Austin, TX – Recently, 120 participants were on hand to visit exhibitor booths that presented products and services at the Hardwood Manufacturers Association’s (HMA) National Conference and Expo, which was held here at the Hyatt Regency.
Themed “Resilience,” the HMA event also featured virtual speakers as well as live events and networking.
Included among the speakers/presenters were the following:
Thomas Brush, consultant/coach and founder of Advancement Designs. His interactive workshop was entitled, “Being Clear on What is Real: An Overlooked Pathway to Resilience.”
ITR Economics™ Senior Forecaster Connor Lokar’s presentation was entitled “Moving Forward.” He analyzed the economic landscape, assessing business demand for 2021 and beyond.
Joshua and Jacob Pribanic, principals of LastLine Cyber Inc., addressed the cyber threat landscape in a presentation entitled, “The Scary Truth About Cybercrime.”
Michael Snow, executive director of the American Hardwood Export Council, presented a Global Markets Update and Judd Johnson, Hardwood Market Report Editor, discussed the domestic Hardwood landscape.
Hardwood Federation Executive Director, Dana Lee Cole, updated HMA attendees about what is on the horizon in the nation’s capital.
(Front, from left): Paul Miller Jr., National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; Trent Yoder, Yoder Lumber Co. Inc., Millersburg, OH; Scott Cummings, Cummings Lumber Co. Inc., Troy, PA; Peter McCarty, TS Manufacturing, Dover-Foxcroft, ME; Marv Bernhagen, Lewis Controls/Corley Manufacturing, Chattanooga, TN; (Back, from left): Brian Schilling, Pike Lumber Co. Inc., Akron, IN; Troy Brown, Kretz Lumber Co. Inc., Antigo, WI; Wayne Law, New River Hardwoods, Mountain City, TN; Tommy Petzoldt, East Perry Lumber Co., Frohna, MO; and Norm Steffy, Cummings Lumber Co. Inc.
Burt Craig, Matson Lumber Co., Brookville, PA; Chuck Boaz, Corley Manufacturing Co., Chattanooga, TN; Lance Johnson, ISK Biocides Inc., Memphis, TN; Jim Burris, Corley Manufacturing Co., Chattanooga, TN; and Tom Inman, Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc., High Point, NC
Ian Faight and Linda Jovanovich, Hardwood Manufacturers Assoc./Southern Cypress Manufacturers Assoc., Pittsburgh, PA; and John Stevenson, Thompson Hardwoods Inc./Beasley Forest Products, Hazlehurst, GA
The HMA Board of Directors elected Troy Brown, Kretz Lumber Co. Inc., Antigo, WI, president of the HMA.
Other HMA officers for 2021 are Vice President Tommy Petzoldt, East Perry Lumber Co., Frohna, MO; and Executive Vice President Linda Jovanovich, HMA, Pittsburgh, PA.
HMA Board of Directors also elected members to the Executive Committee. In addition to the officers, they are: Geoff Henderson, Anderson-Tully Co., Vicksburg, MS; Hal Mitchell, Atlanta Hardwood Corp., Mableton, GA; Craig Miller, Battle Lumber Co. Inc., Wadley, GA; Wayne Law, New River Hardwoods, Mountain City, TN; and Tom Gerow, Wagner Millwork LLC, Owego, NY. Bob Miller, Frank Miller Lumber Co., Union City, IN, will serve on the Executive Committee as the immediate past president.
During the Conference’s Business Meeting, HMA members elected Directors: Hal Mitchell, Atlanta Hardwood Corp., Mableton, GA; Richard Buchanan, Granite Hardwoods Inc., Granite Falls, NC; Bruce Dahn, HHP Inc., Henniker, NH; Kirby Kendrick, Kendrick Forest Products Inc., Edgewood, IA; and Bucky Pescaglia, MO PAC Lumber, Fayette, MO.
