Manufacturing Cleaning Association Announces New Board
Appears in Print as: 'MCA Announces New Board'
The organization is also seeing continued growth as it expands its member benefits in new directions.
Edited by Angela Osborne
The Manufacturing Cleaning Association (MCA) continues to evolve and grow as it announces new leadership for its board, which includes several founding members who have new board positions they will hold for two years.
Jeff Beard, Brulin business development manager, will serve as president; Peter Feamster, Jomesa product management director, will serve as 1st vice president; Michael Valenti, Hubbard-Hall director of technology, will serve as 2nd vice president; and Jay Nawani, Jayco president will serve as treasurer.
Although her two-year term ended as board president, Sherry Stepp, Kyzen global marketing manager, will continue to serve on the board as immediate past president. Also continuing to serve on the board as secretary is Lori Beckman. Gardner Business Media’s senior editor for Production Machining.
“I want to thank Sherry Stepp, the inaugural MCA president, for leading the association for the past two years,” Beard says. “I am honored to pick up where Sherry left off. I, along with all the other members of the MCA, look forward to sharing our parts cleaning knowledge and expertise with the manufacturing community. We have a full slate planned for 2023. I am particularly excited for our live, in-person events.”
Since its inception in 2019, the MCA has created a community of cleaning industry professionals that can learn from each other as well as establish and hold strict industrial standards that answer the question ‘how clean is clean?’
“As we move into 2023, we’re excited to see continued growth in the MCA membership as we expand our member benefits and experience in new directions,” says Matt Gilmore, MCA executive director.
On March 7 in Huntsville, Alabama, the MCA will hold its inaugural in-person event, “How Clean Is Clean —Aerospace.” The event will bring together a range of industry experts who specialize in parts cleaning and those processes that may affect parts cleaning for the aerospace industry. For more information, visit How Clean Is Clean - Aerospace.
Currently, the MCA offers more than 25 technical resources on topics ranging from chemistry, equipment and processes to regulations and more than 10 webinars for members to access.
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