AWC Staff
Directory of Wood Products Industry Associations
(involved in Product Acceptance and Specification)

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A
American Fiberboard Association
American Forest & Paper Association
AWC FIELD STAFF
American Furniture Manufacturers Association
American Hardboard Association
American Institute of Timber Construction
American Lumber Standard Committee
APA - The Engineered Wood Association
American Walnut Manufacturers Association
American Wood Protection Association
Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers
Architectural Woodwork Institute

C
California Redwood Association
CANPLY - Canadian Plywood Association
Canadian Wood Council
Cedar Shake and Shingle Bureau
Composite Panel Association

F
Fine Hardwood Veneer Association
Florida Wood Council / Florida Building Materials Association

H
Hardwood Council
Hardwood Manufactures Association
Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association

I
International Staple, Nail and Tool Association

K
Kitchen Cabinet Manufactures Association

M
MSR Lumber Producers Council

N
National Frame Builders Association
National Hardwood Lumber Association
National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association
National Lumber Grades Authority
National Wooden Pallet & Container Association
NOFMA: The Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association
North American Wholesale Lumber Association
Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association
Northern Softwood Lumber Bureau
NWPA - Northwest Wood Products Association

P
Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau

R
Redwood Inspection Service

S
Softwood Export Council
Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association
Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association
Southern Forest Products Association
Southern Pine Inspection Bureau
Structural Building Components Association

T
Timber Framers Guild
Timber Piling Council
Truss Plate Institute

W
West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau
Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
Western Wood Products Association
Window and Door Manufacturers Association
Wood Component Manufacturers Association
Wood I-Joist Manufacturing Association
Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association
 
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AMERICAN FIBERBOARD ASSOCIATION
853 N. Quentin Rd., # 317
Palatine, Illinois 60067
847-934-8394
Fax: 847-934-8394
www.fiberboard.org

Louis Wagner
Executive Director
AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION
American Wood Council
1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
202-463-4713
Fax: 202-463-2791
www.awc.org
www.afandpa.org
awcinfo@afandpa.org
Donna A. Harman
President & CEO, AF&PA

Kenneth E. Bland, P.E.
Senior Director, Codes & Standards

John "Buddy" Showalter, P.E.
Director, Technical Media

Lacey Merriman
Program Assistant

Robert W. Glowinski
Vice-President, Forestry & Wood Products

Bradford K. Douglas, P.E.
Senior Director, Engineering

Kuma Sumathipala, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Senior Manager, Fire Technology

Peter Mazikins, P.Eng. 
Senior Manager, Engineering Standards  

AWC FIELD STAFF

Dennis L. Pitts
Sr. Regional Manager
1721 W. Plano Parkway, #224
Plano, Texas 75075
972-398-9095
Fax: 972-398-9095
Dennis_Pitts@afandpa.org

Sam W Francis
Sr. Regional Manager
1 Dutton Farm Lane
West Grove, Pennsylvania 19390
610-869-4774
Fax: 610-869-7106
Sam_Francis@afandpa.org

 

James D. Bowman
Regional Manager
218 Main Street, Suite 208
Kirkland, Washington 98033
425-822-0179
Cell: 425-269-4060
Fax: 425-822-0544
Jim_Bowman@afandpa.org

AMERICAN FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
Post Office Box HP-7
High Point, North Carolina 27261
336-884-5000
Fax: 336-884-5303
www.afma4u.org
 
Russ Batson
Vice President, Government Affairs
batson@afma4u.org
AMERICAN HARDBOARD ASSOCIATION
now part of the Composite Panel Association
 
 
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
7012 South Revere Parkway, Suite 140
Centennial, Colorado 80112
303-792-9559
Fax: 303-792-0669
www.aitc-glulam.org
info@aitc-glulam.org
R. Michael Caldwell
Executive Vice President

