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Board of Directors

IMEC is aligned with the needs of Illinois businesses and is led by a Board of Directors.

Board of Directors

To ensure that the focus of IMEC is in alignment with the needs of Illinois businesses, IMEC is led by a Board of Directors comprised of the leaders of companies from across the state. Small and mid-sized manufacturers, the principal customer segment of IMEC, are represented, as are larger OEMs. Non-voting members include representatives from partner organizations and stakeholders.

Marcia Ayala

CHAIR, President, Aurora Specialty Textiles Group, Inc.

Ashley S. H. Moy

1ST VICE CHAIR, CEO/Chairwoman, Cast21

James Nelson

2ND VICE CHAIR, President & CEO, Parr Instrument Company

Pedro DeJesus

FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR, Head of International Business and Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Tampico Beverages

Caitlin Simhauser

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR, President, Managing Owner, Ronk

Michelle Drew Rodriguez

PAST CHAIR

Craig Van den Avont

CEO, GAM Enterprises, LLC

Anthony Browning

Plant Manager, Hella Electronics Corp in Flora

David Carroll

Co-Founder and President, CU Aerospace

Mauro Frangipani

North America Operations Director, Site Executive Officer, Freudenberg Household Products

Robert Herrmann

CEO at Rheo Engineering

Mike Loquercio

Sr. Manager Supply Chain Technology, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling

Alex Nadtochiy

President, General Assembly & Manufacturing Corp.

Scott Rempala

President, Mighty Hook, Inc.

Margy Sweeney

Founder & CEO, Akrete

Representatives to the Board (non-voting)

Erin Kastberg

Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel at Bradley University

Larry Danziger, Pharm.D.

Executive Director, (CADRE), Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Professor of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago