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PMA—Who We Are
Gratitude Aplenty for PMA Members that Serve the Association
As he prepares to take the helm as PMA’s board chairman for 2020, Troy Turnbull expresses his sincere appreciation to those that served alongside him in 2019 on the 2019 PMA Executive Committee, for the association’s chair- man Troy Roberts:
• Dave Arndt, president and CEO, Pentaflex, Inc.
• Jeff Aznavorian, president, Clips & Clamps Industries
• Chuck Cederberg, president, Larson Tool & Stamping Co.
• James Barrett, president, Link Systems
• Brian Murphy, vice president of sales, Eagle
Metals Inc.
And, he welcomes and thanks those serving
beside him in 2020:
• Troy Roberts, CEO, Beanstalk Collaborative
Community
• Jeff Aznavorian, president, Clips & Clamps
Industries
• James Barrett, president, Link Systems
• Brian Murphy, vice president of sales, Eagle
Metals Inc.
• Doug Johnson, president, Marion
Manufacturing Co.
• Gene Lambert, vice president of sales,
Batesville Tool & Die.
“I would especially like to thank David Arndt
Jeff Aznavorian
Troy Roberts
Doug Johnson
“And, finally, thanks to Ron (and Julie Lowry) of Dayton Rogers,
our 2016 chairman. Words cannot express my appreciation for you,
and our friendship. You offered a hand, and without your leadership, PMA would not be moving into the next 75 years. Thank you for trusting me to lead the association in 2020.”
Dave Arndt
James Barrett
Brian Murphy
(and his wife Kathy), PMA’s 2018 past chair,”
Turnbull adds, ”for mentoring me for the past several years. Your leadership will be felt for years to come at PMA and I truly appreci- ate the advice and friendship we share.
“I also want to thank Troy Roberts (and his wife Amy), 2019 past chair, for his leadership and accounting skills that helped many of us on the PMA board understand more than just basic finance. I appreciate your leadership through a complete restructuring of the association. We would not have improved without your dedication.
Gene Lambert
voice is heard on Capitol Hill and in the national media. Once I attended that fly-in and had a chance to spend time with other PMA and NTMA mem- bers, all passionate about growing manufacturing in the United States, I became further involved, including at the local district level.
“I want to see PMA continue work- ing with other associations, as we do with NTMA,” Turnbull continues, “to help develop the future workforce and to lobby in Washington, D.C., for poli- cies favorable to U.S. manufacturing. Since that first fly-in, I’ve attended nearly every annual One Voice fly-in. It’s an important event for the future of U.S. manufacturing, and we need members from every state to join us. We’ll be focusing on recruiting efforts moving forward to further strengthen our advocacy efforts. The benefits are real, as evidenced by my meetings with members of congress regarding the need for a better-developed appren- ticeship program in Michigan.”
Since attending the fly-in, Turnbull’s been an active participant, and leader, in the West Michigan PMA district, and now serves as its secretary. He’s taken a leadership role in growing its annual golf outing and its Suppliers Night tabletop exhibition, two big revenue generators for the district. At the same time, the district now contributes back to the industry—supporting, for exam- ple, local robotics programs and bus tours of local metal forming companies for students, as part of Manufacturing Day activities.
PMA oversees 17 districts, all strate- gically located in areas across the coun- try to provide member companies with local access to education, social events and industry networks. “We would like the districts to get even more involved in contributing to the success of PMA’s key initiatives,” says Turnbull. “Many of them hold annual events—suppliers’ nights (tabletop exhibitions), golf out- ings, etc.—that generate a considerable amount of revenue. We need to explore how the districts and headquarters can work more closely together on other ‘pillar’ initiatives for PMA, including
workforce development and advocacy. This falls under the, ‘Where we are going’ part of my platform for 2020.”
Facilitating Networking Opportunities
Another emphasis for Turnbull and the PMA board of directors remains encouraging member participation in the association’s numerous activities, first and foremost its structured and facilitated networking groups. Some
of these groups of like-minded metal forming professionals meet in person, others communicate online.
Turnbull helped to start, in 2017, one of the newest such groups, nick- named the Cellar’s Club. It comprises executives from 19 companies who meet semi-annually to discuss primarily sales-related topics. “Facilitator Mark Frasco (founder and president of COACT Associates, Toledo, OH) has been working with us on a variety of
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