Ralph Thompson
District Manager
10200 Brownlee Rd.
Sweet, ID 83617
208-584-9055

Jeff Linville
Manager, Technical Services

Ron Goff
Director, Inspection Bureau

Robert Horlacher
District Manager
P.O. Box 25
Mt. Gretna, PA 17064
717-964-2242
 

AMERICAN LUMBER STANDARD COMMITTEE
P.O. Box 210
Germantown, Maryland 20875-0210
301-972-1700
Fax: 301-540-8004
www.alsc.org
alsc@alsc.org
 
Thomas D. Searles
President
APA - THE ENGINEERED WOOD ASSOCIATION
7011 S. 19th Street
Tacoma, Washington 98466
253-565-6600
Fax: 253-565-7265
www.apawood.org
help@apawood.org
Dennis Hardman
President

Steve Zylkowski
Director, Quality Services

Edward Elias
Director, International Marketing,
Secretary Financial and
Administrative Services Division

Thomas Williamson
Executive Vice President,Engineered Wood Systems, and
Vice President, Quality Assurance and Technical Services

Thomas Kositzky
Director, Field Services
 

Eastern Region

Mark C. Halverson, Manager
PO Box 202
Flagtown, NJ 08821
908-371-0807; Fax - 908-371-0809

David L. Birmingham
Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
705-878-8943

Gary S. Broughton
Parkton, MD
410-343-2038

Stanford B. Smith
Conyers, GA
678-526-7950

Bryan T. Readling, PE
Davidson, NC
704-892-7538
 

 

Joshua Y. Harrouch, P.E.
Denham Springs, LA
225-243-6466

Robert B. Clark
Tecumseh, MI
517-423-9584

David E. Lewis
Orlando, FL
407-855-9599

Joseph F. Charland
Manalapan, NJ
732-446-3004

Karyn A. Beebe, PE
Chicago, IL
773-975-8248

James P. Gogolski
Member Services Administrator Columbus, OH
614-486-8703

 
Western Region

Roger L. Roatch, Manager
Tacoma, WA
253-565-6600

Mikhail Gershfield, PE
Fullerton, CA
714-870-4657

Bruce T. Cordova
Houston, TX
281-463-0742

Mike Drorbaugh
Tacoma, WA
253-539-8765

 

Vincent J. Ellebracht
Lee’s Summit, MO
816-537-7268

Gregory M. Bates
Rocklin, CA
916-435-1322

Edwin L. Underwood
Garland, TX
972-840-6479

Jay R. Nash
Phoenix, AZ
602-441-2334

F. Thomas Milton
Maple Grove, MN
763-496-1024
 

AMERICAN WALNUT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
35 Village Court
P. O. Box 5046
Zionsville, Indiana 46077
317-873-8780
Fax: 317-873-8780
www.walnutassociation.org
 
John Owsiany
President
Larry R. Frye
Executive Director
larryfrye@es.com
AMERICAN WOOD PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
(formerly American Wood-Preservers’ Association)
P. O. Box 361784
Birmingham, AL 35236-1784
205-733-4077
Fax: 205-733-4075
www.awpa.com
 
Colin McCown
AWPA Executive Vice President
mccown@awpa.com

APPALACHIAN HARDWOOD MANUFACTURERS
712 Lexington Avenue, Suite 202
P.O. Box 427
High Point, North Carolina 27261
336-885-8315
Fax: 336-886-8865
www.appalachianwood.org
 

Mark Barford
Executive Vice-President
ahmi@northstate.net
ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORK INSTITUTE
46179 Westlake Drive, Suite 120
Potomac Falls, VA 20165
571-323-3636
Fax: 571-323-3630
www.awinet.org

 
Judith B. Durham
Executive Vice President
jdurham@awinet.org
CALIFORNIA REDWOOD ASSOCIATION
818 Grayson Road, Suite 201
Pleasant Hill, California 94523
888-Cal-Redwood / 925-935-1499
Fax: 925-935-1496
www.calredwood.org
 
