The new chairman of the board of the National Glass Association (NGA) is Rod Van Buskirk, of Bacon & Van Buskirk in Champaign, Illinois. Mr. Van Buskirk has been a supporter of the NGA for many years,…
The new chairman of the board of the National Glass Association (NGA) is Rod Van Buskirk, of Bacon & Van Buskirk in Champaign, Illinois. Mr. Van Buskirk has been a supporter of the NGA for many years, having served on the board since 2003 and is a member of the association“s Architectural Glazing Committee. He took the office of chairman on 11 September 2007 at GlassBuild America in Atlanta. He will serve a one-year term. Joining Mr. Van Buskirk as executive officers are chairman-elect, Stephen Mort of Don“s Mobile Glass, Inc. of Modesto, California and treasurer, Kevin McMahon of K-Man Glass Corp. in Bethel, Connecticut. Wes Topping Jr. of Belron, Inc. in Commerce City, Colorado, serves as immediate past chairman for the coming year. Thomas D. Lee III of Lee & Cates Glass, Inc. in Jacksonville, Florida leaves the board after nine years of service. John Morris of Jack Morris Auto Glass in Memphis, Tennessee joins the board of directors to serve a three-year term. Board members returning for the 2007-2008 term are: Steven R. Burnett of Walters & Wolf Curtain Wall, Mukilteo, Washington; Al Gauntlett, General Glass Co., Inc., Portland, Oregon; Bob Lawrence, Craftsman Fabricated Glass, Inc., Houston, Texas; Douglas Linderer of Go-Glass Corp., Salisbury, Massachusetts; Chris Mammen, Mammen Glass & Mirror, Irving, Texas; Gregory P. Pattakos, Advanced Auto Glass, Inc., Akron, Ohio; Robert J. Trainor, Trainor Glass Co., Alsip, Illinois; and Richard Voreis, Consulting Collaborative, Dallas, Texas.