Shawn McDaniel
District 19 Director
Welding Instructor
Big Bend Community College
8266 Teal Rd NE
Moses Lake, WA 98837
weldershawn@gmail.com
District 19 Sections
SECTION 041Puget Sound Olympic
Website : http://awssection.com/pugetsoundolympic/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/AWSPugetSound
Contact : psolympic@awssections.org
CHAIR
Steve Pollard, Machinist, Inc.
1ST VICE CHAIR
Ken Johnson, Vigor Industrial
2ND VICE CHAIR
Dan McKee, Vigor Industrial
SECRETARY
William Knuth
TREASURER
Howah Lui
SECTION 052Portland
Website : http://awssection.com/portland/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/American-Welding-Society-Portland-Section
Contact : portland@awssections.org
CHAIR
Arthur Schnitzer, Airgas
1ST VICE CHAIR
Boyce Towell
2ND VICE CHAIR
David Williams
SECRETARY
Brian McVay
TREASURER
Kessa Williams
CERTIFICATION CHAIR
Neil Shannon
SECTION LIBRARY
AWS @ Portland Community College
17705 NW Springsville Road
Portland, OR 97229
Librarian: David Williams / Scott Judy
P: 503-341-3435
SECTION 125Alaska
Website : http://awssection.com/alaska/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/awsalaska/
Contact : alaska@awssections.org
CHAIR
Dennis Long
1ST VICE CHAIR
Clayton Wingfield
2ND VICE CHAIR
TBD
TREASURER
Creighton Moore
CERTIFICATION CHAIR
Lou Alvord
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
Aaron Dube
Briann Steiner
Jason Lenoir
SECTION 141Willamette Valley
Website : http://awssection.com/willamette/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/pages/American-Welding-Society-Willamette-Valley-Section
Contact : willamette@awssections.org
CHAIR
Barry Hutchins, Inspection and Quality Assurance, Inc.
1ST VICE CHAIR
Fred Stuewe
SECRETARY
TBD
TREASURER
Weber Berry, Steelhead Metel & Fab, LLC
SECTION LIBRARY
Linn Benton Community College
6500 Pacific Blvd SW
Albany, OR 97322
SECTION 156Inland Empire
Website : http://awssection.com/inlandempire/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/pages/American-Welding-Society-Inland-Empire-Section/
Contact : inlandempire@awssections.org
CHAIR
David Koch, Bechtel National
1ST VICE CHAIR
Jim Berkey, WRPS
2ND VICE CHAIR
Ron Silver, Oxarc, Inc.
SECRETARY
Jorge Cabello, Bechtel National
TREASURER
Gary Ellis, Energy Northwest
SECTION LIBRARY
Big Bend Community College
7662 Chanute Street NE
Moses Lake, WA 98837
Librarian: Tim Fuhrman
P: 509-793-2350
SECTION 167Spokane
Website : http://awssection.com/spokane/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/pages/American-Welding-Society-Spokane-Section/
Contact : spokane@awssections.org
CHAIR
Jared Satterlund
1ST VICE CHAIR
Chris Walker
2ND VICE CHAIR
Jeff Stankiewicz
SECRETARY
William Haworth
TREASURER
Jeff Stankiewicz
SECTION LIBRARY
AWS Spokane Section Library
2401 E. Brooklyn Avenue
Spokane, WA 99217
Librarian: Steve Parmelee
P: 509-468-2310 Ext 138
SECTION 216Alberta
Website : http://sections.aws.org/alberta/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/AWSAlberta
Contact : alberta@awssections.org
CHAIR
Wanda Griesheimer, NAIT - Materials Engineering Technology
1st VICE CHAIRMAN
Chris Penniston, LJ Welding Automation
SECRETARY
Connie Williams
TREASURER
Dale Lesik, ATCO Pipelines
SECTION LIBRARY
AWS Alberta Reference
NAIT Main Campus, Office A287
11762-106 Street
Edmonton, AB T5G 2R1
Canada
Librarian: Darryl Fischer
P: 780-378-1052
SECTION 218British Columbia
Website : http://www.awsbcsection.com/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/pages/American-Welding-Society-British-Columbia-Section/
Contact : britishcolumbia@awssections.org
CHAIR
Bernard Booth, UA Piping Industry College of BC
VICE CHAIR
Kyle Bramhoff, Columbia Remtec
SECRETARY
Al Azadwinder S. Sumal, Kwantien Polytechnic University
TREASURER
Brenda Moe
SECTION LIBRARY
Kwantlen Polytechnic University Library
5500-180th Street
Surrey, BC V3W2M8
Canada
Librarian: Al Azadwinder S. Sumal
P: 604-599-2100
District 19 Student Chapters
SECTION 041Puget Sound Olympic Section
Bellingham Technical College Student Chapter
Advisor: Coly S. Rush
Welding Department
Bellingham Technical College
3028 Lindbergh Ave.
Bellingham, WA 98225-1599
P: (360) 752-8770
Everett Community College Student Chapter
Advisor: Jason Speicher
Everett Community College
2000 Tower St.
Everett, WA 98201
P: (425) 388-9100
Skagit Valley College Student Chapter
Advisor: Mary Kuelbelbeck
Skagit Valley College
2405 East College Way
Mt. Vernon WA 98273
P: (206) 293-0418
South Seattle Student Chapter
Advisor: Ken Johnson
South Seattle Community College
6000 16th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98106
P: (206) 934-6746
Stanwood High School Student Chapter
Advisor: Darryl Main
Ag. Mechanics Club
7400 272nd NW
Stanwood, WA 98292
P: (360) 631-9890
Tri- Tech Skills Center Student Chapter
Advisor: Gina R. Cutts
5929 West Metaline Avenue
Kennewick, WA 99336
P: (809) 280-5765
SECTION 156Inland Empire Section
Walla Walla Community College
Student Chapter
Advisor: Mike Haggard
500 Tausick Way
Walla Walla, WA
P: 509-527-4219
Section Affiliation:
AWS Inland Empire Section District 19
SECTION 167Spokane Section
Big Bend Community College
Student Chapter
Advisor: Shawn McDaniel
Big Bend Community College
7662 Chanute Street NE
Moses Lake, WA 98837-3299
P: 509-793-2222
SECTION 216Alberta Section
University of Alberta
Advisor: Prof. Patricio Mendez
University of Alberta
Chemical & Materials Engineering
7th Floof - ECERF Building
9107 - 116 Street
Edmonton, AB T6G 2V4
Canada
P: 780-248-1587
Section Affiliation:
AWS Alberta Section District 19
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