NFFS Committees

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Executive Committee

  • Cathy Dolan
    Cathy Dolan
    President Calumet Brass Foundry Inc.
    President
  • Jay Armstrong
    Jay Armstrong
    President Trialco Aluminum LLC
    Vice-President
  • Karen B. Strelitz
    Karen B. Strelitz
    Executive Vice President CMX Metals
    Treasurer
  • Chris Greenfield
    Chris Greenfield
    Vice President The Federal Metal Company
    Member
  • Iain Jenkins
    Iain Jenkins
    Jenkins Foundry
    Member
  • Jason Mugford
    Jason Mugford
    MBA Vice President, CFO Bunting Bearings, LLC
    Member
  • Len Weber
    Len Weber
    President & COO Batesville Products Inc.
    Member
  • George Mugford
    George Mugford
    President/COO Bunting Bearings, LLC
    Immediate Past-President

Audit Committee

  • Jason Luke Oldenski
    Jason Luke Oldenski
    General Manager Harmony Castings
    Chair
  • Gerry Byrne
    Gerry Byrne
    General Manager TPi Arcade - A Division of Ligon Industries LLC
    Committee Member
  • Cathy Dolan
    Cathy Dolan
    President Calumet Brass Foundry Inc.
    Committee Member
  • Andrew Iannettoni
    Andrew Iannettoni
    Assistant Foundry Manager Ford Meter Box Company Inc.
    Committee Member
  • Cory Knight
    Cory Knight
    President Erie Bronze & Aluminum
    Committee Member
  • John Mellone
    John Mellone
    Vice President Beck Aluminum Corp.
    Committee Member
  • George Mugford
    George Mugford
    President/COO Bunting Bearings, LLC
    Committee Member
  • Jason Mugford
    Jason Mugford
    MBA Vice President, CFO Bunting Bearings, LLC
    Committee Member

Bylaws Committee

  • Cathy Dolan
    Cathy Dolan
    President Calumet Brass Foundry Inc.
    Chair
  • Jay Armstrong
    Jay Armstrong
    President Trialco Aluminum LLC
    Committee Member
  • Andrew Iannettoni
    Andrew Iannettoni
    Assistant Foundry Manager Ford Meter Box Company Inc.
    Committee Member
  • Iain Jenkins
    Iain Jenkins
    Jenkins Foundry
    Committee Member
  • John Mellone
    John Mellone
    Vice President Beck Aluminum Corp.
    Committee Member
  • George Mugford
    George Mugford
    President/COO Bunting Bearings, LLC
    Committee Member
  • Karen B. Strelitz
    Karen B. Strelitz
    Executive Vice President CMX Metals
    Committee Member
  • Len Weber
    Len Weber
    President & COO Batesville Products Inc.
    Committee Member

Finance Committee

  • Karen B. Strelitz
    Karen B. Strelitz
    Executive Vice President CMX Metals
    Chair
  • Jay Armstrong
    Jay Armstrong
    President Trialco Aluminum LLC
    Committee Member
  • Cathy Dolan
    Cathy Dolan
    President Calumet Brass Foundry Inc.
    Committee Member
  • Andrew Iannettoni
    Andrew Iannettoni
    Assistant Foundry Manager Ford Meter Box Company Inc.
    Committee Member
  • Iain Jenkins
    Iain Jenkins
    Jenkins Foundry
    Committee Member
  • Cory Knight
    Cory Knight
    President Erie Bronze & Aluminum
    Committee Member
  • John Mellone
    John Mellone
    Vice President Beck Aluminum Corp.
    Committee Member
  • George Mugford
    George Mugford
    President/COO Bunting Bearings, LLC
    Committee Member
  • Jason Mugford
    Jason Mugford
    MBA Vice President, CFO Bunting Bearings, LLC
    Committee Member

Government Affairs Committee

  • Jason Seeley
    Jason Seeley
    Foundry Director Advance Bronze Inc.
    Chair
  • Gerry Byrne
    Gerry Byrne
    General Manager TPi Arcade - A Division of Ligon Industries LLC
    Committee Member
  • Tom Corpora
    EHS Manager Advance Bronze Inc.
    Committee Member
  • Cathy Dolan
    Cathy Dolan
    President Calumet Brass Foundry Inc.
    Committee Member
  • Chris Greenfield
    Chris Greenfield
    Vice President The Federal Metal Company
    Committee Member
  • John Hambleton
    John Hambleton
    Sr. Application Engineer MAGMA Foundry Technologies Inc.
    Committee Member
  • Iain Jenkins
    Iain Jenkins
    Jenkins Foundry
    Committee Member
  • Nate McLain
    Nate McLain
    President KN Manufacturing Inc
    Committee Member
  • Ron Reeves
    Ron Reeves
    AMG Operations LLC
    Committee Member
  • Andy Renkey
    Andy Renkey
    President V-process Foundry Group
    Committee Member
  • Jerry Smith
    Jerry Smith
    Sales H. Kramer & Company
    Committee Member
  • Karen B. Strelitz
    Karen B. Strelitz
    Executive Vice President CMX Metals
    Committee Member
  • Seth Warfield
    Seth Warfield
    Committee Member

