Dave Graf
Dave Graf
Regional Sales Executive
Before beginning a 30 plus year career in Industrial Sales and Sales Management, Dave was a professional musician for a 10 year span as a guitarist/vocalist/songwriter. He and his wife of 33 years Kathy, relocated from their hometown of Chicago in ‘97 to Scottsdale, AZ where they spend much of the year along with son Matt, daughter Kylie and wonder dogs Gracie and Rizzo (you can take the Cubs fans out of Chicago but….!)
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