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2013 – 2014 Organizational Chart 

NCWM Board of Directors 

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION TERM 

ENDS 

Chairman John Gaccione Westchester County, New York 2014 

Chairman-Elect Ron Hayes Missouri 2014 

NTEP Committee Chair Stephen Benjamin North Carolina 2014 

Treasurer Mark Coyne City of Brockton, Massachusetts 2014 

Active Membership - Western Jerry Buendel Washington 2017 

Active Membership - Central Craig VanBuren Michigan 2015 

Active Membership - Southern Kenneth Ramsburg Maryland 2018 

Active Membership - Northeastern James Cassidy City of Cambridge, Massachusetts 2014 

At-Large Chuck Corr Archer Daniels Midland Company 2018 

At-Large Steve Giguere Maine 2016 

Associate Membership Christopher Guay Procter and Gamble, Co. 2016 

Honorary NCWM President Dr. Patrick D. Gallagher NIST Director NA 

Executive Secretary Carol Hockert NIST, Office of Weights and Measures NA 

Executive Director Don Onwiler NCWM NA 

Board of Directors Advisor Gilles Vinet Measurement Canada NA 

NTEP Administrator Jim Truex NCWM NA 

National Type Evaluation Program Committee (NTEP) 

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION TERM 

ENDS 

Committee Chair Stephen Benjamin North Carolina 2014 

Member John Gaccione Westchester County, New York 2014 

Member James Cassidy Massachusetts 2014 

Member Ronald Hayes Missouri 2015 

Member Jerry Buendel Washington 2017 

NTEP Administrator Jim Truex NCWM Headquarters NA 

Finance Committee

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION TERM 

ENDS 

Committee Chair Ron Hayes Missouri 2014 

Chair-Elect Jerry Buendel Washington 2014 

Member Mark Coyne City of Brockton, Massachusetts 2014 

Member Christopher Guay Procter and Gamble, Co. 2016 

Executive Director Don Onwiler NCWM Headquarters NA 

 
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Laws and Regulations Committee (L&R) 

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION TERM 

ENDS 

Committee Chair Raymond Johnson New Mexico 2014 

Member Tim Lloyd Montana 2015 

Member Richard Lewis Georgia 2016 

Member Louis Sakin Towns of Hopkinton/Northbridge, 

Massachusetts 2017 

Member John Albert Missouri 2018 

Associate Membership 

Representative Steve Grabski Wal-Mart 2018 

Canadian Technical Advisor Lance Robertson Measurement Canada NA 

NIST Technical Advisor David Sefcik NIST, Office of Weights and Measures NA 

NIST Technical Advisor Lisa Warfield NIST, Office of Weights and Measures NA 

Professional Development Committee (PDC) 

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION TERM 

ENDS 

Committee Chair Dale Saunders Virginia 2014 

Member Cheryl Ayer New Hampshire 2015 

Member Kristin Macey California 2016 

Member Stacy Carlsen Marin County, California 2017 

Member Julie Quinn Minnesota 2018 

Associate Membership 

Representative Richard Shipman Rice Lake Weighing Systems 2018 

Safety Liaison TBD NA 

NIST Technical Advisor TBD NA 

Certification Coordinator Ross Andersen Retired NA 

Specifications and Tolerances Committee (S&T) 

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION TERM 

ENDS 

Committee Chair Brett Gurney Utah 2015 

Member Mahesh Albuquerque Colorado 2016 

Member Jane Zulkiewicz Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts 2017 

