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AME’s North American Board consists of a trusted network of individuals who volunteer their time and industry expertise to ensure that AME fulfills its mission to inspire a commitment to enterprise excellence through shared learning and access to best practices.

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Officers

Maria Elena Stopher

Maria Elena Stopher
Maria Elena Stopher
Ultimate Lean Inc.
President & CEO
mstopher@ultimatelean.com

Luke Faulstick, Immediate Past Chairman

Luke Faulstick, Immediate Past Chairman
Luke Faulstick, Immediate Past Chairman
Power Partners, Inc.
President and CEO
1 (706) 548-3121 x200
luke.faulstick@powerpartners-USA.com

Paul Kuchuris, President

Paul Kuchuris, President
Paul Kuchuris, President
AME
(Ex Officio)
pkuchuris@ame.org

Dale Gehring, Vice Chairman

Dale Gehring, Vice Chairman
Dale Gehring, Vice Chairman
ESCO Corporation
Dir of Lean Enterprise Development
dale.gehring@escocorp.com

Mark Lewis, Vice President of Finance & Administration

Mark Lewis, Vice President of Finance & Administration
Mark Lewis, Vice President of Finance & Administration
Woodfold Manufacturing, Inc.
President
mlewis@woodfold.com

Regional Presidents

Pat Lucansky, Midwestern

Pat Lucansky, Midwestern
Illinois
Pat Lucansky, Midwestern
Value Innovation Partners, LLC
President
(847) 395-7076
plucansky@vipgroup.us

Ron Harper, Canada

Ron Harper, Canada
Ontario
Ron Harper, Canada
Cogent Power, Inc.
1 (905) 637-3033
ron.harper@cogentpowerinc.com

Mark Paulson, North Central

Mark Paulson, North Central
Mark Paulson, North Central
Crystal Distribution Inc.
markapaulson@yahoo.com

Doug Carlberg, Southwest

Doug Carlberg, Southwest
Doug Carlberg, Southwest
M2Global
President & CEO
dcarlberg@m2global.com

William Kraus, Southeast

William Kraus, Southeast
William Kraus, Southeast
Arkansas Mfg. Solutions
Project Manager
wkraus@astate.edu

Drew Locher, Mid-Atlantic

Drew Locher, Mid-Atlantic
Drew Locher, Mid-Atlantic
Change Mangement Associates
President & CEO
drewlocher@comast.net

Greg Bruns, Great Lakes

Greg Bruns, Great Lakes
Greg Bruns, Great Lakes
Crown Equipment Corporation
Manager of Manufacturing Services
greg.bruns@crown.com

Greg Williams, West

Greg Williams, West
Greg Williams, West
Aera Energy LLC
Lean Advisor
glwilliams@aeraenergy.com

Scott Gauvin, Northeast

Scott Gauvin, Northeast
Scott Gauvin, Northeast
MACRESCO EDGE, LLC
Senior Partner
sgauvin@macrescoedge.com

Richard Henley (Ex Officio)

Richard Henley (Ex Officio)
Findlaymedia
UK Regional President
013 2222 1144
rhenley@findlay.co.up

Peter Campbell (Ex Officio)

Peter Campbell (Ex Officio)
Australian Regional President
61 438 576 613
peter.james.campbell007@gmail.com

Directors-at-Large

Ken Rolfes, Connecting People KRA Lead

Ken Rolfes, Connecting People KRA Lead
Ken Rolfes, Connecting People KRA Lead
KDR Associates
krolfes@kdr-associates.com

Glenn Marshall

Glenn Marshall
Glenn Marshall
Newport News Shipbuilding
Benchmarking Champion
glenn.marshall@hii-nns.com

Elizabeth King, Organizational Effectiveness KRA Lead

Elizabeth King, Organizational Effectiveness KRA Lead
ESCO Corporation
Exec. Dir. Organizational Effectiveness
elizabeth.king@escocorp.com

Jack McQuellon

Jack McQuellon
Jack McQuellon
Caterpillar, Inc.
Commercial Manager
mcquellon_jack_w@cat.com

Janice Tobin, Growth KRA Lead

Janice Tobin, Growth KRA Lead
Janice Tobin, Growth KRA Lead
Medtronic
Senior Operations Manager
janice.tobin@medtronic.com

Management Team

Cheryl Jekiel, VP Large Groups

Cheryl Jekiel, VP Large Groups
Cheryl Jekiel, VP Large Groups
Flying Food Group
(630) 243-8687
cjekiel@flyingfood.com

Fred Gallina, VP Alliances

Ontario
Fred Gallina, VP Alliances
Shawcor
(416) 744-5556
fgallina@rogers.com

Jerry Wright, 2012 Chicago Conference Chairman

Jerry Wright, 2012 Chicago Conference Chairman
Jerry Wright, 2012 Chicago Conference Chairman
DJO, LLC
Senior Vice President, Lean & Enterprise Excellence
(760) 734-5690
jerry.wright@djoglobal.com

Keith Syberg, VP Consortia

Keith Syberg, VP Consortia
Keith Syberg, VP Consortia
Smith & Syberg, Inc.
1 (812) 372-7254
kas@smithandsyberg.com

Scott Schiave, Director of Marketing and Communications

Scott Schiave, Director of Marketing and Communications
Illinois
Scott Schiave, Director of Marketing and Communications
AME
(224) 232-5980
sschiave@ame.org

Anthony Laraia, VP Conferences

Anthony Laraia, VP Conferences
Anthony Laraia, VP Conferences
Aerco International, Inc.
Director of Operations
tlaraia@aerco.com

Michael Bremer, VP Awards

Michael Bremer, VP Awards
Michael Bremer, VP Awards
The Cumberland Group
President
michael@cumberlandchicago.com

Patrick Carguello

Patrick Carguello
Patrick Carguello
AME Champion's Club
Director
carguellopat@att.net

Rebecca Morgan, VP Programs

Rebecca Morgan, VP Programs
Rebecca Morgan, VP Programs
Fulcrum ConsultingWorks, Inc.
morgan@fulcrumcwi.com

Ellen Sieminski, Customer Engagement KRA Lead

Ellen Sieminski, Customer Engagement KRA Lead
Ellen Sieminski, Customer Engagement KRA Lead
Littelfuse, Inc.
esieminski@littelfuse.com

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