Secretary/Treasurer
Devin Steele
Southern Textile Association
Leadership
Member-at-Large
Tina Rogers
Techmer PM
Terms Expiring 2028
Rebecca Klossner
Precision Fabrics Group
Tim Manson
Meridian Specialty Yarn Group
Oliver Meier
American Dornier
Thomas Poston
Daikin America, Inc.
Tina Rogers
Techmer PM
Scott Malcolm
Itema America
Terms Expiring 2025
Jessica Ethridge
Fi-Tech
Chuck Butts
Murata Machinery USA, In.c
Jordan Renfrow
SYMTECH, Inc.
Harriet Scarborough
Central Textiles, Inc.
Marvin Smith
Shuford Yarns
Vance Tiller
Impact Workforce Solutions
Become a Member
Membership in STA offers the opportunity to network with peers in all sectors of the textile industry through personal contact and association.
Board of Governors - Current Officers
Chairman
Evans Tindal
Glen Raven Custom Fabrics
Second Vice President
Cory Bowman
Unifi Manufacturing, Inc.
INACTIVE PAST PRESIDENTS
The following past presidents, who are Life Members of the Board of Governors, are no longer active in the association. Past presidents are removed from the active roster (and the association’s mailing list) if they request it or if they do not respond to STA mailings for an extended period.
EDWARD M. DRISCOLL, Tultex Corporation, Gastonia, NC (1978-79)
L. G. STOKER, American & Efird, Inc. (1988-89)
WILLIAM E. GAITHER, Greenwood Mills, Greenwood, SC (1989-90)
JAMES T. POTTER, JR., Shelby Yarn Co., Kings Mountain, NC (1990-91)
STEVE DOBBINS, Carolina Mills, Maiden, NC (1991-92)
W. ROBERT BROWNLEE, Greenwood Mills, Greenwood, SC (1992-93)
MAX M. HUNTLEY, Parkdale Mills, Gastonia, NC (1994-95)
GEORGE R. BROWN, Springs Industries, Inc., Gaffney, SC (1995-96)
SAM W. BRUMMITT, Harriet & Henderson Yarns, Henderson, NC (1996-97)
HENRY SURRATT, Springs Industries, Inc., Lancaster, SC (2001-02)
KEN RADA, Duke-Energy, Anderson, SC (2013-14)
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President
Nathan Fisher
Nava Technologies, LLC
First Vice President
Nathan Evans
Seydel-Woolley & Co.
Divisional Officers
Northern Division
Chairman
Patrick Patton
RSM Company
Vice Chairman
Allie Bowman
Unifi Manufacturing, Inc.
Secretary
Danny Barrett
Danbartex LLC
Southern Division
Chairman
Dan Thompson
Coker & Associates of SC
Vice Chairman
Tom Johnston
Picanol of America
Secretary
Jessica Ethridge
Fi-Tech, Inc.
Board of Governors - Board Members
Life Members of the Board
The following past presidents of the association are Life Members of the Board of Governors.
* W. FRED ROBERTSON, Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc., Kannapolis, NC (1986-87)
* H. DOYLE KIDD, Greenwood Mills, Greenwood, SC (1997-98)
* JAMES W. PAYNE, Cone Mills Corporation, Carlisle, SC (1998-99)
* LYMAN W. HAMRICK, Hamrick Mills, Gaffney, SC (1999-00)
* DANIEL E. NATION, Parkdale Mills, Inc., Gastonia, NC (2000-01)
* LARRY W. OATES, Carolon Company, Rural Hall, NC (2002-03)
* LEE THOMAS, Parkdale, Gastonia, NC (2003-04)
* RUSSELL W. MIMS, JR., Buhler Quality Yarns Corp., Jefferson, GA (2004-05)
MITCH HENSLEY, Barnet, Shelby, NC (2005-06)
* LISA ARIAIL OEHMIG, Glen Raven, Inc. (2007-08)
JIM BOOTERBAUGH, National Spinning Co., Inc., Burlington, NC (2008-09)
JAY SELF, Greenwood Mills, Greenwood, SC (2009-10)
* BRAD BURNETT, Inman Mills, Enoree, SC (2010-2011)
RANDY BLACKSTON, Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, Anderson, SC (2011-2012)
ED COX, ITG, Cordova, NC (2012-2013)
* JUDSON BOEHMER, La France Fabrics, La France, SC (2014-2015)
TODD WEMYSS, Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, Norlina, NC (2015-2016)
* MIKE KINGSMORE, Palmetto Finishing, LLC (2016-2017)
* CARSON COPELAND, Valdese Weavers, LLC (2017-2018)
ANDREW BARKER, Matrix Yarns, Inc. (2018-2019)
MATT SHANNON, Greenwood Mills (2019-2020)
RICK CARPENTER, Sonoco (2019-2022)
* LILLIAN LINK, Southern Textile Association (1996-2022)
CAMERON HAMRICK, Hamrick Mills (2023-2024)
CHARLES POSTON (2024-2025)
* Retired
Terms Expiring 2026
Marshall Johnson
Sovereign Textiles
Matthew Llewellyn
STOLL by KARL MAYER
Vincenzo Mazzoleni
Marzoli International
Kevin McClure
Monarch Knitting Machinery
Mike Strader
Elevate Textiles
Michael Ward
NC Textile Foundation
Terms Expiring 2027
Chad Bolick
Unifi Manufacturing, Inc.
Jasmine Cox
Textile Technology Center
Dan Thompson
Coker & Associates of SC
Tom Johnston
Picanol of America
Linsey Flitcroft
DNA Technical Fabrics
John Riddle
Shuford Yarns LLC