Newly appointed to the HMA NextGen Leaders Council—formerly known as the HMA Millennial Council—are: Kaitlyn Wood, Gates Milling Inc., Gatesville, NC; Lindsey DiGangi, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co., Philadelphia, PA; and Patrick Cullinan, Stella-Jones Corp., Pittsburgh, PA. Bob Miller, Frank Miller Lumber Co., Union City, IN, continues to serve as the Council Coordinator.
Also, networking receptions were held.
Dana Lee Cole, Hardwood Federation, Washington, DC; Scott Cummings, Cummings Lumber Co. Inc., Troy, PA; and Kaitlyn Wood, Mark Tuck and Kelsey Kennedy, Gates Milling Inc., Gatesville, NC
Tommy Petzoldt, East Perry Lumber Co., Frohna, MO; Linda Jovanovich, Hardwood Manufacturers Association, Pittsburgh, PA; and Troy Brown, Kretz Lumber Co. Inc., Antigo, WI
Craig Miller, Battle Lumber Co. Inc., Wadley, GA; Skipper Beal, Beal Lumber Co. Inc., Little Mountain, SC; Tommy Battle, Battle Lumber Co. Inc.; and Randy Clark, Stella-Jones Corp., Alexandria, LA
Brian Turlington, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; Parker Dukas and Eric Porter, Abenaki Timber Corp., Kingston, NH; and Bob Pope, SII Dry Kilns, Montpelier, VT
Barry Black, Taylor Machine Works Inc., Louisville, MS; Chris Taylor, Timber Automation LLC, Hot Springs, AR; and Robert Taylor and Hal Nowell, Taylor Machine Works Inc.
Jim Higgins, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; Bob Pope, SII Dry Kilns, Montpelier, VT; and Brian Turlington, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC
Tommy Petzoldt, East Perry Lumber Co., Frohna, MO; Mike Ballard, VisionTally, Little River, SC; and Jon Krepol, VisionTally, Broomall, PA
Stan Neglay, Maxi Mill Inc., Albany, OR; Andy Nuffer, DMSi Software/TallyExpress/eLIMBS, Winston-Salem, NC; and Mike McAvoy, McDonough Manufacturing Co., Eau Claire, WI
Eric Faucher and Eric Michaud, Carbotech International, Plessisville, QC
Sandy Chatigny-Johnson and Jerry Johnson, Paw Taw John Services Inc., Rathdrum, ID
Buddy Downey, Stella-Jones Corp., Pittsburgh, PA; David Roberts, Stella-Jones Corp., Alexandria, LA; and Judd Johnson and Brian Cruzen, Hardwood Market Report, Memphis, TN
Bill Behan, Gross and Janes Co., Kirkwood, MO; and Colin Campbell, Stacy Thompson and Randy Panko, Wood-Mizer LLC, Indianapolis, IN
Josh Davis, Farm Credit Mid-America, Louisville, KY; Paul Miller Jr., National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; and Dotty and Ricky Fly, Fly Tie & Lumber LLC, Grenada, MS
Matt Frazier, McDonough Manufacturing Co., Woodstock, GA; Eric Porter, Abenaki Timber Corp., Kingston, NH; Matt Tietz, McDonough Manufacturing Co., Eau Claire, WI; Terry Miller, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; and Bob Miller, Frank Miller Lumber Co. Inc., Union City, IN
Hayes Mellott, Mellott Manufacturing Co. Inc., Mercersburg, PA; Dotty Fly, Fly Tie & Lumber LLC, Grenada, MS; Stacy Mellott, Mellott Manufacturing Co. Inc.; and Jessica Fly, Fly Tie & Lumber LLC
Eric Degenfelder, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY; Wayne Law, New River Hardwoods, Mountain City, TN; and Dave Sondel, U-C Coatings LLC
Brian Turlington, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; Jeremy Mortl, Messersmith Manufacturing Inc., Bark River, MI; and Wayne Law, New River Hardwoods, Mountain City, TN
Parker Dukas, Abenaki Timber Corp., Kingston, NH; and Lindsey DiGangi, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co., Philadelphia, PA
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