Committees
Charitable Foundation Fundraising Committee
- Chair: Pat Foose, GEHR Plastics, Inc.
- Member: Stephen Frantz, Polymer Industries
- Member: Wayne Gono, Regal Plastic Supply Company, Inc.
- Member: Bob Healy, Mitsubishi Chemical Group
- Member: Kim Reddick, CPMR, Martino Marketing Group
- Board Liaison: Jeff Burke, Curbell Plastics, Inc.
Convention Committee
The Convention and Expo Committee serves as the advisory group for education during the Annual Convention, provides direction on the site selection process and serves as the policy review board for the Annual Convention.
- Chair: Alicia Spence, SIMONA AMERICA Group
- Member: Katie Clapp, A&C Plastics, Inc.
- Member: Chris Corona, CartierWilson LLC
- Member: Karen L. DeBard, CPMR, Martino Marketing Group
- Member: Peter DelGado, Curbell Plastics, Inc.
- Member: Dale D. Delmage, Redwood Plastics and Rubber
- Member: Allan Harari, Margacipta Wirasentosa PT.
- Member: Stacy Helms, Mitsubishi Chemical Group
- Member: Hayden Hess, Industrial Plastic Supply, Inc.
- Member: Jeri O’Brien, PLASKOLITE
- Member: Joe Wentzlof, Stiles Machinery Inc.
- Board Liaison: Karen Brock-Amoah, SIMONA AMERICA Group
Editorial Committee
The Editorial Committee provides guidance and review for editorial and advertising content in the print and digital editions of Performance Plastics magazine. The committee also collaborates on content matters with other committees to provide for more synergy in all of the content IAPD provides.
- Chair: Courtney Kincaid, Polymershapes
- Vice-Chair: Tony Martin, Palram Americas, Inc.
- Member: Trisha Beeman, Professional Plastics, Inc.
- Member: Peter Daumeyer, CartierWilson LLC
- Member: Michael Fabbri, King Plastic Corporation
- Member: Jeffrey Mikitka, Mitsubishi Chemical Group
- Member: Bryan Olin, Polymer Industries
- Member: Beth Summers, Curbell Plastics, Inc.
- Member: Ed Townsend, Braskem
- Member: Amy Woodard, Piedmont Plastics
- Board Liaison: Ken Schwartz, Covestro LLC – Specialty Films
Education Committee
The Education Committee conceives and develops all the educational programs and services provided by IAPD University, including the Level I and Level II Performance Plastics Certificate Program, the Excellence in Sales Certificate Program, the PVF Certificate Program, the Introduction to Plastics and the online onboarding, sales and safety training.
- Chair: Peter Daumeyer, CartierWilson LLC
- Vice Chair: Chad Procida, Harker & Associates, Inc.
- Member: Patrick Castrechini, Plastic Solutions, Inc.
- Member: Russell R. Consentino, CPMR, Plastic Solutions, Inc.
- Member: Dale D. Delmage, Redwood Plastics and Rubber
- Member: Jesus Montemayor, Tecnica Industrial de Polimeros S.A. de C.V
- Member: Jesse Rivera, Industrial Plastic Supply, Inc.
- Member: Chad Roberts, Piedmont Plastics
- Member: Mark Steele, Interstate Advanced Materials
- Board Liaison: Michelle Betz, Alro Plastics
Environmental Committee
The Environmental Committee encourages IAPD members to adopt green business practices, provides education about the sustainability of plastics and promotes the environmentally friendly qualities of plastics to the public.
- Chair: Jim Pro, Piedmont Plastics
- Member: Chris Domanski, 3A Composites USA, Inc.
- Member: Mick Fisher, CartierWilson LLC
- Member: Eric Hausserman, Rowmark LLC
- Member: John Homa, Indelco Plastics
- Member: James Kohler, Mitsubishi Chemical Group
- Member: Don McMillan, Redwood Plastics and Rubber
- Member: Laure Reda, Curbell Plastics, Inc.
- Member: Drew Schwartz, Colorado Plastics
- Member: Erica Wright, Finger Lakes Extrusion Corporation
- Board Liaison: Richard Miller, Braskem
Government Relations Committee
The Government Relations Committee guides IAPD in its efforts to fight plastics deselection, anti-plastics campaigns and any future legislation that would impact the business of IAPD’s members. The committee promotes grassroots efforts among member companies, assisting with outreach to local, state and federal legislators to help promote plastics and the plastics industry as job creating and environmentally responsible. The committee also collaborates with a lobbyist firm in Washington, D.C., to promote IAPD’s position to lawmakers.
- Chair: Michael Howser, Palram Americas, Inc.
- Vice Chair: Leah Konrady, Konrady Plastics, Inc.