Member Matthew Curran Florida 2018 

Member Ivan Hankins Iowa 2014 

Canadian Technical Advisor Luciano Burtini Measurement Canada NA 

NIST Technical Advisor Tina Butcher NIST, Office of Weights and Measures NA 

NIST Technical Advisor Rick Harshman NIST, Office of Weights and Measures NA 

 
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Nominating Committee 

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION TERM ENDS 

Committee Chair Stephen Benjamin North Carolina 2014 

Member Tim Tyson Kansas 2014 

Member Charles Carroll Massachusetts 2014 

Member Joe Gomez New Mexico 2014 

Member Tim Chesser Arkansas 2014 

Member Frank Greene Connecticut 2014 

Member Angela Godwin Ventura County, California 2014 

Credentials Committee 

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION TERM ENDS 

Committee Chair Craig VanBuren Michigan 2014 

Member Jerry Butler North Carolina 2015 

Member Fran Elson-Houston Ohio 2016 

Coordinator Darrell Flocken NCWM 2014 

Appointive Officials 

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION TERM ENDS 

Chaplain Stephen Langford Cardinal Scale Manufacturing, Co. 2014 

Parliamentarian Louis Straub Fairbanks Scale, Inc. 2014 

Presiding Officer Jack Walsh Town of Wellesley 2014 

Presiding Officer Jerry Butler North Carolina 2014 

Presiding Officer Marco Mares San Diego County, California 2014

Presiding Officer Scott Ferguson Michigan 2014 

Sergeants-at-Arms Jim Brown Michigan 2014 

Sergeants-at-Arms Chris Chamberlain Michigan 2014 

Sergeants-at-Arms Dave Crowley Michigan 2014 

Sergeants-at-Arms Joe Daugherty Michigan 2014 

Sergeants-at-Arms Jason DeChene Michigan 2014 

Sergeants-at-Arms Scott Ferguson Michigan 2014 

Sergeants-at-Arms Steve Galvan Michigan 2014 

Sergeants-at-Arms Samantha Hartman Michigan 2014 

Sergeants-at-Arms Justin Houghton Michigan 2014 

Sergeants-at-Arms Sean McGuire Michigan 2014 

Sergeants-at-Arms Jim Oswald Michigan 2014 

Sergeants-at-Arms John Willer Michigan 2014 
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Associate Membership Committee 

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION TERM ENDS 

Chair Paul Lewis, Sr. Rice Lake Weighing Systems, Inc. 2014 

Vice Chair Bill Callaway Crompco 2014 

Secretary/Treasurer David Calix NCR Corporation 2014 

Member Paul Lewis, Sr. Rice Lake Weighing Systems, Inc. 2014 

Member Steven Grabski Walmart 2015 

Member Christopher Guay Procter and Gamble, Co. 2015 

Member Thomas McGee PMP Corporation 2015 

Member Rob Underwood Petroleum Marketers Association 

of America 2015 

Member Pete O’Bryan Foster Farms 2016 

Member David Calix NCR Corporation 2018 

Member Bill Callaway Crompco 2018 

Member Robert Murnane, Jr. Seraphin Test Measure 2018 

Packaging and Labeling Subcommittee

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION 

Chair Christopher Guay Procter and Gamble, Co. 

NIST Technical Advisor David Sefcik NIST, Office of Weights and Measures 

Public Sector – Central Nicholas Owens Stark County Weights and Measures 

Public Sector - Northeastern Frank Greene Connecticut 

Public Sector - Southern Bill Tedder North Carolina 

Public Sector - Western Angela Godwin County of Ventura 

Private Sector Member Ann Boeckman Kraft Food Group, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Krister Hard af Segerstad IKEA North America Services, LLC 

Private Sector Member Zina Juroch Pier 1 Imports 

Private Sector Member Pete O’Bryan Foster Farms 

Private Sector Member Stratt Pinagel Walmart Stores, Inc. 

 
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Fuels and Lubricants Subcommittee 

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION 

Chair Matthew Curran Florida 

Vice-Chair Ron Hayes Missouri 

Vice-Chair Randy Jennings Tennessee 

Secretary Kristin Moore Renewable Fuels Association 

Vice-Secretary Rebecca Richardson MARC IV Consulting 

NIST Technical Advisor Kenneth Butcher NIST, Office of Weights and Measures 

NIST Technical Advisor David Sefcik NIST, Office of Weights and Measures 

NIST Technical Advisor Lisa Warfield NIST, Office of Weights and Measures 

Public Sector Member Mahesh Albuquerque Colorado 

Public Sector Member Stephen Benjamin North Carolina 

Public Sector Member Steven Harrington Oregon 

Public Sector Member Kristin Macey California 

Public Sector Member Timothy White Michigan 

Public Sector Member Bill Striejewske Nevada 

Private Sector Member Chuck Corr Archer Daniels Midland Company

Private Sector Member Kevin Ferrick API 

Private Sector Member K.W. Gardner ExxonMobil Corporation 

Private Sector Member Bill Geubelle Phillips 66 

Private Sector Member Philip Guillemette Flint Hills Resources, LP 

Private Sector Member John Harkins Sunoco, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Marilyn Herman Herman and Associates 

