graduated from Bloomsburg University with a BA degree in Marketing.
George Yezbak
George Yezbak is the Managing Partner for Yezbak Consulting and currently the Business Development Manager for NH Yates Inc. Yezbak Consulting is company that works with executives to increase performance, develop new business opportunities, and effectively build high performance teams.
Jim Yates, Jr.
JR is entering his 45th year in the business. While the bulk of his career has been at Yates and Co., he did work for Taco Inc. in the mid-eighties as Regional Manager, Product Manager and Field Sales Manager. His favorite part of his job is still getting out of the office to help Customers and Principles buy and sell more products. His favorite quote, “Murphy was an optimist. “
Todd Yates
Todd joined Yates in 2004. After working in both inside & outside sales, he is currently our General Manager.
He majored in Business & Economics, and has been blessed with two young children and an understanding wife.
Eric Kratz
Eric has been with Yates since August of 2015. He has over 20 years in accounting and finance. When he is not in the Yates office, Eric enjoys the outdoors.