U.S. Department of Commerce
Susan Widmer, Director, Northern NJ
Export Assistance Center
U.S. Small Business Administration
Natalia Olson, Regional Administrator
ThomasNet
Linda Rigano, Executive Director of Media Relations
Phil Paranicas, Director of New
Product Development
Tom Greco, VP of Publishing Operations
Paul Gerbino, Publisher – ThomasNet News
CapFlow Funding Group
William Gallagher, Managing Partner
TD Bank
Christoper Rallo, VP, Relationship Manager
American Society for Quality (ASQ)
Michael Barry, Communications Manager
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
Ned Monroe, Senior Vice President of External Relations
Linda Dempsey, Vice President of International Economic Affairs
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Mark Troppe, Manager, Strategic Partnerships
Fabricators and Manufacturers Association (FMA)
Ed Youdell, President and CEO
Pat Lee, Marketing Director
Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
Tom Derry, CEO
M.L. Peck, Senior Vice President
Brad Holcomb, Chair of the Manufacturing Business Survey Committee
Tony Nieves, Chair of the Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee
Institute for Supply Management
Services
Bill Michels, President ADR NA, ADRISM China
Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI)
Dr. Dan Meckstroth, Vice President and Chief Economist Cliff Waldman, Senior Economist and
Council Director
Nine Sigma
Dr. Eloise Young, Senior Program
Manager
Texas Association of Manufacturers
Tony Bennett, President
Nevada Manufacturers Association
Ray Bacon, Executive Director
Michigan State University
Steven A. Melnyk, Professor of Operations & Supply Chain Management