- Member: John Baysal, Isik Plastik A.S.
- Member: Jim Cooney, Polymershapes
- Member: Bryan Davis, Ensinger
- Member: Peter DelGado, Curbell Plastics, Inc.
- Member: Ryan Flexman, Mitsubishi Chemical Group
- Member: Stephen Garmon, Primex
- Member: Wayne Gono, Regal Plastic Supply, Inc.
- Member: Randall Kirkpatrick, Artek, Inc.
- Member: Jim Pro, Piedmont Plastics
- Member: Chad Procida, Harker & Associates Inc.
- Member: Deborah Ragsdale, Polymer Industries
- Member: Ken Schwartz, Covestro LLC – Specialty Films
- Member: John E. Temple, Jr., PLASKOLITE
- Member: Sher’ron Underwood, Polymershapes
- Board Liaison: Drew Schwartz, Colorado Plastics
Marketing Committee
The Marketing Committee assists IAPD staff in reaching IAPD’s marketing and communications goals, which are directed by the association’s strategic marketing plan. This committee collaborates with other committees to help promote their projects and services, plus guides IAPD in its branding efforts.
- Chair: Jennifer Erickson, Columbia Industrial Products
- Vice Chair: Sherrie Bloom, Curbell Plastics, Inc.
- Member: Deena Baker, CartierWilson LLC
- Member: Chloe Coss, ALTAFLO, a Pexco Company
- Member: Alison Damery, Roechling Industrial Gastonia
- Member: Eric Giesen, ZL Engineering Plastics, Inc.
- Member: Stacy Torpey, Braskem
- Board Liaison: Chris Corona, CartierWilson LLC
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee focuses on member retention and recruitment. Committee members review membership applications and interview applicants as well as oversee the renewal process. Committee members act as a first point of contact with new members at the Annual Convention and with follow up calls.
- Chair: Jeff Toth, National Plastics & Seals, Inc.
- Member: Ryan Alexander, Alexander Industrial Sales, Inc.
- Member: Jeff Bostic, Plaskolite
- Member: Brent Brelsford, Piedmont Plastics
- Member: Chris Holland, Rowmark LLC
- Member: Randall Kirkpatrick, Artek, Inc.
- Member: Mike McKenna, Interstate Advanced Materials
- Member: Richard Miller, Braskem
- Member: Dennis Setzer, 3A Composites USA, Inc.
- Member: Mark Trepanier, CartierWilson LLC
- Member: Joe Wentzlof, Stiles Machinery
- Board Liaison: Peter DelGado, Curbell Plastics, Inc.
Nominating Committee
The IAPD Nominating Committee is responsible for reviewing and selecting candidates for open positions on the IAPD Board of Directors. Approvals of the nominations are determined by a vote of the IAPD membership at the IAPD Annual Convention.
- Chair: Deborah Ragsdale, Polymer Industries
- Member: Jeff Bostic, PLASKOLITE
- Member: Peter DelGado, Curbell Plastics, Inc.
- Member: Stephen Garmon, Primex
- Member: Bert Hagy, Piedmont Plastics
Scholarship Committee
The Scholarship Committee acts on behalf of the IAPD Charitable Foundation to develop an annual award program for IAPD member company employees, their children and to promote study in fields helpful to the plastics and/or general industry and business.
- Chair: Patsy Gono, Regal Plastic Supply, Inc.
- Member: Patrick Pheffer, ZL Engineering Plastics, Inc.
- Member: Tanya Piney, Piedmont Plastics
- Member: Jane Saale, Cope Plastics, Inc.
- Member: Joe Wentzlof, Stiles Machinery Inc.
- Board Liaison: Jeffrey Burke, Curbell Plastics, Inc.
Women in Plastics Committee
Join Women in Plastics to help shape the future of this IAPD committee. Find out about upcoming networking and regional community events and lend your voice to help shape future initiatives.
- Chair: Jeri O'Brien, PLASKOLITE
- Vice Chair: Gina Fox, Piedmont Plastics
- Member: Hannah Ackers, PLASKOLITE
- Member: Brenda Briggs, PLASKOLITE
- Member: Jennifer Crocco, CartierWilson LLC
- Member: Aynslie Foster, Fedplast
- Member: Stacy Helms, Mitsubishi Chemical Group
- Member: Emma Merrell, Norplex-Micarta
- Member: Jacquie Nine, Professional Plastics, Inc.
- Member: Patricia Puglia, Curbell Plastics, Inc.
- Member: Anna Rinaldi, SIMONA AMERICA Industries
- Member: Serenity Sherman, Nylatech, Inc.
- Member: Sylvia Steiger, Nylatech, Inc.
- Board Liaison: Jim Richards, PLASKOLITE