James L. Mallory, CAE -
Executive Director
32 years Association Management experience
25 years in current position
4 years as a staff member with Steel Founders’ Society of America (SFSA)
20 years as a member of the U.S. Commerce Department’s Industry Trade Advisory Committee for Nonferrous Metals & Building Materials (ITAC 9)
14 years as a Board Member of the American Metalcasting Consortium (AMC)
3 years as a Board Member for the NAM Council of Manufacturing Associations
- Lecturer and Author on Metalcasting Industry Trends, Government Regulations, and Association Management Topics
- Former Professional Faculty Member for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Organization Management at the University of Notre Dame
- Recipient of the 1996 CSAE Management Excellence in Association Programming award for development of the NQS9000 Quality System for Metalcasting
BA – Loyola University (1972)
Certified Association Executive (1985)
Jerrod A. Weaver, CAE-
Director of Education & Training
14 years in current position
RAB Accredited Quality Systems Auditor
ASQ Certified Quality Manager
ASQ Certified Quality Auditor
Member of Engineering College Technical Advisory Committee for Western Michigan University
- Managing Director for the NFFS Quality Systems Registrar (NQSR)
- Managing Director for NFFS Quality Services Department
- Project Director for NFFS/AMC ISO9000:2000 Toolkit for Metalcasters
- Author and Lecturer on Best Practice ISO Quality Implementation for Metalcasting
- Project Director for NFFS/OSHA Safety Training Programs
- Lead Hazards for Copper-alloy foundries
- Lockout / Tagout
- Machine Guarding
- Workplace Emergency Planning
- Electrical Safety / NFPA 70E Arc Flash Hazards
BS – Western Michigan University (1996)
Certified Association Executive (2009)
Ryan J. Moore, CAE-
Director of Membership
12 years in current position
- Program Director for NFFS/AMC
Electronic Commerce Implementation for Metalcasting
- Program Director for NFFS/AMC Procurement Readiness Optimization – Advanced Casting Technologies (PRO-ACT) Program
- Program Director for NFFS/AMC Castings for Improved Readiness (CIR) and Castings for Improved Defense Readiness (CIDR) Programs
- Author and Lecturer on Electronic Commerce Implementation for Metalcasting
BS – Western Illinois University (1998)
MBA – Roosevelt University (2004)
Certified Association Executive (2009)
Christine Slabinger -
Administrative Assistant