Private Sector Member Jerome Horn Chevron Global Downstream, LLC 

Private Sector Member Joanna Johnson Automotive Oil Exchange Association 

Private Sector Member Patrick Kelly API 

Private Sector Member David A. Kovach BP Products 

Private Sector Member Roger Leisenring, Jr. KiOR 

Private Sector Member Russ Lewis Marathon Petroleum, LLC 

Private Sector Member James McGetrick BP Products 

Private Sector Member Robert Nelson Shell Oil Products 

Private Sector Member Manuch Nikanjam Chevron Global Downstream, LLC 

Private Sector Member Keith Penn Colonial Pipeline Company 

Private Sector Member Derek Regal Tesoro Companies, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Prentiss Searles American Petroleum Institute 

Private Sector Member William Studzinski General Motors 

Private Sector Member Rob Underwood Petroleum Marketers Association of America 

Private Sector Member Curtis Williams CP Williams Energy Consulting, LLC 

Private Sector Member William Woebkenberg Mercedes-Benz Research and Development NA 

 
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Natural Gas Steering Committee 

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION 

Chair Mahesh Albuquerque (S&T) Colorado 

Vice-Chair Raymond Johnson New Mexico 

NIST Technical Advisor Juana Williams NIST Office of Weights and Measures 

General Counsel Jeffrey L. Clarke NGV America 

Public Sector – Central Ronald Hayes Missouri 

Public Sector - Northeast Ethan Bogren Westchester County, New York 

Public Sector – Southern Matthew Curran Florida 

Private Sector Member Brett Barry Clean Energy 

Private Sector Member Josh Brown NorthStar, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Scott Hartman Shell 

Private Sector Member Douglas Horne Clean Vehicle Education Foundation 

Private Sector Member David Jaskolski Pivotal LNG 

Private Sector Member Gordon Johnson Gilbarco, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Dmitri Karimov Liquid Controls 

Private Sector Member Elisabeth Treseder American Petroleum Institute 

Promotional Tool Kit Task Group 

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION 

Chair Stephen Benjamin North Carolina 

Public Sector Member Kurt Floren Los Angeles County 

Public Sector Member Jerry Buendel Washington 

Private Sector Member Henry Oppermann Weights and Measures Consulting 

Private Sector Member John Hughes Rice Lake Weighing Systems 

Training Manual Task Group 

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION 

Chair Michael Cleary Retired: California 

Public Sector Member Craig Harris Ohio 

Public Sector Member Josh Nelson Oregon 

Public Sector Member Julie Quinn Minnesota 

Public Sector Member Deborah Rader Arizona 

Public Sector Member Scott Simmons Colorado 

   
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Organometallics Task Group 

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION 

Chair Randy Jennings Tennessee 

Public Sector Member Ron Hayes Missouri 

Private Sector Member John Cabaniss Global Automakers 

Private Sector Member Marilyn Herman Herman and Associates 

Private Sector Member Jeff Jetter Honda R&D Americas, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Russ Lewis Marathon Petroleum 

Private Sector Member James McGetrick BP 

Private Sector Member Mike Meffert Afton Chemical 

Private Sector Member Kristy Moore Renewable Fuels Foundation 

Private Sector Member Derek Regal Tesoro Chemical 

Private Sector Member Charles Richardson Ford Motor Company 

Private Sector Member Jenny Sigelko Volkswagen Group of America

Private Sector Member Val Ughetta Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers 

Task Group on Retail Motor Fuel Dispenser Price Posting and Computer Capability 

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION 

Chair Fran Elson-Houston Ohio 

NIST Technical Advisor Juana Williams NIST, Office of Weights and Measures 

Public Sector Member Shelly Miller Wisconsin 

Public Sector Member Ken Ramsburg Maryland 

Public Sector Member Jerry Buendel Washington State Department of Agriculture 

Private Sector Member Rex Brown Petroleum Equipment Institute 

Private Sector Member John Eichberger National Association of Convenience Stores 

Private Sector Member Gordon Johnson Gilbarco, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Phil Katselnik Dresser Wayne 

Private Sector Member Mike Roach VeriFone 

Private Sector Member Richard Suiter Richard Suiter Consulting 

Private Sector Member Richard Tucker RL Tucker Consulting 

Private Sector Member Rob Underwood Petroleum Marketers Association of America 

Multiple Dimensions Measuring Device Work Group 

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION 

Chair Robert Kennington Quantronix, Inc. 