Charles Jourdain
President
charlie@calredwood.org
 
CANPLY - CANADIAN PLYWOOD ASSOCIATION
735 West 15 Street
North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7M 1T2
604-981-4190
Fax: 604-985-0342
www.canply.org
info@canply.org
 
James F. Shaw
President

Western U.S.
Scott Anderson
Plywood Specialist
Box #32006, Walnut Grove PO
Langley, BC Canada V1M 2M3
Tel: 604-888-0252
Fax: 604-888-0259
Email: anderson@canply.org
 

Nick Nagy, P.Eng.
Director, Technical and Quality Services

Eastern U.S.
Kent Rombough
Plywood Specialist
Box 416, 509 Commissioners Rd. W
London, ON Canada N6J 1Y5
Tel: 519-657-6299
Fax: 519-657-9332
Email: rombough@canply.org


CANADIAN WOOD COUNCIL
99 Bank Street, Suite 400
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 6B9
613-747-5544
Fax: 613-747-6264
www.cwc.ca

Etienne Lalonde
VP, Market Development

Peggy Lepper
Director, Technical Services

Helen Griffin
VP, Codes and Engineering

Rod McPhee
Director, Codes and Standards

Wanda Thompson
CFO, Financial Services & Resource Management

CEDAR SHAKE AND SHINGLE BUREAU
P. O. Box 1178
Sumas, WA 98295-1178
604-820-7700
Fax: 604-820-0266
www.cedarbureau.org

Canadian Office
7101 Horne Street, Suite 2
Mission, BC V2V 3R7
604-820-7700

Lynne Christensen
Acting Manager
7101 Horne Street, Suite 2
Mission, BC V2V 3R7
lynne@cedarbureau.com

Mid Atlantic / Northeast
Homer Earll
913 Bywater Road
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-269-6848

Southwestern U.S.
Tom Seely
620 Brent Drive
Arlington, Texas 76012
817-795-1558

Canadian District
Pat Nugent
269 Grand Meadow Crescent
Edmonton, AB T6L 1W9
780-490-5426
 

Technical Consultant
Marty Obando
1851 W. Ehringhaus Street (#351)
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-771-5187

Northeastern U.S.
Peter Parmenter
315 Auburn Street
Bridgewater, MA 02324
508-279-3365

Midwestern U.S.
Mike Vaille
592 Meadow Wood Circle
Dillon, Colorado 80435-8491
970-513-0656

COMPOSITE PANEL ASSOCIATION
19465 Deerfield Avenue, Suite 306
Leesburg, VA 20176
703-724-1128
Toll Free: 1-866-4COMPOSITES
Fax: 703-724-1588
www.pbmdf.com

Canadian Office
1260 Crescent St., Suite 216
Montreal, Quebec H3G 2A9
514-878-2883
Fax: 514-989-9318
 

Tom Julia
President

Chris Leffel
Senior Vice-President
 

John Schlegel
Vice-President, Communications

John Bradfield
Director, Environmental Affairs

FINE HARDWOOD VENEER ASSOCIATION
260 South First Street, Suite 2
Zionsville, Indiana 46077-1602
317-873-8780
Fax: 317-873-8788

James Mathers
President

Larry R. Frye
Executive Director

Barney M. Roscoe
Legal Counsel

Nancy F. Gunning
Secretary

FLORIDA WOOD COUNCIL /
FLORIDA BUILDING MATERIALS ASSOCIATION

Headquarters
1308 Limit Avenue
Mount Dora, FL 32757
352-383-0366

Legislative Office
200 W. College Avenue, #305
Tallahassee, FL
850-681-3290
www.fbma.org

 
Bill Tucker
President
bill@fbma.org
352-383-0366

HARDWOOD COUNCIL
P.O. Box 525
Oakmont, PA 15139
Phone: 412-281-4980
Fax: 412-323-9334
www.hardwoodcouncil.com
 
