WAI Chapters
WAI has chapters throughout the U.S., in India, Italy, and Poland, to deliver its membership experience to regional professional communities. Chapters give members a view of both local and global wire and cable industry issues through education programs and social events that also provide networking opportunities at the regional level. New members should indicate interest in chapter involvement during the membership application process.
Chartered: 1998
Region covered: The states of Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Missouri
Officers:
President – Andrew Stromer, Linderhill TMC
Vice President – Bob Hughes, Sonoco/Baker Division
Chartered: 2001
Region covered: The states of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa
Officers:
Jay Baumgartner, Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, Superior Essex
Past Presidents – Tim Fingeroos, Field Tech Services Mgr, Charter Steel; and Kevin Sopczak, VP Shaped Wires & Special Products, ShapedWire - a Leggett & Platt Co.
Jeff Christensen, President, Illini Wire Mill
PC Drouin, Sales Manager, SDI LaFarga
Kurt Minnick, Bus Develop Mgr., SACO AEI Polymers Inc.
Dennis Rohrs, HR Dir. Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corp.
Scott Stepanovic, National Sales Manager, Magnum Metalsource, Inc.
Chartered: 1994
Region covered: The states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut
Officers:
President – Jeff Lawrence, Elkem, Inc
Vice President – John Accorsi, M.Holland
Secretary – Jim Evans, Web Industries
Past President – Richard Goyette, EIS Wire & Cable, Inc
Chartered: 2003
Region covered: The states of Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania (west of State College), and New York (west of Rochester)
Officers:
President – Rob Fulop, Wire Lab Co.
Thomas Maxwell, Jr., Die Quip Corp.
Past President – Dane Armendariz, Chemetal
Director – Brad Andrews, Condat Corp.
Director – David Gooch, Charter Steel
Director – Mark MacKimm, Rainbow Rubber & Plastics Inc.
Director – Dave Rascati, Premier Wire Die
Director – Robert Taillard, Bekaert
2020 Golf Tournament Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing: Regional Edition
Chartered: 2001
Region covered: The states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
Officers:
President – Chris McGill, Southwire Co.
Treasurer – Brooke Stonesifer, Sonoco
Ex-Officio Immediate Past President – Jim Perdue, Southwire Co.
Lamar Austin, Consultant
John Dognazzi, Sikora
Orlando Martinez, Davis-Standard
Tim McElhany, Process Control Corp.
Jeff Sharp, Bekaert Corp.
Chartered: 1999
Region covered: The states Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska
Officers:
President – Michael Weiss, Whitmor/Wirenetics
Vice President/Treasurer – Stuart Manser, Beta LaserMike
Secretary – Fred Camarena, F. Camarena Inc.
Past President – Michael Howard, Alpha Wire
Chartered: 2002
Region covered: The country of India
Officers:
President – Raj Kumar Tyagi, Assomac Group
Vice President – Mahesh Astavans, Consultant
Secretary – Nirmal Singh, Assomac Group
Harish Jindal, Kay Pee Dies & Tools
Chartered: 2006
Region covered: The country of Italy
Officers:
President – Giulio Properzi, Continuus-Properzi
Vice President – Andrea Camparada, SAMP SpA SAMPSISTEMI Division
Treasurer – Giovanni Lippolis, ACIMAF
Secretary – Paola D'Oria, Continuus-Properzi
Director – Ferruccio Bellina, TKT Group
Chartered: 1999
Region covered: The country of Poland
Officers:
President – Jan Pilarczyk, Czestochowa University of Technology
First Vice President – Tadeusz Knych, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow
Secretary – Piotr Romanski
Treasurer – Jaroslaw Jasinski
Past Treasurer – Justyna Adamczyk
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