NIST Technical Advisor TBD NIST, Office of Weights and Measures

Public Sector Member Fran Elson-Houston Ohio 

Public Sector Member Luciano Burtini Measurement Canada 

Public Sector Member Justin Rae Measurement Canada 

Private Sector Member Scott Wigginton United Parcel Service 
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NTEP Belt-Conveyor Sector

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION

Chair Bill Ripka Thermo Fisher Scientific 

Technical Advisor John Barton NIST, Office of Weights and Measures 

NTEP Administrator Jim Truex NCWM Headquarters 

Public Sector Member Tina Butcher NIST, Office of Weights and Measures 

Public Sector Member Ken Jones California 

Private Sector Member Rafael Jimenez Association of American Railroads 

Transportation Technology Center, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Lars Marmsater Merrick Industries, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Peter Sirrico Thayer Scale / Hyer Industries 

Private Sector Member Thomas Vormittag Nevada 

NTEP Grain Analyzer Sector

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION

Chair Cassie Eigenmann DICKEY-john Corporation 

Technical Advisor G. Diane Lee NIST, Office of Weights and Measures 

NTEP Administrator Jim Truex NCWM Headquarters 

Public Sector Member Tina Butcher NIST, Office of Weights and Measures 

Public Sector Member Randy Burns Arkansas 

Public Sector Member Karl Cunningham Illinois 

Public Sector Member Thomas Hughes Missouri 

Public Sector Member Ivan Hankins Iowa 

Public Sector Member Cathleen Brenner USDA, GIPSA Technical Services Division 

Private Sector Member Jeffrey Adkisson Grain and Feed Association of Illinois 

Private Sector Member James Bair North American Miller's Association 

Private Sector Member Rachel Beiswenger TSI Incorporated 

Private Sector Member Martin Clements The Steinlite Corporation

Private Sector Member Andrew Gell Foss North America 

Private Sector Member Charles Hurburgh, Jr. Iowa State University 

Private Sector Member Jess McCluer National Grain and Feed Association 

Private Sector Member Thomas Runyon Seedburo Equipment Co. 

 
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NTEP Measuring Sector

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION

Chair Michael Keilty Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG, USA 

Technical Advisor TBD NIST, Office of Weights and Measures 

NTEP Administrator Jim Truex NCWM Headquarters 

Public Sector Member Dennis Beattie Measurement Canada 

Public Sector Member Tina Butcher NIST, Office of Weights and Measures 

Public Sector Member Jerry Butler North Carolina 

Public Sector Member John Roach California 

Private Sector Member Steve Bar Bennett Pump Company 

Private Sector Member William Cooper Tuthill Transfer Systems 

Private Sector Member Constantine Cotsoradis Flint Hills Resources 

Private Sector Member Paul Glowacki Murray Equipment, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Gordon Johnson Gilbarco, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Dmitri Karimov Liquid Controls 

Private Sector Member Yefim Katselnik Dresser Wayne 

Private Sector Member Douglas Long RDM Industrial Electronics 

Private Sector Member Andrew MacAllister Daniel Measurement and Control 

Private Sector Member Wade Mattar Invensys / Foxboro 

Private Sector Member Richard Miller FMC Technologies Measurement Solutions, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Donald Mundorff Badger Meter Scottsdale 

Private Sector Member Andre Noel Neptune Technology Group, Inc.

Private Sector Member Henry Oppermann Weights & Measures Consulting, LLC 

Private Sector Member Johnny Parrish Brodie International 

Private Sector Member Dan Peterson Yokogawa Corporation of America 

Private Sector Member Richard Tucker RL Tucker Consulting, LLC 

 
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NTEP Software Sector

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION

Chair James Pettinato FMC Technologies Measurement Solutions, Inc. 

Secretary Teri Gulke Liquid Controls, LLC 

Technical Advisor Doug Bliss Mettler-Toledo, Inc. 

NTEP Administrator Jim Truex NCWM Headquarters 

Public Sector Member Dennis Beattie Measurement Canada 

Public Sector Member Michael Frailer Maryland 

Public Sector Member Ken Jones California 

Public Sector Member Joe Morrison Ohio 

Public Sector Member Eric Morabito New York 

Public Sector Member Edward Payne Maryland 

Public Sector Member John Roach California 

Public Sector Member Zacharias Tripoulas Maryland 

Public Sector Member Ambler Thompson NIST, Office of Weights and Measures 

Private Sector Member Mary Abens Emerson Process Management 

Private Sector Member John Atwood Tyson Foods 

Private Sector Member Gary Benjamin NCR Corporation 

Private Sector Member Kevin Detert Avery Weigh-Tronix 

Private Sector Member Cassie Eigenmann DICKEY-john Corporation 

Private Sector Member Andre Elle Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG 

Private Sector Member Andrew Gell Foss North America 

Private Sector Member Keith Harper Gencor Industries, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Tony Herrin Cardinal Scale Manufacturing Co. 

