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Arrowhead Manufacturers & Fabricators Association Names Board of Directors and Officers for 2022

Arrowhead Manufacturers & Fabricators Association Names Board of Directors and Officers for 2022

Arrowhead Manufacturers & Fabricators Association  Names Board of Directors and Officers for 2022

Arrowhead Manufacturers & Fabricators Association Board of Directors election results were determined when voting ended on December 31, 2021. Four nominees were listed on the ballot; four people were elected to serve a two-year term beginning January 1, 2022.
 
Incumbent:

  • Mary Brandt, Advanced Minnesota, Hibbing
  • Richard Pierce, Tip Top Chimney, Gilbert
 
Newly elected:
  • Richard Pierce, Tip Top Chimney, Gilbert, MN
  • Jeff Halter, Range Steel Fabricators, Hibbing, MN
  • Rally Hess, Hibbing Fabricators, Hibbing, MN
 
Rounding out AMFA’s 12-member board in 2022:
  • Todd Hanson, Productivity, Inc., Embarrass
  • Wade Karnes, Cast & Color/Zakobe LLC, Bovey
  • Blake Kolquist, GPM, Duluth
  • Jake Pessenda, Altec, Inc., Duluth
  • Jim Petruga, Northern Engineering, Superior, WI
  • Dustin Thibodeau, Northland Machine, Grand Rapids
  • Brad Vieths, Lake Superior College, Duluth
  • Ian Vincent, APEX, Duluth
  • Open seat. Contact AMFA to express interest.
 
The newly-elected officers of the AMFA Board of Directors are:
  • President – Wade Karnes, Cast & Color, Bovey
  • Vice President – Blake Kolquist, GPM, Duluth
  • Treasurer – Mary Brandt, Advanced Minnesota, Hibbing
  • AMFA Educational Trust Vice President – Todd Hanson, Productivity, Inc., Duluth
 
Photos and contact information are available on the AMFA Board of Directors web page.
 
Three members whose participation on the AMFA board of directors came to an end in 2021:
  • Jeremy Lehman, L&M Radiator, Hibbing
  • Jill Lucas, formerly with Bay West LLC
  • Don Simons, Duluth Public Schools, Duluth
 
Arrowhead Manufacturers & Fabricators Association (AMFA) is a membership organization serving the manufacturing and fabricating industries in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. AMFA’s 102 members benefit from peer networking, plant tours, benefit programs, legislative voice, industry awareness, promotional opportunities, workforce development efforts, and more. You can learn more at AMFA-MN-WI.org. The AMFA 2021 Snapshot offers an annual report of AMFA activities.

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