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Business Management Councils

Business Management Executive Committee
Mission:   The Mission of the Business Management Executive Committee (BMEC) is to conduct programs of a managerial and educational nature that will enhance the manufacturing and distribution capabilities of Company Members’ and Associate Members’ products and services.  The Mission is pursued through the Scopes and responsibilities of the six standing Councils comprising the BMEC.
Chair:   Leslie Hennessy, Lovejoy, Inc.
Staff Liasion:   Joe Franklin, franklin@agma.org

Education Council
Scope:   The Scope of the Council is to maintain and to review all data on relevant gear education and training courses; to determine needs; promote the development of personnel in those areas with the greatest need; to work with alternate sources of training to enhance opportunities for the industry, and to develop skill standards for the industry.  It exists also to promote gear manufacturing as a modern career alternative and education/training as an industry priority.
Chair:   Lyman Munson, S.L. Munson & Company
Staff Liasion:   Joe Franklin, franklin@agma.org

Marketing Council
Scope:    The Scope of the Council is to create and maintain educational data pertaining to marketing functions and to provide a forum wherein mutual problems can be discussed.  The Council meets its objectives through regularly scheduled meetings which provide networking opportunities in addition to presentations of an economic and business nature on contemporary topics relevant to the industry.
Chair:   Terry Orr, Lufkin Industries, Inc.
Staff Liasion:   Joe Franklin, franklin@agma.org

Small Business Council
Scope:   The Scope of the Council is to address common problems and opportunities – including the upgrading of skill levels – of small businesses so they can enhance their manufacturing, engineering and marketing capabilities. 
Chair:   Louis Ertel, Overton Gear & Tool Corp.
Staff Liasion:   Joe Franklin, franklin@agma.org

Statistical Council
Scope:    The Scope of the Council is to collect and distribute statistical data on the markets served by AGMA’s Company Members, and to obtain and review gear industry statistical reports, reporting formats and procedures, as issued by government agencies.  The Council oversees the production and distribution of the Association’s Monthly Market Trend Report (MMTR) and the Quarterly Flexible Couplings Report.  The Council also oversees the production of the Association’s Operating Ratio Report and Wage & Benefit Survey.
Chair:   Peter LaMontagna, Overton Gear
Staff Liasion:   Joe Franklin, franklin@agma.org

Trade Show Advisory Council
Scope:   The Scope of the Council is to serve as the liaison between the AGMA Board of Directors, the exhibiting companies and the AGMA staff, by providing ongoing guidance throughout the various stages of the development and production of AGMA’s biennial trade show -- GEAR EXPO. 
Chair:   Dennis Richmond, Reishauer Corporation
Staff Liasion:   Jenny Blackford, blackford@agma.org