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Desrochers (Dist. 1), Old Colony RVTHS D. L. Doench (At Large), Hobart Bros. Co. D. K. Eck (At Large), Praxair Distribution, Inc. K. Fogleman (Dist. 16), Consultant P. H. Gorman (Dist. 20), Sandia National Laboratories S. A. Harris (Dist. 4), Altec Industries J. Knapp (Dist. 17), Consultant M. Krupnicki (Dist. 6), Mahany Welding Supply D. J. Landon (Past President), Vermeer Mfg. Co. S. Lindsey (Dist. 21), City of San Diego D. E. Lynnes (Dist. 15), Lynnes Welding Training J. T. Mahoney (Dist. 5), American Arc, Inc. S. M. McDaniel (Dist. 19), Big Bend Community College W. R. Polanin (At Large), Illinois Central College R. L. Richwine (Dist. 14), Ivy Tech State College D. J. Roland (Dist. 12), Airgas USA, LLC, NorthCentral Region R. W. Roth (At Large), RoMan Manufacturing M. Sebergandio (Dist. 3), CNH America K. E. Shatell (Dist. 22), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. M. Sherman (Dist. 10), SW&E, LLC M. Skiles (Dist. 9), Consultant W. J. Sperko (At Large), Sperko Engineering Services J. Stoll (Dist. 18), The Bohler Welding Group U.S. H. W. Thompson (Dist. 2), UL, Inc. R. P. Wilcox (Dist. 11), Consultant J. A. Willard (Dist. 13), Kankakee Community College D. R. Wilson (Past President), Wilson and Associates WELDING JOURNAL Publisher—Andrew Cullison Editorial Editorial Director Andrew Cullison Editor Mary Ruth Johnsen Sr. Editor Cindy Weihl Features Editor Kristin Campbell Associate Editor Katie Pacheco Peer Review Coord. Sonia Aleman Publisher Emeritus Jeff Weber Design and Production Production Manager Zaida Chavez Sr. Production Coordinator Brenda Flores Manager of International Periodicals and Electronic Media Carlos Guzman Advertising Sr. Advertising Sales Exec. Sandra Jorgensen Sr. Advertising Sales Exec. Annette Delagrange Manager of Sales Operations Lea Owen Sr. Advertising Production Manager Frank Wilson Subscriptions Subscriptions Representative Evelyn Andino eandino@aws.org MARKETING ADVISORY COUNCIL (MAC) D. L. Doench, Chair, Hobart Brothers Co. S. 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