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SMTA HEADQUARTERS STAFF

Tanya Martin
Executive Director
tanya@smta.org

Ryan Flaherty
Director of Communications
ryan@smta.org

Karen Frericks
Director of Chapter Relations
karenchapters@smta.org

Jenny Ng
Conference and Education Manager
jenny@smta.org

Hannah Terhark
Expo Manager
hannah@smta.org

Courtney Kalb
Expo Manager
courtney@smta.org

Karlie Severinson
Administrative Assistant
karlie@smta.org

Katrina Houmes
Membership Services Manager
Students/Young Professionals Liaison, Interim
katrina@smta.org

Alec Young
Communications Coordinator
alec@smta.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS - OFFICERS

Jeff Kennedy (2016-20)
President
Celestica, Inc.

Sal Sparacino (2016-19)
VP Communications
ZESTRON Americas

Gregory Vance (2017-20)
VP Membership
Rockwell Automation

Richard Coyle, Ph.D. (2015-21)
VP Tech Programs
Nokia Bell Labs

Martin Anselm, Ph.D. (2013-19)
Secretary
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

Robert Kinyanjui, Ph.D. (2015-21)
Treasurer
John Deere Electronic Solutions, Inc.

Debbie Carboni (2014-20)
VP Expos
KYZEN Corporation

BOARD OF DIRECTORS - STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Matt Kelly, P.Eng, MBA (2013-19)
Chairperson
IBM Corporation

William Capen (2017-20)
Honeywell FM & T

Bill Cardoso, Ph.D. (2018-21)
Creative Electron, Inc.

Richard Henrick (2014-19)
Sanmina Corporation

Tim Jensen (2015-21)
Indium Corporation

PRESIDENTS EMERITUS

2012-2016     Bill Barthel, Plexus Corp.
2008-2012     Dan Baldwin, Ph.D., Engent, Inc.
2004-2008     David Raby, STI Electronics, Inc.
2000-2004     Rod Howell, Libra Industries, Inc.
1996-2000     Greg Evans, Indium Corporation
1994-1996     Bruce Inpyn
1993-1994     Jennie Hwang, Ph.D., H-Technologies Group, Inc.
1992-1993     Bruce Inpyn
1990-1992     Charles Hutchins, Ph.D. (Deceased)
1989-1990     Jim Walker, Dataquest/Gartner Group
1987-1989     Martin Barton, Preferred Designs
1986-1987     James Hollomon, ET Productions
1985-1986     Norb Socolowski (Deceased)

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

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Ambassadors
Michelle Ogihara, Seika Machinery, Inc.

Awards
Bill Barthel, Plexus Corp.

Bookstore Review
Jean-Paul Clech, Ph.D., EPSI, Inc.

Certification
Felix Gutierrez Bueno, Schweitzer Engineering Labs
Miguel Arroyo Colomer, Vi Technology
Board Liaison: Martin Anselm

Chapter Leadership
Eileen Hibbler, TEK Products

Hutchins Educational Grant
Andrew Daya, Garmin AT, Inc.
Board Liaison: Matt Kelly

Internet
Steve Greathouse, Plexus Corp.

Journal Review
Srinivas Chada, Ph.D., Stryker
Board Liaison: Scott Priore

Marcom
Sal Sparacino, ZESTRON Americas

Membership
Eileen Hibbler, TEK Products

Moisture Sensitive Devices (Council)
Mumtaz Bora, Peregrine Semiconductor
Michelle Ogihara, Seika Machinery, Inc.

Nominating
Tim Jensen, Indium Corporation

SMTA International Conference
Rob Rowland, Axiom Electronics

SMTA International Exhibits
Debbie Carboni, KYZEN Corporation

Strategic Development
Matt Kelly, P.Eng, MBA, IBM Corporation

Students and Young Professionals
Matt Kelly, P.Eng, MBA, IBM Corporation

Table Top Expo
Debbie Carboni, KYZEN Corporation

Technical
Raiyomand Aspandiar, Ph.D., Intel Corporation

Testability
Louis Ungar, A.T.E. (Advanced Test Engineering) Solutions, Inc.
Board Liaison: Martin Anselm

Training
Martin Anselm, Ph.D., Rochester Institute of Technology

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