Charlie Netterville
Co-Chairman
Chuck Bice
Co-Chairman
HARDWOOD MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
400 Penn Center Boulevard, Suite 530
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15235
412-829-0770
800-373-WOOD
Fax: 412-829-0844
www.hardwoodinfo.com
 
Jeff Hanks
President
Gil Thurm
Executive Vice-President
gthurm@hardwood.org
HARDWOOD PLYWOOD & VENEER ASSOCIATION
1825 Michael Faraday Drive
P.O. Box 2789
Reston, Virginia 20195-0789
703-435-2900
Fax: 703-435-2537
www.hpva.org
E.T. "Bill" Altman
President
baltman@hpva.org

Gary Gramp
Technical Director

Brent McClendon
Director, Environmental and Veneer Member Services
 

Robert Robins
Consulting Engineer

Kevin Haile
Fire Technologist

Russell Chapman
Manager, Product Evaluation and Testing Services

INTERNATIONAL STAPLE, NAIL AND TOOL ASSOCIATION
512 West Burlington Ave., Suite 203
La Grange, Illinois 60525-2245
708-482-8138
Fax: 708-482-8186
www.isanta.org

John Kurtz
Executive Vice-President
isanta@Ameritech.net
 

KITCHEN CABINET MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
1899 Preston White Drive
Reston, Virginia 20191-5435
703-264-1690
Fax: 703-620-6530
www.kcma.org

C. Richard Titus
Executive Vice-President
dtitus@kcma.org
Terry W. Zinn
Director, Certification
MSR LUMBER PRODUCERS COUNCIL
P.O. Box 6402
Helena  MT  59604 
Phone: (888) 848-5339 
Fax: (888) 212-5110 
www.msrlumber.org
 
Kathy James
Business Manager
msrlpc@msrlumber.org
NATIONAL FRAME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION
4840 Bob Billings Parkway
Lawrence, Kansas 66049-3862
800-557-6957 / 785-843-2444
Fax: 785-843-7555
www.nfba.org
 
Jordan L. Crane
Vice-President
NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION
PO Box 34518
6830 Raleigh-LaGrange Road
Memphis, Tennessee 38184-0518
901-377-1818
Fax: 901-382-6419
www.natlhardwood.org
 
Paul Houghland, Jr., CAE
Executive Manager

Rich Hascher
Director, Inspection School

David Pritchard
Director, Public Affairs

Wark Horne
Chief Inspector

NATIONAL LUMBER & BUILDING MATERIAL DEALERS ASSOCIATION
900 2nd Street NE, Suite 305
Washington, DC 20002
202-547-2230
800-634-8645
Fax: 202-547-7640
www.dealer.org
 
Shawn Conrad
President

 
NATIONAL LUMBER GRADES AUTHORITY
#406 First Capital Place
960 Quayside Drive
New Westminster, BC, Canada V3M 6G2
604-524-2393
Fax: 604-524-2893
www.nlga.org
info@nlga.org
 
Allan K. Rozek
Executive Director
NATIONAL WOODEN PALLET & CONTAINER ASSOCIATION
1421 Prince Street, Suite 340
Alexandria, VA 22314-2805
703-519-6104
Fax: 703-519-4720
www.nwpca.com

 
NOFMA: THE WOOD FLOORING MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 3009
Memphis, Tennessee 38173-0009
901-526-5016
Fax: 901-526-7022
www.nofma.org
info@nofma.org
 
Timm Locke
Executive Vice-President
C. Mickey Moore
Technical Director
NORTH AMERICAN WHOLESALE LUMBER ASSOCIATION
3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 400
Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008
847-870-7470
Fax: 847-870-0201
www.lumber.org
info@lumber.org
 
