MBA ANNOUNCES 2017-2018 BOARD OF GOVERNORS Harry Eighmy, chief operating officer of American Turned Products (ATP), with facilities in Erie and Fairview Township, Pennsylvania, has been named Board chairman. In addition to being COO and Erie plant manager, Eighmy, has been with ATP since 1989. He received his undergraduate degree from the Ohio State University and his MBA from Case Western University. ATP specializes in producing high-volume precision machining components used in a vast array of industries, including automotive and off-highway equipment, fluid-power systems, major appliances, oil and gas construction equipment, and medical applications. Eighmy is joined on the MBA’s Executive Committee by Vice Chairman Mark Rose, director of Aerospace Operations & Supply Chain at LORD Corporation; Treasurer Greg Sbrocco, general manager, Global Supply Chain – Services, GE Transportation; Secretary Mike Mankosa, executive vice president – Global Technology – Eriez Magnetics; Immediate Past Chairman Don Hester, president and chief executive officer of MAJR Products; and, Ex-Officio Scott Bonnell, owner of Bonnell’s Collision Center.
in Saegertown. Greenleaf Corporation manufactures advanced materials used in the industrial cutting tool, electronic, and medical device industries. The company currently sells in more than 60 countries around the world and has approximately 400 employees. Greenleaf studied mechanical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mark H. Raimy, chief executive officer at Welders Supply Company in Erie. The company has grown to become northwestern Pennsylvania and western New York’s leader in the supply of medical and industrial gasses to the health care, laboratory, manufacturing and transportation industries. He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Denison University, minoring in philosophy. He is the 2016-2017 president and executive committee member of the Gases and Welding Distributors Association. Other members of the MBA Board of Governors include: Andrew Foyle, president of H&H Machined Products Co.; Steve Jones, president of Ron Jones Hardwood Sales, Inc.; Phil Katen, president and general manager of Plastikos Inc.; C. Bruce Kern II, president of Curtze Food Service; and Mike Weber, chairman of Smith Provision Company, Inc.
New Board members who will serve threeyear terms include:
Tracy Daggett, a Training specialist at the Manufacturer & Business Association recently earned his PHR Certification. The certification, awarded by the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI), signifies that individuals possess the theoretical knowledge and practical experience in human resource management necessary to pass an examination demonstrating a mastery of the body of knowledge in the field. Daggett, who joined the MBA’s Training Department in 2013, is responsible for
ATHENA POWERLINK AWARDEES ANNOUNCED
ATHENA PowerLink® recently announced the 2017 ATHENA PowerLink® Program Awardees, who will receive assistance and mentoring from a panel of highly skilled professionals. They are: Allison Keenan, Au.D., Erie Audiology Inc.; Rachel Artise, Zoelevi Inc. DBA The UPS Store; and, Dr. Tammy Kay Cassa, Cassa Family Chiropractic. The Advisory Panel works with the business owner for one year, free of charge. The panel, which can include everyone from lawyers and bankers to accountants and marketing professionals, help each woman with her individual needs to help grow her business. Linda Stevenson, chair of the ATHENA PowerLink® Governing Body commented, “We are delighted to see an increase in the amount of applications and diversity of the program. This is a true testament to the community’s support for our program and our belief that these women have all positioned themselves to move forward to the next level in Erie. We do this because when women businesses grow the entire community benefits - it’s a win/win.”
KNOX LAW WELCOMES NEW ASSOCIATE
Jim Greenleaf, president and chief executive officer of Greenleaf Corporation, a third-generation family business based
ASSOCIATION TRAINER EARNS PHR CERTIFICATION
PEOPLE BUZZ | AWARDS AND PROMOTIONS
William B. Helbling is a new associate with Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett, P.C.
developing and presenting professional development training programs — such as the MBA’s regionally recognized Leadership for Team Leaders and Certified Supervisory Skills Series — both publicly and onsite at Association member companies. He also is responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with MBA member companies in order to provide relevant and topical training classes as requested. Daggett, a Union City native, is a management professional with extensive experience in the retail industry, including general management, finance and production management, and general sales management. He also has experience in the establishment of programs to increase sales, improve productivity, reduce costs and improve customer relations.
Helbling will focus his practice on business & tax and intellectual property & technology. He graduated cum laude from The Ohio State University and earned his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he was associate editor of the Pittsburgh Tax Review and winner of a CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Mergers and Acquisitions. Helbling also served as a certified legal intern at the University of Pittsburgh Securities Arbitration Clinic, where he represented small investors in FINRA Arbitration. Helbling joins a team of 40 attorneys who have been providing legal services to businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, insurance companies, financial institutions, individuals and families for nearly 60 years.
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