Monday, January 30, 2012

NOMMA 2012-13 Board Slate

DATE:             January 30, 2012

TO:                  NOMMA Members

FROM:             Nominating Committee

RE:             Announcement of NOMMA Board of Directors Slate for 2012-13

The Nominating Committee, chaired by Immediate Past President Bruce Boyler, is pleased to announce the following slate of officers and directors to be presented during the upcoming membership business meeting for 2012-13. Their office takes effect following the swearing in ceremony at the awards banquet on Saturday, March 3, 2012.  

President — Will Keeler, Keeler Iron Works, Memphis, TN*
President-Elect — JR Molina, Big D Metalworks, Dallas, TX
Vice-President/Treasurer — Mark Koenke, Germantown Iron & Steel Corp, Jackson, WI
Fabricator Director (3-yr. term) — Tina Tennikait, Superior Fence & Orn. Iron, Cottage Hills, IL
Fabricator Director (3-yr. term) —  Allyn Moseley, Heirloom Stair & Iron, Campobello, SC
Fabricator Director (1-yr. term) —  Ray Michael, R & F Metals Inc., Clinton, MD
Supplier Director (3-yr. term)  — Mark Sisson, Mac Metals Inc., Kearny, NJ

All current Fabricator and Nationwide Supplier members are entitled to one vote per company on items presented to the membership.  Voting takes place during the Opening Session of METALfab 2012, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at 1 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel at Universal, Orlando, FL.

Current board members continuing for 2012-2013:
Fabricator Director — Greg Terrill, Division 5 Metalworks, Kalamazoo, MI
Fabricator Director — Keith Majka, Majka Railing Co. Inc., Paterson, NJ
Fabricator Director  — Todd Kinnikin, Eureka Forge, Pacific, MO
Supplier Director — Rick Ralston, Feeney Inc., Eugene OR
Supplier Director — Gina Pietrocola, D.J.A. Imports Ltd., Bronx, NY
Immediate Past President — James Minter, Imagine Ironworks, Brookhaven, MS

A special “thank you” goes to the following retiring board members for their years of outstanding service:

Bruce Boyler, Boyler’s Ornamental Iron Inc., Bettendorf, IA is rotating off the board after six years of service.
Mark O’Malley, O’Malley Welding & Fabricating Inc., Yorkville, IL, is rotating off after four years of service.
Wayne Haas, Cleveland Steel Tool Co., Cleveland, OH, is rotating off after six years of service.

*As president-elect the president automatically advances to president.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Daniel Receives CAE














CONTACT: NOMMA, 888-516-8585
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TODD DANIEL EARNS CERTIFIED ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE CREDENTIAL
Washington, DC, 1/27/12 - ASAE has announced that Todd Daniel, Executive Director of the National Ornamental & Miscellaneous Metals Association has earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE®) credential.

The CAE is the highest professional credential in the association industry. Less than five percent of all association professionals have earned the CAE. To be designated as a Certified Association Executive, an applicant must have a minimum of three years experience in nonprofit organization management, complete a minimum of 100 hours of specialized professional development, pass a stringent examination in association management, and pledge to uphold a code of ethics.

To maintain the certification, individuals must undertake ongoing professional development and activities in association and nonprofit management. 3,900 association professionals currently hold the CAE credential. The CAE program is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).

ASAE is a membership organization of more than 21,000 association executives and industry partners representing 10,000 organizations. Its members manage leading trade associations, individual membership societies and voluntary organizations across the United States and in nearly 50 countries around the world. With support of the ASAE Foundation, a separate nonprofit entity, ASAE is the premier source of learning, knowledge and future-oriented research for the association and nonprofit profession, and provides resources, education, ideas and advocacy to enhance the power and performance of the association and nonprofit community. For more information about ASAE, visit www.asaecenter.org.