MEET THE TEAM Dan Weiss - Senior Trader Dan Weiss has been in the Fats, Oils and Grease Industry since 2007. He began his career, boots on the ground in oleochemical plants, and sampling and testing in labs. Today he trades physical commodities with Third Coast, finding a home for even the most obscure co-products. Contact for trades involving brown grease, trap grease, fatty ac Show More Nichole Farrell - Trader Nichole graduated from Kent State University in 2007 with a degree in Business Management. She has seven years of experience in the biodiesel industry from her time at Hero BX and has been with Third Coast since 2015. She loves to travel, read, stay involved in her church, and spend as much time as possible with her growing family. Contac Show More Dave Darcy - Trader Dave has been involved in trading since 1999 and brings a wealth of experience to Third Coast. From 2009 onward he has solely focused on the biodiesel industry. Dave has worked for multiple companies in the biodiesel industry including rendering, trading, and production companies. Dave graduated from NYU Stern and resides on the New Jerse Show More Roger Hopcroft - Trader With over 30 year of experience in the commodity business Roger has worked and owned small trading businesses as well as worked for a large rendering company. His last roll was working with a medium sized grease collector and processor in the Canadian market. He has dealt with feed, pet food, chemical as well as the bio and renewable di Show More Shelli Riley - Logistics Manager Shelli comes to 3CC with a combined of almost 20 years’ experience in transportation and logistics with her most recent roll handling a wide range of responsibilities including customer service, purchasing and logistics for a manufacturing company. Shelli resides in the Cleveland Ohio area and enjoys days spent at home with her children and family. shelli@thirdcoastcommodities.com Ext. 704 Alysha Owen - Accounting Alysha started out her career in hospitality and customer service but needed a change due to the monotony of the same complaints every day. She decided to go in to trucking with the Kroger Company, moved to CR England, and eventually found her way to 3CC in 2016. She loves the FOG industry because it is ever-changing, fast-paced and diffe Show More Clare Hopcroft Long - Trade Execution Associate Clare started working in the Fats, Oils and Protein industry back in 1990. She has worked for trading companies, renderers and restaurant grease collection facilities. Clare has held many positions in various departments including customer service, finance, accounting and information systems. clare@thirdcoastcommodities.com Ext. 717 Kelly Dickerson - Operations Manager Kelly is the Office Manager for Third Coast, providing support services to the trading team as well as performing A/R & A/P functions. She spent 10 years at Marriott as an Executive Assistant and Office Manager where she honed her highly effective organizational skills. She left Marriott in 2009 when she reinvented herself by getting her Show More Anthony Pellegrino - Transport Consultant Anthony is a Certified Transportation Professional that has been involved in the transportation industry since 1990. Before joining Third Coast Commodities Mr. Pellegrino co-founded Greentree Logistics, Inc where he managed their Specialized Tanker Division & Brokerage before its sale in February 2018. Anthony has held positions in Fleet Show More Al Schmucker - Director of Operations Al has over 5 years of experience in the railroad industry. He started his railroad career with Norfolk Southern as a freight train conductor, working his way up to a trainmaster (operations manager). At Norfolk Southern Al was responsible for 271 miles of rail from Louisville to St. Louis. He has also worked as the operations manager Show More Paul Dickerson - President Paul brings nearly 20 years of experience to the Fats, Oils and Grease business including sales, marketing, grease collection and trading. Most recently, he was the Senior UCO trader for one of the industries top commodity trading companies. While there, he helped manage a book that traded over a billion lbs of fat from 2008 to 2013. In A Show More Copyright © 2019 Third Coast Commodities All Rights Reserved ABOUTWHAT WE DOCONTACT