Private Sector Member Paul A. Lewis, Sr. Rice Lake Weighing Systems, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Rick Lydon Sick, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Richard Miller FMC Technologies Measurement Solutions, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Christopher (Adam) Oldham Gilbarco, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Mike Roach VeriFone 

Private Sector Member Robin Sax CompuWeigh Corporation 

Private Sector Member David Vande Berg Vande Berg Scales 

Private Sector Member John Wind Bizerba USA, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Kraig Wooddell Hobart 

 
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NTEP Weighing Sector

OFFICE NAME AFFILIATION

Chair Rob Upright Vishay Trasducers 

Technical Advisor Rick Harshman NIST, Office of Weights and Measures 

NTEP Administrator Jim Truex NCWM 

NTEP Specialist Darrell Flocken NCWM 

Public Sector Member L. Cary Ainsworth USDA, GIPSA 

Public Sector Member Luciano Burtini Measurement Canada 

Public Sector Member Tina Butcher NIST, Office of Weights and Measures 

Public Sector Member Fran Elson-Houston Ohio 

Public Sector Member Ken Jones California 

Public Sector Member Edward Payne Maryland 

Public Sector Member Bryon School USDA, GIPSA, FGIS 

Public Sector Member Zacharias Tripoulas Maryland 

Public Sector Member Tim Tyson Kansas 

Public Sector Member Juana Williams NIST, Office of Weights and Measures 

Private Sector Member Steven Beitzel Systems Associates, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Greg Bredahl Thermo Fisher Scientific 

Private Sector Member Neil Copley Thurman Scale Co. 

Private Sector Member Hayden Cornish Schenck Process 

Private Sector Member Mitchell Eyles Flintec, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Robert Feezor Scales Consulting and Testing 

Private Sector Member Scott Henry Motorola Solutions, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Sam Jalahej Totalcomp, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Rafael Jimenez Association of American Railroads 

Transportation Technology Center, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Stephen Langford Cardinal Scale Manufacturing, Co. 

Private Sector Member Paul A. Lewis, Sr. Rice Lake Weighing Systems, Inc. 

Private Sector Member L. Edward Luthy Schenck Process Transport N.A. 

Private Sector Member Nigel Mills Hobart Corporation 

Private Sector Member Jamie San Pedro Coti Global Sensors 

Private Sector Member Wayne Pugh OCS Checkweighers, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Louis Straub Fairbanks Scales, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Russell Vires Mettler-Toledo, LLC 

Private Sector Member Jerry Wang A&D Engineering, Inc. 

Private Sector Member Walter Young Emery Winslow Scale Company 

 
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Western Weights and Measures Association (WWMA) www.westernwma.org

States 

Alaska 

Arizona 

California 

Colorado 

Hawaii 

Idaho 

Montana 

Nevada 

New Mexico 

Oregon 

Utah 

Washington 

Wyoming 

Contact Brett Saum 

San Luis Obispo County Weights and Measures (CA) 

(805) 781-5922 

bsaum@co.slo.ca.us 

Annual Meeting 

Central Weights and Measures Association (CWMA) www.cwma.net

States 

Illinois 

Indiana 

Iowa 

Kansas 

Michigan 

Minnesota 

Missouri 

Nebraska 

North Dakota 

Ohio 

South Dakota 

Wisconsin 

Contact Sherry Turvey 

Kansas Department of Agriculture 

(785) 862-2415 

sherry.turvey@kda.ks.gov 

Annual Meeting 

Interim Meeting 

Southern Weights and Measures Association (SWMA) www.swma.org

States 

Alabama 

Arkansas 

Delaware 

District of Columbia 

Florida 

Georgia 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Mississippi 

North Carolina 

Oklahoma 

South Carolina 

Tennessee 

Texas 

U.S. Virgin Islands 

Virginia 

West Virginia 

Contact Stephen Benjamin 

North Carolina Department of Agriculture 

(919) 733-3313 

steve.benjamin@ncagr.gov 

Annual Meeting 

Northeastern Weights and Measures Association (NWMA) www.newma.us

States 

Connecticut 

Maine 

Massachusetts 

New Hampshire 

New Jersey 

New York 

Pennsylvania 

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island 

Vermont 

Contact James Cassidy 

City of Cambridge Weights and Measures Department 

(617) 349-6133 

jcassidy@cambridgema.gov 

Annual Meeting 

Interim Meeting