Nicholas R. Kent
President & CEO

Dan Vincent
Director, Education

Shannon Sabres
Director, Membership

Ben Stephens
Director, Information

NORTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
272 Tuttle Road
P.O. Box 87A
Cumberland Center, Maine 04021
207-829-6901
Fax: 207-829-4293
www.nelma.org
info@nelma.org
 
Jeff K. Easterling
President

Steve Card
Chief Inspector

Win Smith, Jr.
Chairman

Donna Reynolds
Administrative Assistant / Meetings Manager

NORTHERN SOFTWOOD LUMBER BUREAU
272 Tuttle Road
P. O. Box 87A
Cumberland Center, Maine 04021
207-829-6901
Fax: 207-829-4293
 
Jeff Easterling
Executive Vice-President
jeff@nelma.org
NORTHWEST WOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
149 SE 9th #2
Bend, Oregon 97702
541-385-9910
Fax: 541-317-3558
www.nwpa.org
nwpa@nwpa.org
 
Dennis G. Brock
Executive Director

Russ Read
Controller

Kathleen M. Colton
Membership Services Director
PACIFIC LUMBER INSPECTION BUREAU
33442 First Way S., #300
Federal Way, WA 98003-6214
253-835-3344
Fax: 253-835-3371
www.plib.org
info@plib.org
 
Jeff Fantozzi
President
jfantozzi@plib.org
REDWOOD INSPECTION SERVICE
(A Division of California Redwood Association)
818 Grayson Road, Suite 201
Pleasant Hill, California 94523
888-Cal-Redwood / 925-935-1499
Fax: 925-935-1496
www.calredwood.org
 
Charles Jourdain
President
charlie@calredwood.org
 

SOFTWOOD EXPORT COUNCIL
520 SW sixth Avenue, Suite 810
Portland, OR 97204-1514
503-248-0406
Fax: 503-248-0402
www.softwood.org
info@softwood.org


Craig Larsen
President
clarsen@softwood.org

Allan Czinger
Programs Manager
czinger@softwood.com

Haley Richards
Adminstrative Assistant
SOUTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 1788
671 Forest Parkway
Forest Park, Georgia 30298-1788
404-361-1445
Fax: 404-361-5963
www.slma.org
 
Stephen H. Rountree
steve@slma.org

Katie Bodiford
Director, Professional Development
Katie@slma.org

Lynn Schweitzer
Manager, Member Services
Lynn@slma.org
 

Deborah A. Burns
Vice- President, Public Affairs
debbie@slma.org

Kelly Holton
Manager, Communications

SOUTHERN CYPRESS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
400 Penn Center Boulevard, Suite 530
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15235
412-829-0770
Fax: 412-829-0844
www.cypressinfo.org
 
Susan M. Regan
Executive Director
s.regan@hardwood.org
SOUTHERN FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 641700
Kenner, Louisiana 70064-1700
Street address: 2900 Indiana Avenue
Kenner, Louisiana 70065
504-443-4464
Fax: 504-443-6612
www.sfpa.org
www.southernpine.com
Digges Morgan
President
dmorgan@sfpa.org

Edmund (Ned) DeJarnette
Director, International Markets
edejarnette@sfpa.org


 

Cathy Kaake, P.E.
Director, Engineered & Framing Markets
ckaake@sfpa.org

Richard Kleiner
Director, Treated Markets
rkleiner@sfpa.org

Russell Richardson
Director, Industrial Markets
rrichardson@sfpa.org

SOUTHERN PINE INSPECTION BUREAU, INC.
4709 Scenic Highway
Pensacola, Florida 32504-9094
850-434-2611
Fax: 850-433-5594
www.spib.org
 
James Loy
President
STRUCTURAL BUILDING COMPONENTS ASSOCIATION
6300 Enterprise Lane
Madison, Wisconsin 53719
608-274-4849
Fax: 608-274-3329
www.sbcindustry.com
www.carbeck.org
www.sbcindustry.com/firepro.php
wtca@sbcindustry.com
 
