For Immediate Release

PITTSBURGH, April 5, 2021 – The Board of Directors of the Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA) elected Troy Brown, Kretz Lumber Company, Inc., Antigo, Wisconsin, President of the HMA at their National Conference and Expo in Austin, Texas, March 23.

Other HMA officers for 2021 are Vice President Tommy Petzoldt, East Perry Lumber Company, Frohna, Missouri; and Executive Vice President Linda Jovanovich, HMA, Pittsburgh.

HMA Board of Directors also elected members to the Executive Committee. In addition to the officers, they are: Geoff Henderson, Anderson-Tully Company, Vicksburg, Mississippi; Hal Mitchell, Atlanta Hardwood Corporation, Mableton, Georgia; Craig Miller, Battle Lumber Company, Inc., Wadley, Georgia; Wayne Law, New River Hardwoods, Mountain City, Tennessee; and Tom Gerow, Wagner Millwork, LLC, Owego, New York. Bob Miller, Frank Miller Lumber Company, Union City, Indiana, will serve on the Executive Committee as the immediate past president.

During the Conference’s Thursday Business Meeting, HMA members elected Directors: Hal Mitchell, Atlanta Hardwood Corporation, Mableton, Georgia; Richard Buchanan, Granite Hardwoods, Inc., Granite Falls, North Carolina; Bruce Dahn, HHP, Inc., Henniker, New Hampshire; Kirby Kendrick, Kendrick Forest Products, Inc., Edgewood, Iowa; and Bucky Pescaglia, MO PAC Lumber, Fayette, Missouri.

Newly appointed to the HMA NextGen Leaders Council – formerly known as the HMA Millennial Council – are: Kaitlyn Wood, Gates Milling, Inc., Gatesville, North Carollina; Lindsey DiGangi, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company, Philadelphia,; and Patrick Cullinan, Stella-Jones Corporation, Pittsburgh. Bob Miller, Frank Miller Lumber Company, Union City, Indiana, continues to serve as the Council Coordinator.

About the Hardwood Manufacturers Association

The Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA) is a national trade organization with membership limited to U.S. hardwood lumber producers and processors. HMA is a member-driven association, providing member companies peer-networking opportunities, valuable information exchange and strategic management tools. The Association also conducts a focused, far-reaching promotion campaign, directed to both consumers and design/build professionals, extolling the beauty, environmental preference, and lasting value of American hardwood flooring, furniture, cabinetry and millwork. For more information, visit www.HMAmembers.org.