Associations
AATCC announces 2021-2022 Board of Directors
- Patrick Ayers, LCA Designs LLC, Central Atlantic Region
- Nelson Houser, Midsouth Region
- Jack Bare, StarChem LLC, New England Region
- Ashley Handley, UL, Southern Region
- Karen Muhlin, VF Outdoor Inc, Western Region
- A.K. Samanta, University of Calcutta, Southeast Asia Region
Members also elected board members to represent AATCC’s three interest groups for 2021-2022:
- Tom Stutts, Color Solutions International/Dystar, Concept 2 Consumer® Chair
- Tammie Rollins, UL, Concept 2 Consumer At-Large Member
- Rembert Truesdale III, TenCate Protective Fabrics, Chemical Applications Chair
- Peter Hauser, North Carolina State University – Wilson College of Textiles, Chemical Applications At-Large Member
- Christina Rapa, WL Gore & Associates, Materials Chair
John Crocker, SDL Atlas LLC was elected President-Elect 2021-2022. Harrie Schoots, Ascend Performance Materials LLC will rotate to President and Kerry King, Spoonflower Inc will become Immediate Past President. A video of the presidential pinning ceremony is available at https://youtu.be/h4NcQwRYxW4.
Continuing in their roles on the AATCC Board of Directors are Apurba Banerjee, Materials Interest Group At-Large Member; R Michael Tyndall, Treasurer; Adam Varley, Executive Committee on Research Chair; Jiping Wang, Publications Committee Chair; Kanti Jasani, Membership Committee Chair; and Diana Wyman, Executive Vice President.