Membership Committee

  • Samantha Strelitz
    Samantha Strelitz
    Project Manager CMX Metals
    Chair
  • Jay Armstrong
    Jay Armstrong
    President Trialco Aluminum LLC
    Member
  • Hannah Bauer
    Hannah Bauer
    Office Manager Calumet Brass Foundry Inc.
    Member
  • Cathy Dolan
    Cathy Dolan
    President Calumet Brass Foundry Inc.
    Member
  • Terri Kelsey
    Sales The Federal Metal Company
    Member
  • Paul F. Leitelt
    Paul F. Leitelt
    President Leitelt Brothers Inc.
    Member
  • Jim Peterson
    Jim Peterson
    Executive Search Consultant Adecco NA
    Member
  • Lala Romero
    Lala Romero
    Brass Sales Manager, Copper Alloy Division Sipi Metals Corporation
    Member
  • Lala Romero
    Lala Romero
    Brass Sales Manager, Copper Alloy Division Sipi Metals Corporation
    Member
  • Rachel Weber
    Rachel Weber
    Batesville Products Inc.
    Member

Next-Gen Committee

  • Tim Williams
    Tim Williams
    Vice President of Sales Batesville Products Inc.
    Chair
  • Hannah Bauer
    Hannah Bauer
    Office Manager Calumet Brass Foundry Inc.
    Committee Member
  • Jeremy Claffey
    Director of Operations Non-Ferrous Casting Company
    Committee Member
  • Cathy Dolan
    Cathy Dolan
    President Calumet Brass Foundry Inc.
    Committee Member
  • Taite Gallagher
    Taite Gallagher
    Technical Support Engineer MAGMA Foundry Technologies Inc.
    Committee Member
  • John Hambleton
    John Hambleton
    Sr. Application Engineer MAGMA Foundry Technologies Inc.
    Committee Member
  • Daniel Jay Horvath
    Daniel Jay Horvath
    General Manager Brost Foundry Company
    Committee Member
  • Josh Jindra
    Josh Jindra
    Machine Shop Manager Brost Foundry Company
    Committee Member
  • John Kemper
    John Kemper
    President Brost Foundry Company
    Committee Member
  • Carly Edwards Leipprandt
    President Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Company
    Committee Member
  • Ron Reeves
    Ron Reeves
    AMG Operations LLC
    Committee Member
  • Crystal Bristow
    Executive Vice President Jenkins Foundry
    Committee Member

Nominating Committee

Mission: To assure continued strength of leadership for the Society by identifying, vetting, and presenting a slate of candidates to fill all vacancies slated to occur on the Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Society Officers.
  • John Mellone
    John Mellone
    Vice President Beck Aluminum Corp.
    Chair
  • Cathy Dolan
    Cathy Dolan
    President Calumet Brass Foundry Inc.
    Member
  • George Mugford
    George Mugford
    President/COO Bunting Bearings, LLC
    Member

Planning Committee

Mission: To review and evaluate the goals and objectives set forth in the long-range strategic plan, assess the current needs and interests of member foundries and the value and effectiveness of existing Society programs in meeting those needs, and to suggest modifications and/or revisions to the long-range plan as may be required.
  • John Mellone
    John Mellone
    Vice President Beck Aluminum Corp.
    Chair
  • Jay Armstrong
    Jay Armstrong
    President Trialco Aluminum LLC
    Member
  • Stan Bass
    Stan Bass
    President Fort Worth Aluminum Foundry
    Member
  • Cathy Dolan
    Cathy Dolan
    President Calumet Brass Foundry Inc.
    Member
  • Rolf Gretschmann
    Rolf Gretschmann
    President Standard Manufacturers Services Ltd.
    Member
  • Andrew Iannettoni
    Andrew Iannettoni
    Assistant Foundry Manager Ford Meter Box Company Inc.
    Member
  • George Mugford
    George Mugford
    President/COO Bunting Bearings, LLC
    Member
  • Christopher Shanks
    Christopher Shanks
    Executive Vice President & General Manager Ford Meter Box Company Inc.
    Member
  • Karen B. Strelitz
    Karen B. Strelitz
    Executive Vice President CMX Metals
    Member
  • Len Weber
    Len Weber
    President & COO Batesville Products Inc.
    Member

Program Committee

Mission: To assist in identifying speakers and topics for the Society's Annual Meeting and other conferences as needed, and to promote the tangible benefits and value of attending the Annual Meeting to members and non-members.
  • John Mellone
    John Mellone
    Vice President Beck Aluminum Corp.
    Chair
  • Cathy Dolan
    Cathy Dolan
    President Calumet Brass Foundry Inc.
    Member
  • George Mugford
    George Mugford
    President/COO Bunting Bearings, LLC
    Member
  • Tad Olson
    Tad Olson
    President Olson Aluminum Castings
    Member
  • Kevin Ruddock
    President N.T. Ruddock Company
    Member
  • Christopher Shanks
    Christopher Shanks
    Executive Vice President & General Manager Ford Meter Box Company Inc.
    Member

Scholarship Committee

  • Karen B. Strelitz
    Karen B. Strelitz
    Executive Vice President CMX Metals
    Chair
  • Cathy Dolan
    Cathy Dolan
    President Calumet Brass Foundry Inc.
    Committee Member
  • Taite Gallagher
    Taite Gallagher
    Technical Support Engineer MAGMA Foundry Technologies Inc.
    Committee Member
  • John Hambleton
    John Hambleton
    Sr. Application Engineer MAGMA Foundry Technologies Inc.
    Committee Member
  • Andrew Iannettoni
    Andrew Iannettoni
    Assistant Foundry Manager Ford Meter Box Company Inc.
    Committee Member
  • Iain Jenkins
    Iain Jenkins
    Jenkins Foundry
    Committee Member
  • John Mellone
    John Mellone
    Vice President Beck Aluminum Corp.
    Committee Member
  • Christopher Shanks
    Christopher Shanks
    Executive Vice President & General Manager Ford Meter Box Company Inc.
    Committee Member
  • Len Weber
    Len Weber
    President & COO Batesville Products Inc.
    Committee Member