NASF Committees

Awards Committee

Chair: Mike Kelly, Asko Processing

Events Committee

This committee organizes and promotes all industry conferences and events, including: The NASF Management Conference, Energy Conference, Washington Forum, and SUR/FIN.

Chair: Tony Revier, Uyemura International Corp.

Government Advisory Committee

This committee oversees the coordination of the association's advocacy efforts that affect the finishing industry, including interaction with: Congress, The Environmental Protection Agency, Occupational Health and Safety Administration, European Union, and Environment Canada.

Chair: Joelie Zak, Scientific Control Laboritories

Membership Committee

This committee focuses on membership services, including marketing strategy, membership retention and recruitment, chapter relations and outreach activities, communication tools, and the NASF SUR/FIN Membership Pavilion.

Co-Chairs: Becky Bennett, Precision Plating; Ken Hankinson, KCH Services; Scott Walker, Products Finishing

Nominating Committee

Chair: Pat Gleason, Microfinish IPC, LLC

Suppliers Committee

This committee oversees activities of special interest to the supplier community. The committee focuses on market and technology trends, developing supplier business indices and surveys, providing specialized information and updates to the supplier and finishing communities, and monitoring and advocacy related to domestic and global policy developments.

Co-Chairs: Blair Vandivier, Asterion; Erik Weyls, Coventya

SUR/FIN Steering Committee

This committee oversees the largest event in the Surface Finishing Industry with three days of informative programs, surface finishing’s top companies, and professionals from around the world.

Chair: Waasy Boddison

Technology Advisory Committee

The committee’s role is to add value to the industry by positioning the NASF at the forefront of surface finishing technology; identify the drivers of strategic importance to the industry; develop and maintain a comprehensive Surface Technology Roadmap to forecast and address the key industry sector, EH&S, economic, performance, and policy drivers; direct the technological activities of the NASF, including events, education, standards, guidelines, publications; and assemble an annual research agenda in collaboration with external professional, academic, and governmental organizations.

Chair: Brad Wiley, Rolls Royce

Bylaws Task Group

Chair: Rick Delawder, SWD, Inc.

Chapters Task Group

Chair: Rick Delawder, SWD, Inc.