PIA COMMITTEES

Parachute Industry Association 2008 Committee Chairs / Co-Chairs / members

Executive (Standing)
President	Cliff Schmucker, SSK Industries, Inc.
Vice-President	MO GIONFRIDDO, MPG Consultants
Secretary	ELIZABETH JOHNSON, AIRBORNE SYSTEMS GROUP
Treasurer	Dori Bachman, Para-Gear Equipment Company, Inc.
Executive Advisor	bill gerrow, performance textiles

COMMITTEES:	Committee Members:
*Awards* (Standing)
CHAIR: MIKE BECK, DJ ASSOCIATES, INC. Dori bachman, Co-Chair	Dan Poynter Pat Thomas Jean Beck
*Building/headquarters* (Standing)
Chair: curt Bachman, Para-gear equipment co., inc. Dori Bachman, Co-Chair
*Government Systems* (Standing)
Chair: Maurice Gionfriddo, MPG Consultants	AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AIRBORNE SYSTEMS BALLY RIBBON MILLS BELTON INDUSTRIES BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS CAPEWELL COMPONENTS CO. LLC COMPLETE PARACHUTE SOLUTIONS, INC. DJ ASSOCIATES, INC. EJJ PUBLISHING & LITERARY SERVICES HLC INDUSTRIES, INC. INVISTA MILLIKEN & CO. MILLS MANUFACTURING NARRICOT INDUSTRIES PARANETICS TECHNOLOGY, INC. PERFORMANCE TEXTILES, INC. PIONEER AEROSPACE CORPORATION SCHNEIDER MILLS, INC SUN PATH PRODUCTS, INC. US ARMY NSRDEC US ARMY PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE SOLDIER
*Membership* (Standing)
Chair: Karen Dean Jean Beck, Co-Chair	DAVE DEWOLF CAROL CINNAMON GALLOWAY DORI BACHMAN
*Rigging* (Standing)
chair: terry urban Dave DeWolf, Co-Chair	pat Wilson bill coe Sandy Reid jeff johnston Dave singer George Galloway James Haggas David Schroy victor johnson
*Risk Management* (Standing)
Chair: Robert feldman norman Girdwood, Co-Chair	Karen Dean
*Specifications* (Standing)
Chair: Allen Mortimer, Invista Broad Fabrics Group Sub-Committee: Roger Walker, Schneider Mills, Inc. Narrow Fabrics Group Sub-committee: kelly Rowe, tapecraft corporation hardware sub-committee: cas manczuk, bourdon forge parachute manufacturing standards sub-committee: randy copenhaver, airborne systems	SPECIFICATIONS COMMITTEE MAILLISTS: SPECSCOMMITTEE@PIA.COM HARDWARE@PIA.COM NARROWFABRICS@PIA.COM BROADFABRICS@PIA.COM pmscommittee@pia.com NOTE: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS MUST BE ON THESE LISTS IN ORDER TO POST.
*Symposium* (Standing)
Chair: Pat Thomas, Sun Path Products, Inc. Wendy STALEY, co-chair	Bill Gerrow Dan Poynter Dori Bachman Cliff Schmucker
*Technical* (Standing)
Chair: dave Singer, Sun path Products, Inc. Sandy reid, Co-Chair	George Galloway Cliff Schmucker Norman Girdwood MANLEY BUTLER Terry Urban PAT WILSON DAVE DEWOLF Roberto MontAnez
*Communications Services* (Standing)
Chair: Carol Cinnamon Galloway, Precision Aerodynamics George galloway, co-chair	Dan Poynter Cliff Schmucker Mike Beck Dori Bachman Karen Dean Terry Urban JEAN BECK
Parachute Certification Standards (Standing)
Chair: PAT WILSON Sandy reid, CO-CHAIR	JC Berland mark procos Manley Butler Bill Coe Stefan Ertler George Galloway Norman Girdwood Dominic Hayhurst JF Rives Dave Singer Ted Strong Terry Urban
*Historical* (STANDING)
Chair: HOWARD WHITE, WHITE-OUT SYSTEMS	Jean Beck Dori Bachman Dan Poynter Cliff Schmucker Carol Galloway
Meeting Logistics (STANDING)
Chair: wendy staley, PERFORMANCE TEXTILES Bill gerrow, co-chair	Dori Bachman Mike Beck Dan Poynter Pat Thomas jean beck
by-laws (ad-hoc)
CHAIR: BILL GERROW, PERFORMANCE TEXTILES MIKE BECK, CO-CHAIR	Wendy STALEY Dori Bachman Karen Dean Jean Beck Dan Poynter Robert Feldman
Materials Compliance Committee (AD-HOC)
Chair, Mo Gionfriddo, MPG consultants PAT WILSON, Co-chair
*ETHICS* (AD-HOC)
CHAIR: ROBERT FELDMAN, LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT L. FELDMAN MARK PROCOS, CO-CHAIR	Jean Beck MO GIONFRIDO ELIZABETH JOHNSON BRUCE ROBERTSON PAT THOMAS