National Hardwood Magazine - May 2022

HMA NatCon Aims To
Prepare Attendees For
Successful Future
Photos by Paul Miller Jr. and Terry Miller
Miramar Beach, FL–”Investing in the Future” was
the theme of the Hardwood Manufacturers Association’s
(HMA) 2022 National Conference and Expo, recently
held here at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
According to HMA Executive Vice President, Linda Jovanovich,
“The thought-provoking theme was developed
to engage and motivate our attendees to expand their
frame of reference; be flexible to change; look to others
as resources for growth; and invest in alternative processes
in order to progress and achieve success.”
To that end, the multi-day event included the following
eight learning sessions:
•Automation and Robotics – The future of Wood
Processing Technology: Simon Potvin, president,
wood processing division of the BID Group;
•Driving forces behind the decision to Automate:
Liz Russell, director of operations, Stella-Jones
Corporation;
•Promoting American Hardwoods in a changed
world: Michael Snow, executive director, American
Hardwood Export Council;
•Backstage Pass: Joshua Davis, vice president,
and Todd Moore, senior credit manager, Food &
Agribusiness Farm Credit Mid-America;
•Hardwood Market Update and Outlook: Dan Meyer,
editor, Hardwood Publishing Company Inc.;
•Real American Hardwood Coalition Update +
Consumer Promotion Strategy: Michael Martin,
member RAHC Board of Directors, Mark Lainas,
chief innovation officer/president, and Taua Baccarin,
creative director, CANVAS United;
•Advocacy and Representation: Dana Lee Cole,
executive director, Hardwood Federation;
•Plan and Prosper: Conor Lokar, senior forecaster,
ITR Economics TM .
In addition to the informative presentations, the
event hosted an HMA board of directors meeting,
the annual meeting of the Southern Cypress Manufacturers
Association, a sold-out Vendor Expo and
numerous networking venues open to all 225 Conference
participants.
The Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA)
is the only national trade organization with membership
limited to Hardwood sawmills and lumber concentration
yards located in the U.S. n
Bill Buchanan, Buchanan Lumber Company, Aliceville, AL; Brian
Turlington, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; and Wayne Law, New
River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN
Bennett Thompson, ISK Biocides Inc., Memphis, TN; Tripp Josey,
Josey Lumber Co. Inc., Scotland Neck, NC; Andy Nuffer, DMSi
Software/eLIMBS/TallyExpress, Winston-Salem, NC; and Tom
Gerow, Wagner Millwork LLC, Owego, NY
Nordeck and Mary Claire Thompson, Thompson Appalachian
Hardwoods Inc., Huntland, TN; and Dawn Campbell and Paul Cabrol,
Battle Lumber Co. Inc., Wadley, GA
Eric Porter, Abenaki Timber Corporation, Kingston, NH; Tony
Pescaglia, MO PAC Lumber Co., Fayette, MO; Lindsey DiGangi,
Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co. (PLMI), Philadelphia,
PA; and Bucky Pescaglia, MO PAC Lumber Co.
Geoff Gannon, TS Manufacturing Co., Plymouth, NH; Troy Brown,
Kretz Lumber Company Inc., Antigo, WI; Ted Smith, TS Manufacturing
Co., Lindsay, ON
Bucky Pescaglia, MO PAC Lumber Co., Fayette, MO; Tommy Petzoldt,
East Perry Lumber Company, Frohna, MO; Chuck Boaz and
Jim Burris, Corley Manufacturing Co., Chattanooga, TN; Marv
and Karen Bernhagen, Lewis Controls/Corley Manufacturing Co.,
Cornelius, OR; and Tony Pescaglia, MO PAC Lumber Co.
Incoming HMA President Tommy Petzoldt, East Perry Lumber
Company, Frohna, MO and outgoing president, Troy Brown,
Kretz Lumber Co., Antigo, WI
Learn more at
www.hmamembers.org.
Tim and Hannah Reid, Buckman Laboratories Inc., Moundville,
AL; Geoff Henderson, Anderson-Tully Lumber Company, Vicksburg,
MS; and Mike Sumrow, Buckman Laboratories Inc., Memphis,
TN
Lloyd Lovett, King City Forwarding USA Inc., Pittsfield, MA; Paul
Miller Jr., National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; and Bruce
Dahn, HHP Inc., Henniker, NH
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