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Name/Company
Board Position
Term ends
Terry Cooper,
    Acterra Group, Inc.
President
2013
     
Tim Woofter,
    Stanwade Metal Products, Inc. 
  
Chairman of the Board
(one-year Board appointment)
2013
Kevin Gallagher,
    Caldwell Tanks, Inc.   
Vice President
Field Erected Tank Representative
 
2014
Sonny Underwood,
    Mid-South Steel Products, Inc.
Treasurer
2014
     
Ralph Carpenter 
    American SpiralWeld Pipe Co.
Water Pipe Section Chairman
Marketing Committee Chair
2013

     
Steve Hammoor,
    Enerfab/Brighton TruEdge    Heads
Pressure Vessel Section Chair 
 
2015
     
Tony Honey
     Modern Welding Company
 
 
Steve Meeker,
Hamilton Tanks LLC
 
Shop-Fabricated Tank Technical  Section
Technical Committee Chair
 
Government/Public Affairs Committee Chair
 
2014
 
 
 
2014
Jerry Schollmeyer,
     Morrison Bros. Co.
Affiliate Committee Chair
2014
     
Tim Racicot,
     CIC Group Inc./Nooter
Safety & Health Committee Chair
2015
     
David Watson
     Watco Tanks, Inc.
Wayne B. Geyer,
     STI/SPFA
Member Services Committee Chair
 
Secretary 
 
2015

 


  

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FIELD ERECTED TANK SECTION
Chairman 
Rich Horn
CB&I, Inc.
rhorn@cbi.com
 

Staff Liaison 
Marie Scimeca
mscimeca@steeltank.com
847-438-8265 x239

All Field Erected Tank Section members are invited to participate in Section meetings.

Role:  Reviews regulatory developments and codes, produces standards and educational courses, and judges Tank of the Year and Century Club Awards.

WATER PIPE SECTION

Chairman 
Ralph Carpenter
American SpiralWeld Pipe Co.
rcarpenter@american-usa.com

  Staff Liaison 
Wayne Geyer
wgeyer@steeltank.com
847-438-8265 x234

All Pipe Section members are invited to participate in Section meetings.

Role: Reviews regulatory developments and codes, produces standards and educational materials, and administers the Pipe Quality Certification program.

PRESSURE VESSEL &  SPECIAL FABRICATED PRODUCTS SECTION

Chairman 
Steve Hammoor
Enerfab/Brighton
steve.hammoor@enerfab.com

Conference Development
Jon Ward
Ward Tank & Heat Exchanger Corp.
Jward@wardtank.com

  Staff Liaison 
Wayne Geyer
wgeyer@steeltank.com
847-438-8265 x234
Role: Reviews issues important to pressure vessel manufacturers. Hosts annual Fall Conference.
SHOP FABRICATED ATMOSPHERIC TANK SECTION

Chairman 
Tony Honey
Modern Welding Col.
thoney@modweldco.com

 

 

Staff Liaison 
Lorri Grainawi
lgrainawi@steeltank.com
847-438-8265 x244

Consultant
Bill Herdman
wherdman@sbcglobal.net
317-885-1270

Role: Licenses fabricators to build STI tank  technologies and provides quality assurance and training programs.

  

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TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Chairman 
Tony Honey
Modern Welding Co.
thoney@modweldco.com 

 

 

Staff Liaisons 
Lorri Grainawi  x244
lgrainawi@steeltank.com

Dana Schmidt  x246
dschmidt@steeltank.com
847-438-8265

Role:  Institutes and monitors all technical R&D activities, studies and surveys for the shop fabricated atmospheric tank section, enforces quality control standards and reviews, evaluates and researches technical data and specifications.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Chairman 
Sonny Underwood
Mid-South Steel 
sonny@midsouthsteel.com
 

Staff Liaison 
Kevin Kroll
kkroll@steeltank.com
847-438-8265 x222

Role: Supervises all investments of STI/SPFA, recommends the annual operating budget and analyzes monthly financial statements.
MEMBER SERVICES COMMITTEE
Chairman 
David Watson
Watco Tanks, Inc.
david@watcotanksinc.com
  Staff Liaison 
Noël Zak
nzak@steeltank.com
847-438-8265 x233

Role: Plans locations and agendaz for Annual Meeting;
monitors current member benefit programs; reviews and adds new programs; engages in membership retention and recruitment.

MARKETING COMMITTEE
Chairman
Ralph Carpenter
American SpiralWeld Pipe Co.
rcarpenter@american-usa.com
  Staff Liaison 
Noël Zak
nzak@steeltank.com
847-438-8265 x233
 
Role: Develops and disseminates education and information to provide marketing support for the steel tank and water pipe fabrication industry.
AFFILIATE MEMBERS COMMITTEE
Chairman
Jerry Schollmeyer
Morrison Bros. Co.
jschollmeyer@morbros.com
 

Staff Liaison 
Noël Zak
nzak@steeltank.com
847-438-8265 x233
 

 All Affiliate Members are invited to participate on this committee.

Role: Makes recommendations on issues of importance to suppliers, annual meeting speakers, sponsorship and displays, and increasing attendance.

SAFETY & HEALTH COMMITTEE

Chairman
Timothy Racicot
Nooter/CIC Group
tracicot@nooter.com

Vice Chairman        
Robert Clouse            
Phoenix Fabricators & Erectors 
robert.clouse@phoenixtank.com
 

 

Staff Liason
Dana Schmidt
dschmidt@steeltank.com
847-438-8265 x246
 

Consultant
Jim Rhudy

All Members involved in Safety programs are invited to participate on this committee.

Role: Creates Safety Manuals and Scaffold Guidelines, provides education and training, administers the Safety Awards program, works with OSHA and other authorities on safety issues.

SP001 AST INSPECTION STANDARD COMMITTEE

Chairman
Chuck Travelstead
Brown-Minneapolis Tank
chuck@bmt-tank.com

Equipment Inspections Chairman 
Tim Woofter
twoofter@stanwade.com

  Staff Liason
Dana Schmidt
dschmidt@steeltank.com
847-438-8265 x246
 

Committee members are STI/SPFA members and non-members.

Role: Provides recommendations regarding the inspection standard for atmospheric aboveground storage tanks.

STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

Chairman
Chuck Travelstead
Brown-Minneapolis Tank
chuck@bmt_tank.com

 

Staff Liaison 
Wayne Geyer
wgeyer@steeltank.com
847-438-8265 x234

Role: Provides recommendations to the Board regarding planning for the future of the organization.

SP031 AST REPAIR STANDARDS COMMITTEE

Chairman  
Jim O'Day
O'Day Equipment
jimo@odayequipment.com

  Staff Liason
Dana Schmidt
dschmidt@steeltank.com
847-438-8265 x246

Committee members are STI/SPFA members and non-members.

Role: Provides recommendations for the repair standard for aboveground storage tanks.

GOVERNMENT/PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Chair
Steve Meeker
Hamilton Tanks
smeeker@hamiltontanks.com

 

Staff Liaison
Wayne Geyer
wgeyer@steeltank.com
847-438-8265 x234

 Committee members are STI/SPFA Members.

Role: Monitors federal and state regulation; acts to ensure the visibility and credibility of STI/SPFA and the steel fabrication industry.

 


  

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