About Us

Mission

The mission of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Foundation is to serve as a charitable organization to provide funding for training, grants, scholarships, research, and publishing information relating to the sector of the manufacturing community that utilizes metal forming, fabricating, and product assembly.

Goals

• The FMA Foundation will be recognized as the most significant contributor to the development and growth of research and education supporting our industry.
• FMAF will be recognized as the first place to go for secondary, trade school or college scholarships in support of our industry.
• FMAF will be known for launching a campaign for the industry that will change the current image of careers in manufacturing.
• FMAF will provide a pro-active link between students and employers.

Core values

• Ethics
• Integrity
• Excellence
• Continuous improvement
• Leadership
• Vision

Annual Report

Download the 2007 Annual Report.

Leadership

Don Begneaud FMAF Board Chairman CEO/Owner Begneaud Manufacturing Lafayette, LA	Tom Connell FMAF Vice Chairman Consultant Main Steel Polishing Tinton Falls, NJ	Jeff Knauf FMAF Secretary/ Treasurer President Medalist Laserfab, Inc. Oshkosh, WI	Marcia Arndt Dean, Manufacturing Technology Moraine Park Technical College West Bend, WI
Dave Barber President MEGAFAB Rockford, IL	Dan Dechamps President & Owner MetalFinish, LLC Euromac, LLC Plainville, CT	Bryan Hawkins President/CEO Hawkeye Industries, Inc. Tupelo, MS	Matt Hotch President Matt Hotch Designs Fullerton, CA
Delbert "Del" Mullens Managing Partner Spector Sales, Inc. Bloomfield Hills, MI	Michael "Mick" Nallen President Thermatool Corp. East Haven, CT	Roger K. Steel Director Formtek Group Cleveland, OH	Cynthia VanderWaal Sales & Marketing Manager Roper Whitney of Rockford, Inc. Rockford, IL
Gerald M. Shankel FMAF President Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. Rockford, IL	Terrence J. Egan, CFRE FMAF Director Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Foundation Rockford, IL

How to Reach Us

For additional information regarding opportunities to support FMA Foundation, please call toll-free 888-394-4362 or email foundation@fmanet.org.