Kirk Grundahl
Executive Director

Suzanne Grundahl
Managing Director

Ryan Dexter
Director of Technical Projects

TIMBER FRAMERS GUILD
P.O. Box 60
Becket, MA 01223
888-453-0879
Fax: 888-453-0879
www.tfguild.org

   

TIMBER PILING COUNCIL
2405 61st Ave SE
Mercer Island, WA 98040
800-410-2070
Fax: 206-275-4755
www.timberpilingcouncil.org
info@.timberpilingcouncil.org
 

Dean Matthews, P.E.
Consultant
dean@timberpilingcouncil.org
 
TRUSS PLATE INSTITUTE
218 N. Lee Street, Suite 312
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-683-1010
www.tpinst.org
 

Michael Cassidy
Executive Director
mcassidy@tpinst.org

Charles B. Goehring
Director of Inspection Services
charlie@tpinst.org

Dave Brakeman, P.E.
TAC Chairman

WEST COAST LUMBER INSPECTION BUREAU
P.O. Box 23145
Portland, Oregon 97281-3145
503-639-0651
Fax: 503-684-8928
www.wclib.org

Brad Shelley
Executive Vice- President
bshelley@wclib.org

Mike Schoen
Controller
 

Jim Kneaper
Manager, Operations

Don DeVisser
Technical Director

WESTERN RED CEDAR LUMBER ASSOCIATION
1501-700 West Pender Street
Pender Place 1, Business Building
Vancouver, BC V6C 1G8
604-684-0266
Fax: 604-687-4930
www.wrcla.org
wrcla@wrcla.org
Jack Draper
Managing Director
jedraper@wrcla.org

Beth Hird
hird@wrcla.org

Stephanie Banh
banh@wrcla.org

Western Office
Paul Mackie
PMB# 1705
914-164th Street, SE #B-12
Mill Creek, WA 98012-6339
877-316-8845
mackie@wrcla.org

Mid-western Office
Steve From
3584 329th Avenue NW
Cambridge, MN 55008
763-691-8546
from@wrcla.org

Eastern Office
Ed Burke
P.O. Box 952
Riverhead, NY 11901-0702
800-266-1910
burke@wrcla.org
 

WESTERN WOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
522 Southwest Fifth Avenue, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97204-2122
503-224-3930
Fax: 503-224-3934
www.wwpa.org
info@wwpa.org
Michael R. O’Halloran
President

Butch Bernhardt
Director, Information Services

Frank Stewart
Manager, Product Support Services

Kevin Cheung
Director, Technical Services

Cory T. Sparks
Wood Technologist
Portland Offices

WINDOW AND DOOR MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
1400 East Touhy Avenue, Suite 470
Des Plaines, Illinois 60018
847-299-5200
Fax: 847-299-1286
www.wdma.com

Alan J, Campbell, CAE
President
acampbell@wdma.com

Rick Perry
Director of Industry Standards
rperry@wdma.com
 

John McFee
Director of Certification Programs
jmcphee@wdma.com
WOOD COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
1000 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite A-130
Marietta, Georgia 30068
770-565-6660
Fax: 770-565-6663
www.woodcomponents.org

Steven V. Lawser
Executive Director
skelawser@aol.com

WOOD I-JOIST MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
200 East Mallard Drive
Boise, Idaho 83706
208-364-1200
Fax: 208-364-1300
www.i-joist.org

 

Bill Grove
President

Dave Anderson
Vice-President

Note: All correspondence should be forwarded to:

Guy Anderson
Secretary/Treasurer
guyanderson@bc.com

WOOD MOULDING & MILLWORK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION
507 First Street
Woodland, California 95695-4025
800-550-7889 / 530-661-9591
Fax: 530-661-9586
www.wmmpa.com
 
Robert Weiglein
Executive Vice-President
jim@wmmpa.com
Kellie A. Schroeder
Marketing/ Programs
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