Gary Champlin elected to move into ISRI chair position

The Washington-based Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has announced the election of four new national officers to two-year terms. In addition, the ISRI board of directors elected four directors-at-large and one associate director. The new ISRI chair is Gary Champlin of Champlin Tire Recycling, Concordia, Kansas.

The other three national officers are Chair-Elect Brian Henesey of Rocky Mountain Recycling Inc., Commerce City, Colorado; Vice Chair Colin Kelly of Schnitzer Steel Industries (working from Everett, Massachusetts for the Portland, Oregon-based firm); and Secretary/Treasurer Andy Golding of Kripke Enterprises, Toledo, Ohio.

Four directors-at-large were elected: Dan Becker of Becker Iron & Metal, Venice, Illinois; Brandi Harleaux of South Post Oak Recycling Center, Houston; Joel Litman of Texas Recycling, Dallas; and Steve Levetan of Pull-A-Part LLC, Atlanta. Ian Lewandowski of ShearCore/BladeCore, Superior, Wisconsin, was elected as associate director.

“ISRI congratulates and welcomes a new slate of leaders to its Board of Directors,” says Robin Wiener, president of ISRI. “These new leaders bring a wide variety of backgrounds in leadership to help guide the industry through what will be uncertain times moving forward given the global pandemic we are facing.”

The following new chapter presidents also began two-year terms on the board of directors:

• David Bestwick, Empire Chapter, Dominion Nickel Alloys;
• Jason Grube, Indiana Chapter, Rochester Iron & Metal;
• Zach Mallin, Mid-America Chapter, Mallin Cos.;
• Angelo Medico, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Louis Cohen & Son;
• Matt Applebaum, New England Chapter, Framingham Salvage Co.;
• Lenny Formato, New York Chapter, Empire Metal Trading;
• Mary Hlepas, Northern Ohio Chapter, Imperial Aluminum-Minerva;
• Sean Daoud, Pacific Northwest Chapter, PNW Metal Recycling;
• Linda Leone, Paper Stock Industries Chapter, WestRock Co.;
• Brandon Kaminski, Rocky Mountain Chapter, CMC Steel Arizona;
• Aaron Plitt, Pittsburgh Chapter, AMG Resources Corp.;
• Neal Frey, Scrap Tire Processors, Entech Inc.; and
• Barry Wolff, Southeast Chapter, Charleston Steel & Metal Co.

Commodity divisions also elected new directors:

• Electronics Division -- Craig Boswell, HOBI International; Adam Shine, Sunnking Inc.; and Megan Tabb, Synergy Recycling LLC;
• Ferrous Division -- Jim Wiseman, Smart Recycling Management LLC; Joshua Carter, Integrity Metals; and Brian Halloran, CMC Recycling;
• Nonferrous Division -- Chris Gneiding, Intra American Metals Inc (Intrametco); Tony Levin, Ferrous Processing & Trading Co; and Marvin Finkelstein, Kripke Enterprises Inc.;
• Paper Division -- Shawn State, Pratt Industries; Leonard Zeid, Midland Davis Corp.; and Don Majka, Waste Management Inc.;
• Plastics Division -- Sunil Bagaria, GDB International Inc.; Scott Saunders, KW Plastics Recycling; and Jonathan Cohen, Generated Materials Recovery; and
• Tire & Rubber -- Mark Rannie, Emanuel Tire LLC; Glenn Cohen, Alberta Environmental Rubber Products; and Troy Hess, Mahantango Enterprises Inc.