Staff and Management


Executive Management

Steve Schiffman

President & CEO

+1 651 225 6952

Amy Collins

Vice President of Events, Sales & Marketing

+1 651 225 6970

Sheila Sumner

CFO/Vice President of Operations

+1 651 225 6915

Jonathan Sweet

Director of Member Programs & Content

+1 651 225 6960

Cherie Schmit

Executive Assistant to the President

+1 651 225 6985

Divisions & Country Sectors

Emerging Technologies Division

Janelle Buerkley
Member Programs Manager

+1 651 225 6948

Equipment Division

Janelle Buerkley
Member Programs Manager

+1 651 225 6948

Fabric Graphics Association

Christine Gerard
Division Supervisor

+1 651 225 6926

Fabric Structures Association

Christine Gerard
Division Supervisor

+1 651 225 6926

Geosynthetic Materials Association

Fred Chuck
GMA Executive Director

+1 651 225 6956

Marine Fabricators Association

Barbara Connett
Education & Events Manager

+1 651 225 6914

Military Division

Janelle Buerkley
Member Programs Manager

+1 651 225 6948

Makers Division

Christine Gerard
Division Supervisor

+1 651 225 6926

Professional Awning Manufacturers Association

Christine Gerard
Division Supervisor

+ 1 651 225 6926

Tarp Association

Christine Gerard
Division Supervisor

+1 651 225 6926

Tent Rental Division

Jill Newman
Education & Events Manager

+1 651 225 6953

U.S. Industrial Fabrics Institute & Narrow Fabrics Institute

Janelle Buerkley
Member Programs Manager

+1 651 225 6948

ATA Canada

Christine Gerard
Division Supervisor

+ 1 651 225 6926

ATA Japan

Kikuko Tagawa
Executive Director

+81 72 780 2803

ATA / OFPANZ New Zealand

Amanda Newport
Executive Officer

+64 27 486 4517

Publications

Advertising

Amy Collins
Vice President of Events, Sales & Marketing

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Circulation

Jill Poirier
Circulations Specialist

+1 651 225 6971

Editorial

Jonathan Sweet
Director of Member Programs & Content

+1 651 225 6960

InTents

Jesse Madden
Editor

+1 651 225 6908

Fabric Architecture

Jonathan Sweet
Director of Member Programs & Content

+1 651 225 6960

Textile Technology Source

Janet Preus
Senior Editor

+1 651 225 6979

Specialty Fabrics Review

Cathy Jones
Senior Editor

+ 1 651 225 6968

Elisa Bernick
Associate Editor

+1 651 225 6924

Jesse Madden
Associate Editor

+ 1 651 225 6908

Megan Phillips
Associate Editor

+ 1 651 225 6907

Geosynthetics

Kevin Kerfoot
Editor

+1 651 225 6939

Marine Fabricator

Elisa Bernick
Senior Editor

+1 651 225 6924

Advertising Sales

Amy Collins

Amy Collins
Vice President of Events, Sales & Marketing

+1 651 225 6970

Angie West

Media and Exhibit Sales

+1 651 225 6989

Brenda Olson

Media and Exhibit Sales

+1 651 225 6998

Michele Johnson

Media and Exhibit Sales

+1 651 225 6974

Sara Schaefer

Media and Exhibit Sales

+1 651 225 6940

Lisa Batdorf

Sales Coordinator

+1 651 225 6959

Conference Management

Finance & Technology

Sheila Sumner

CFO/Vice President of Operations

+1 651 225 6915

Membership Services

Kimberly Hay

Member Sales & Retention Coordinator

+1 651 225 6909

Human Resources

Samantha Sahr

Human Resources Director

+1 651 225 6941

Marketing

Christian Weiland

Marketing Director

+1 651 225 6916

eStore

Ashley Scheidegger

Web Production

ATA Web Team