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, National Spinning Co, Inc., 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)
* Retired
Terms Expiring 2025
Steve Adams
ZKR Express
Matthew Llewellyn
World Fibers
Vincenzo Mazzoleni
Marzoli International
Kevin McClure
Monarch Knitting Machinery
Mike Strader
Coats American
Michael Ward
NC Textile Foundation
Terms Expiring 2026
Chad Bolick
Unifi Manufacturing, Inc.
Jasmine Cox
Textile Technology Center
Dan Thompson
Coker & Associates of SC
Tom Johnston
Picanol of America
Lee L'Oste Brown
DNA Technical Fabrics
John Riddle
Frontier Yarns
Member at Large
Nathan Fisher
Nava Technologies, LLC
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Board of Governors - Current Officers
Chairman
Rick Carpenter
Sonoco
Terms Expiring 2024
Sam Buff
Consultant
Chuck Butts
Murata Machinery USA, In.c
Jim Ciccone
OPTIMER Brands
Harriet Scarborough
Central Textiles, Inc.
Marvin Smith
Shuford Yarns
Vance Tiller
Impact Workforce Solutions
Board of Governors - Board Members
Make the Right Move
In Textile Manufacturing
Leadership
President
Cameron Hamrick
Hamrick Mills
Secretary/Treasurer
Devin Steele
Southern Textile Association
First Vice President
Charles Poston
Kluber Lubrication
Second Vice President
Evans Tindal
Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, LLC
Terms Expiring 2023
Palmer Blair, Jr.
Dillon Yarn Corporation
Tim Manson
Meridian Specialty Yarn Group
Oliver Meier
Staubli Corporation
Thomas Poston
Daikin America, Inc.
Tina Rogers
INVISTA
Randy Smith
Mount Vernon Chemicals
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)
Divisional Officers
Northern Division
Chairman
Cory Bowman
SANS Technical Fibers
Vice Chairman
Mitch Hensley
William Barnet & Son, LLC
Secretary
Alli Bowman
Unifi Manufacturing, Inc.
Southern Division
Chairman
Nathan Evans
Seydel-Woolley & Co., Inc.
Vice Chairman
Tina Rogers
INVISTA
Secretary
Kemp Smith
Itema America, Inc.