Organizations Filed Purposes:
The Automotive Division of SPE is dedicated to recognizing and communicating technical accomplishments in all phases of new automotive plastic and plastic-based-composite developments in the transportation industry. Our mission is to advance automotive plastics technology worldwide and to educate industry, academia and the public about these advances through technical conferences, publications and providing scholarships to deserving students or organizations.
Advances automotive plastics technology worldwide by recognizing automotive industry innovations and encouraging education and research. Provides technical training for industry applications and distributes educational information to members.
Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition (ACCE): This event is designed to educate and update automotive design and production engineers, sales personnel, and managers from transportation OEM's and tier suppliers about the benefits and expanding importance of thermoset and thermoplastic composites in passenger vehicles, light trucks, and other ground transportation applications.
SPE's Automotive Innovation Awards Program (IAG) is the oldest and largest competition of its kind in the world. While there are no monetary prizes, all participants are winners by virtue of being able to showcase their company's technology to a global audience. Dozens of teams made up of OEM's, tier suppliers and polymer producers submit nominations describing their part, system, or complete vehicle, and why it merits the claim as "The Year's Most Innovative Use of Plastic".
Newsletter: The Newsletter and PlastiVan Program are both used to educate members, as well as the general public. The newsletter is published four times per year and is delivered in print version, as well as online.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Bonnie Bennyhoff | Treasurer, Admin | 20 | $12,000 |
| Crystal Vanhouten | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Suresh Shah | Division Councilor | 3 | $0 |
| Matt Carroll | Immediate Past-Chair | 2 | $0 |
| Alper Kiziltas | Vice Chair | 4 | $0 |
| Dave Helmer | Chairperson | 4 | $0 |
| Kieth Siopes | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Steven Vanloozen | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Tim Rush | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Neil Fuenmayor | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Paula Kruger | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Sassan Tarahomi | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Jeremy Lee | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Marc Bahm | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Jeff Mayville | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Norm Karkarala | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Lapain | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Tom Pickett | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Brian Haggart | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Drew Geda | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Chuck Jarrett | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Gary Kogowski | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Umesh Gandhi | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Brian Grosser | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Dhanendra Nagwanshi | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Fred Deans | Director | 2 | $0 |
| David Reed | Director Emeritus | 2 | $0 |
| Nippani Rao | Director Emeritus | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Allan Murray | Director Emeritus | 2 | $0 |
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