The Chemical Coaters Association International (Lakewood Ranch, Florida) announced its 2022-23 national board of directors & officers at its annual meeting in Avon, Colorado. CCAI’s new board members include Pedro Castillo, Therma-Tron-X (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin); Isaiah Haley, Production Plus Corp./Magic Rack (Ashville, OH); and Jeff Rochester, Pacific Powder Coating (Sacramento, California).
The CCAI’s board of directors also appointed two new members earlier this year to fulfill positions left vacant due to job changes by previous board members. Lindsey Boyle, Belco Industries Inc. (Belding, Michigan) and Marhya Osheaski, IFS Coatings Inc. (Gainesville, Texas) round out the recent additions and will also serve as their respective chapter liaisons for the board.
“CCAI is so fortunate to have such an outstanding board of directors to set the direction for our association,” says CCAI Executive Director Anne Goyer. “Our board is dedicated to driving initiatives that educate the industry while providing programs designed to attract the next generation of industrial finishing professionals.”
The following individuals will serve as the executive officers on the CCAI’s national board of directors for 2022-2023:
- President: Tony Sclafani, AR Iron LLC (Henderson, Nevada) – Las Vegas Chapter
- Vice President: Russ Green, Midwest Finishing Systems Inc. (Mishawaka, Indiana) – Northern Ohio Chapter
- Treasurer: Michelle Striggow, Graco Inc. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) – Twin Cities Chapter
- Recent Past President: Duane Fudge, BASF Chemetall - Unaffiliated
In addition to the new members and officers, continuing on the national board of directors for the 2022-23 year will be: Eric Davis, KVF Quad Corporation – Iowa/Central Illinois Chapter; John Heyer, Retired – Wisconsin Chapter; Bill Oney, Retired – Wisconsin Chapter; Samantha Paulson, Dinamec Systems LLC – Georgia Chapter; Mark Walsworth, Retired – Twin Cities Chapter; Bob Warren, Retired – West Michigan Chapter; Jeff Watson, Custom Chemicals of Texas - Texas Chapter; serving as ex-officio board member is Larry Melgary, Northern Coatings & Chemical – Wisconsin Chapter.
