AFS Chapter Regions & Officers

Regional chapters are organized throughout North America. Chapters are listed below. These chapters help to enable local networking connections, presentations, site tours, educational opportunities, and other benefits.

1 - Gold and Silver Chapter
California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Washington

President:
Shashi Parulekar
Zemarc Corporation
6431 Flotilla Street
Los Angeles, CA 90040
Ph: 323-721-5598
Email:  [email protected]

2 - Northcentral Chapter
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin

President:                                                                            
Peter Cartwright
Cartwright Consulting
Ph: 952-854-4911
Email: [email protected]

Vice President:                                                               
Dave Botts
Ph: 612-356-9769
Email: [email protected]

Secretary:
Dan Popehn
Victaulic
Ph: 612-259-7494
Email: [email protected]

Treasurer:
Tim Johnson
TSI, INC.
Ph: 651-490-3815  Fax: 651-490-3815
Email: [email protected]

Steering Committee:
John Buettner – JMB
James Kidwell – SWM
Felicia Littlejohn – Pentair
Katarina Majamaa – Dow
Bob Mangaudis – Fluence
Dan O’Shea -Membrane Strategy Services, LLC
Qisheng Ou  – University of Minnesota
Steve Riedel – MN Trade
Derek Stevens – Dow

3 - Southwest Chapter
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

President:
Alex Knowles
Email:  [email protected]

Vice President:
Joseph Ciminella
Email: [email protected] 

Secretary:
Wu Chen
Dow Chemical
Solid/Liquid Separation
2301 Brazoport Blvd.
Building B-1402
Freeport, TX 77541
Ph: 979-238-9943  Fax: 979-238-0969
Email: [email protected]

Treasurer:
Wenping Li
R&D group
Agrilectric Research Company
3063 Highway 397
Lake Charles, LA 70602
Ph: 337-421-6245  Fax: 337-421-6344
Email: [email protected]

4 - Midwest Chapter
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan

President:
Jia Ma
Aqua-Aerobic Systems Inc.
6306 North Alpine Road
PO Box 2026
Loves Park, IL 61111-7655
Ph: 815-654-2501
Email: [email protected]

5 - Cumberland Chapter
Kentucky, Tennessee

President:
John Hancock
Cerex Advanced Fabrics
Ph: 615-630-1986
Email:  [email protected]

Vice President:
Kaiyi Liu
Parker Hannifin Corporation
2203 Oakland Parkway
Columbia, TN 38401
Ph: 931-548-7850
Email:  [email protected] 

6 - Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (South), Pennsylvania

President:
Jerry Lynch
SIGMA DESIGN COMPANY L.L.C.
200 Pond Avenue
Middlesex, NJ  08846
Ph: 732-629-7548  Fax: 732-629-7556
Email: [email protected]

7 - Empire State Chapter
New York State

President:
Krishna Gupta
POROUS MATERIALS INC
83 Brown Road, Suite 4
Ithaca, NY 4850
Ph: 607-257-5544  Fax: 607-257-5639
Email: [email protected]

8 - New England Chapter
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

President:
Ashish Bandekar
Mativ
Ph: 978-436-6897
Email: [email protected]

Treasurer:
Mike Costantini
Haartz Corporation
87 Hayword Rd.
Acton, MA 01720
Ph: 978-264-2641

Secretary:
Beth Pierce
Knowlton Specialty Papers, Inc.
213 Factory St.
Watertown, NY 13601
Ph: 315-755-2631
Email: [email protected]

9 - Southeast Chapter
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia

President:
Jay Bernsley
Strainrite
Ph: 207-713-4411
Email: [email protected]

 

Secretary/Treasurer:
Susie Reynolds
Carolina Filters
Ph: 803-418-9725
Email: [email protected]