Howard Record
District 5 Director
Engineering Manager
Townley Foundry & Machine
4301 SE 38th Street
Ocala, FL 34480
E: howard@rtdtools.com
District 5 Sections
SECTION 025Atlanta
Website : http://awssection.com/atlanta/
CHAIR
Rene Engeron, Emergency Machining Services
emsmachine@aol.com
1ST VICE CHAIR
Tom Rieger, Lanier Tech College
2ND VICE CHAIR
Jay Maughon, Lanier Tech College
SECRETARY
Rene Engeron, Emergency Machining Services
emsmachine@aol.com
TREASURER
Greg Engeron, EAS/Gas & Supply
CERTIFICATION CHAIR
Tom Flynn, Tomco
SECTION 80South Florida
Website : http://www.awssection.org/sflorida/
CHAIR
Gilly Burrion, Florida Gas Welding Supply
gburrion@aol.com
1ST VICE CHAIR
Robert Guenther, Guenther Construction, Inc.
2ND VICE CHAIR
Frank Vargas, Uniweld Products
SECRETARY
Javier Sosa, American Welding Society
TREASURER
Ruben Lara, American Welding Society
SECTION LIBRARY
South Florida Section Library
2215 SW 58 Avenue
West Park, FL 33023
Librarian: Gilly Burrion
P: 954-981-8404
SECTION 97South Carolina
Website : http://www.awssection.org/scarolina
Contact : scarolina@awssections.org
CHAIR
Ken Inabinette, Division Five Inc.
1ST VICE CHAIR
Steffen Johnstone, Parker Aerospace
2ND VICE CHAIR
Gale Mole, Soil Consultants, Inc.
SECRETARY
Rick Stevens, Pegasus Steel
TREASURER
Lewis Driggers, Parker Aerospace
SECTION 110North Florida
Website : http://awssection.com/nflorida/
Contact : nflorida@awssections.org
CHAIR
Webster Skelton III
1ST VICE CHAIR
Peter Furman, GE Oil & Gas
2ND VICE CHAIR
Kenneth Michie, SAFT America
SECRETARY
John Ellis III, Legacy Engineering, Inc.
TREASURER
William E. Strate, Strate Welding Supply Co.
CERTIFICATION CHAIR
Douglas Yates, Bureau Veritas
SECTION LIBRARY
FSCJ Downtown Campus
101 W. State Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Librarian: Bill Strate
SECTION 112Florida West Coast
Website : http://www.awssection.org/fl_westcoast/
Contact : flwestcst@awssections.org
CHAIR
Alan Shissler
1ST VICE CHAIR
Daryl Peterson
2ND VICE CHAIR
Tom McCormack
SECRETARY
Albert "Al" Sedory
TREASURER
Ray Monson
SECTION 154Columbia
Website : http://www.awssection.org/columbia
Contact : columbia@awssections.org
CHAIR
Keith Cusey
1ST VICE CHAIR
Ray Thomas, Midland Technical College
2ND VICE CHAIR
Kevin Gratton, Lexington Carrer Center
SECRETARY
Robyn Westphal
TREASURER
Keith Cusey
SECTION LIBRARY
Midland Technical College, Airport Campus
1260 Lexington Drive
West Columbia, SC 29170
Librarian: Ray Thomas
SECTION 188North Central Florida
Website : http://www.awssection.org/nc_florida
Contact : nctflorida@awssections.org
CHAIR
Howard Record, Record Tool & Die
1ST VICE CHAIR
Josh Esposito, Community Technical & Adult Education Ctr
2ND VICE CHAIR
TBA
SECRETARY
Leroy "Bill" Myers
TREASURER
Christopher C. Utman, Weldtest Services, LLC
CERTIFICATION CHAIR
Christopher C. Utman, Weldtest Services, LLC
SECTION LIBRARY
Weldtest Services, LLC
3500 NE 71st Avenue
High Springs, FL 32643
Librarian: Chris Utman
P: 386-454-0213
SECTION 193Palm Beach
Website : http://www.awssection.org/palmbeach
Contact : palmbeach@awssections.org
CHAIR
Frank Rose, Atlantic Tech. Center
VICE CHAIR
Jon F. VanPelt
SECRETARY
Neil Prager, Anchor Research Corp.
TREASURER
Neil Prager, Anchor Research Corp.
SECTION LIBRARY
Palm Beach Section Library
4700 Coconut Creek Pkwy
Coconut Creek, FL 33063
Librarian: Frank Rose
P: 754-321-5100
SECTION 510Central Florida-Orlando
Website : http://awssection.com/central-fl-orlando/
CHAIR
Jason D. Becker
1ST VICE CHAIR
Joshua Zimmerman
2ND VICE CHAIR
Edward S. Miszczak
SECRETARY
Robert K. MacMillan
TREASURER
Andrew J. Provost
CERTIFICATION CHAIR
TBA
STUDENT CHAPTER ADVISOR
Kenneth A. Cox Jr
District 5 Student Chapters
SECTION 110North Florida Section
Tulsa Welding School
Dion Thornhill
Tulsa Welding School
3500 Southside Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32216
P: 904-646-9353
SECTION 154Columbia Section
Aiken SC Student Chapter
Kevin Rawlins
Aiken County Career & Technology Ctr
2455 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Warrenville, SC 29851
P: 803-593-7300
Aiken Technical College
Shawn McClanahan
Aiken Technical College
2276 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Graniteville, SC 29829
P: 803-508-7356
Strom Thurmond Career Center
William Cheatham
Strom Thurmond Career Center
17 Par Drive
Johnston, SC 29832
P: 803-275-1767
SECTION 193Palm Beach Section
Space Coast Student Chapter
Ken Cox
Eastern Florida State College
1519 Clearlake Rd. 16-103
Cocoa, FL 32922
P: 321-433-7175
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