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Officers & Board of Directors


Michael L. Corrigan, Jr.	Carlos Zanoelo	Gary Frost

Tri-Chair

Our bylaws call for a three-person chair position we call the Tri-Chairs. They rotate chair responsibilities over the course of the year.

The Tri-Chairmen for the 2012 board year are:

Michael L. Corrigan, Jr.	Nu-Trend Plastics
Carlos Zanoelo	Gerdau
Gary Frost	Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Executive Committee

Our Executive Committee Consists of the Tri-Chairpersons, Immediate Past Chairperson and the President/Secretary.

Ron Avery, Chair	The Ronco Group
Nominating Committee
Lake Ray, III	FCMA President

Board of Directors

Our board consists of 18 Members
(15 Manufacturers and 3 Associates)

Board Seat	Representative
Aerostar Environmental Services, Inc.	Dawn Blackledge
Anheuser-Busch	Steve Foppe/Ken Wilkey (Alt)
BAE Systems Southeast Shipyard Jacksonville	Aaron Bowman/Matt Waesche (Alt)
Geogia-Pacific Corporation	Gary Frost/Monty Brown (Alt)
Gerdau	Carlos Zanoelo/Mickey Ward (Alt)
Glass Distributors	Tom Lee
Holland & Knight	George Gabel/Daniel Bean (Alt)
IFF Chemical Holdings	John Otterson
Kaman Aerostructures	Bob Kanaskie/Bruce Dailey (Alt)
Maxwell House - Kraft	Joe Waryold/Melissa Dessauer (Alt)
Medtronic	Mark Johnson/Paul Lisenby (Alt)
Nu-Trend Plastics	Michael Corrigan
Pattillo Industrial Real Estate	Peter Anderson
RockTenn	Scott Grimes/Randy Kittrell (Alt)
The Ronco Group	Ron Avery/Steve Jenkins (Alt)
Safariland Division of BAE Systems	Nick Howland/Blake Brown(Alt)
Swisher International, Inc.	Glenn Goodroe/Dan Edelman (Alt)
Vac-Con, Inc.	Darrell Lesage/Tom Jody (Alt)

A. Crane Jones, Jr. (1923-2001)

A. Crane Jones, Jr. was the Founder of the First Coast Manufacturers Association. Crane was retired Senior Vice President of CSX Transportation, and was widely recognized for his outstanding leadership and commitment to improving his community and its citizens. His life was a testament to the commitment to excellence, integrity, and love for family that serves as a foundation of our nation's greatness. FCMA continues to honor him with the annual Crane Award presented to outstanding employees of FCMA member companies.

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