National Glass Association Announces New Board Officers

Immediate Past Chair Ron Crowl (left), receives a recognition award from 2024-25 term Chair, Rick Locke (right). | Photo: NGA

The National Glass Association (NGA) announced new board officers for the 2024-25 term on September 29 prior to the start of GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo in Dallas.

Board officers for the 2024-25 term are Chair, Rick Locke, Montana Sash & Door, Bozeman, Mont.; Chair-elect, Tim Kelley, TriStar Glass Inc., Catoosa, Okla.; Treasurer, Jim Stathopoulos, Ajay Glass, Canandaigua, N.Y.; and Immediate Past Chair, Ron Crowl, FeneTech, a Cyncly Company, Aurora, Ohio.

Returning board members are Tara Brummet, Vitrum Glass Group, Langley, BC, Canada; Silas Koonse, Koonse Glass Co. Inc., Columbia, Mo.; Courtney Little, Ace Glass, Little Rock, Ark.; Jodi Martinez, AllStar Glass Co. Inc., Spokane Valley, Wash.; Syndi Sim, Q-railing, Tustin, Calif.; Taylor Anderson, Anderson Aluminum Corp., Columbus, Ohio; and Vipul Bhagat, Skyline Design, Chicago, Ill.

Mark Seeton of Vitro Architectural Glass joins the board filling the primary glass manufacturer seat for one term, with the opportunity to be nominated for a second consecutive term.

Departing the board are Kyle Sword, Pilkington North America, and Brian Hale, Hale Glass Inc. Sword served two consecutive one-year terms on the board as the primary glass manufacturer representative; Hale served a total of eight years having joined the board in 2016 and named as chair for 2022-23 and immediate past chair for 2023-24. NGA appreciates their dedication and leadership.