The Metal Construction Association (MCA) elected its 2016 officers and board of directors at its annual meeting on Feb. 2 at the historic Lowes Don Cesar Hotel in St. Pete Beach, Fla.
Dale Nelson, president of Roof Hugger Inc., Odessa, Fla., was elected chair of the association. Ed Karper, account manager for Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc., Columbus, Ohio, was elected vice-chair, and Jim Bush, vice president of sales and marketing for ATAS International Inc., Allentown, Pa., will serve as treasurer. Norbert Schneider, general manager Asia Pacific & Americas of Umicore Building Products USA Inc., Raleigh, N.C., was elected secretary. Also serving on the executive committee is Bill Croucher, director of engineering for Fabral, Lancaster, Pa., as technical committee chair; Brian Partyka, president of Drexel Metals Inc., Louisville, Ky., as market development chair; Dick Bus, president of ATAS International, as president of the Metal Roofing Alliance; and Karl Hielscher, Metl-Span, Irving, Texas, as past chair.
In addition to the officers, those serving on the 2016 MCA Board of Directors are Randy Allen, Triangle Fasteners Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Bill Hartford, Valspar Corp., Kankakee, Ill.; John Paul Lawrence, Modern Trade Communications, Lincolnwood, Ill.; Keith Lipps, S-5!, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Laurel McLallen, Flexospan Inc., Sandy Lake, Pa.; Scott Moffatt, PPG Industries Inc., Springdale, Pa.; Jonathan Rider, D.I. Roof Seamers, Corinth, Miss.; Tom Seitz, 3A Composites USA Inc., Davidson, N.C.; David Stermer, Metal Sales Manufacturing Corp., Louisville, Ky.; Jim Tuschall, Tuschall Engineering Co. Inc., Burr Ridge, Ill; Jeff Vellines, Precoat Metals, St. Louis, Mo.; and Bob Zabcik, MBCI, Houston.
Randy Allen, Scott Moffatt, Jonathan Rider and Tom Seitz are all new additions to the board this year.
“MCA welcomes the insight and input from our new board members,” said Dale Nelson, MCA chair. “We look forward to the contributions from this involved and energetic group of metal construction industry professionals.”
MCA’s next meeting is the 2016 Summer Meeting, set for June 13-15, 2016 in Chicago.
