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4/29/2021: Piedmont – The Manufacturing and Textile Innovation Network’s (MTIN) vision is to create an end-to-end matchless resource for diversified manufacturing, applied research and development, textile and product testing, prototyping, business incubation and training.

3/25/2021: New England – TOPIC: Past  to Present – New innovations in Durable Press Finishing for Cotton! Speaker: Ken Greeson, Cotton Incorporated

3/24/2021: Piedmont – Piedmont Section Officers’ Meeting Minutes

1/28/2021: NY-Metro – AATCC Members Event: Design Considerations for Reusable Consumer Masks. Lexie Sachs is Textiles Director at Good Housekeeping, where she tests and reports on all fabric-based consumer products including clothing, footwear, bedding, towels and more.

11/19/2020: NY-Metro – Chair Patrick Ayers lead a Zoom call to check-in with each other, discuss how people are adapting—what is working (and what is not)—and do a little networking. Section members discussed having regular check-ins at different days/times, and getting speakers for the next Zoom call about Consumer Face Coverings.

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California

sectionsThe AATCC California section includes members in California.
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Officers:

RoleNamePositionCompany
Acting ChairJoanne Brasch, PhDSpecial Projects ManagerCalifornia Product Stewardship Council
Vice-ChairFarhan PatelMarketing ConsultantLA Fashion Week
TreasurerStephanie RittenFabric DeveloperLevi Strauss & Co.

Objectives

AATCC California aims to be an inclusive community for textile industry professionals within California. In order to engage with as many professionals and students across the disciplines of textiles, the vision for the AATCC California section is to be founded by 7 Pillars: Color Perception; Laboratory Testing; Regulatory/Compliance; Chemical Applications; Sustainability; Technology/Wearable Electronics; and Education/Student Engagement

All of the pillars have the same 4 objectives:
Education: To increase knowledge of materials and textiles.
Research: To encourage in any practical way, research work on textile design and coloration, chemical processes, and materials of importance to the textile industry.
Communication: To establish for the members channels by which the interchange of professional and technical knowledge among them may be increased.
Promotion: To promote the knowledge of textiles, materials, dyestuffs, and chemicals as related to the various trades in the California and provide meetings of interest in harmony with the objectives of the National Association.

Delaware Valley

sectionsThe AATCC Delaware Valley section includes members in Delaware, Maryland, Southern New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
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Officers:

RoleNameCompany
ChairChristina RapaW L Gore
Vice ChairSarah PlautzW L Gore
SecretaryKathy ZetuneThe Lycra Company
TreasurerJohn DempseyJ S Vila Co

Sectional Committee:

NameCompany
Ray HaslamWolfe Dye & Bleach
Kelly CobbUniversity of Delaware
Kanti JasaniPTCC
Janet BradyThos Jefferson University
Craig LindemanW L Gore
Dave FenstermakerHuntsman LLC
Mustafa ArifogluW L Gore

India

sectionsThe AATCC India section includes the entire country, including the southern region previously covered by the Kongu section.
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Officers:

RoleNameCompany
ChairCharan SinghTUV Rheinland (India) Pvt. Ltd.

New England

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The AATCC New England section includes members in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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Officers:

RoleNameCompany
ChairDavid TrumbullAgathon Associates
Vice ChairRichard MalachowskiUniversity of Rhode Island
SecretaryDebra ChronicleSGS Consumer Testing Services
TreasurerBethany PollackDraper Knitting Company
Technical Program ChairHeidi Carvalho

Executive Committee Members: Carl Fortin, Clariant Corp; Mary Reardon, Tweave; Rich Malachowski; Jack Bare

Regional Board Member: Martin Bide

Northwest

sectionsThe AATCC Northwest section includes members in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
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Officers:

RoleNameCompany
ChairShannon RedellColumbia Sportswear
Vice-ChairSusan SokolowskiUniversity of Oregon
TreasurerKham ViengkhamNike
SecretaryJo Anne SurerusPendleton
Program ChairNancy PeBenitoConsultant
Membership ChairSusan MatterNordstrom

NY-Metro

sectionsThe AATCC NY-Metro section includes members in New York City.

 

 

 

 

Officers:

RoleNameCompany
ChairPro Tem: Patrick AyersNoble Biomaterials
Vice-ChairAjoy SarkarFIT
SecretaryAdam VarleyVartest Laboratories Inc.
TreasurerCesar SaavedraFIT

Ozarks

The AATCC Ozarks (formerly Gulf Coast) section includes members in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
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Officers:

RoleNameCompany
Chair Andrew N. FraserInMocean Group
Vice-ChairSusan EscheRetired
SecretaryBao Yang
TreasurerAshley Handley

Piedmont

The AATCC Piedmont section includes members in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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Officers:

RoleNamePositionCompany
ChairJohn CrockerBusiness Development Mgr.SDL Atlas
Vice ChairBuddy GarrettAssoc. Dir., Textile Chemistry ResearchCotton Incorporated
SecretaryHeather JohnsonDyehouse Systems Mgr.Elevate Textiles (American & Efird)
TreasurerBilly GardnerNational Sales Rep.DyStar

Regional Board Member (Midsouth Region): Nelson Houser

Scholarship Committee Chair: Billy Gardner

Scholarship Committee: Lee Lemere, Mandi Strickland, Len Farias, Ann Laidlaw

Membership Chair: Bill Stuckey

Texas

The AATCC Texas section includes members in Texas.

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Twitter: @AATCC_Texas
Facebook: AATCC Texas Section
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Officers:

RoleName
ChairHarrie P. Schoots
Vice-ChairOPEN POSITION
SecretaryOPEN POSITION
Social Media ChairACTIVELY SEEKING (Email Here) Students welcome!

Pacific

The AATCC Pacific section is currently INACTIVE. The section included members in Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
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Contact  Manisha Patel to switch your section affiliation. If you would like to help reactivate this section, contact Maria Thiry.

Midwest

The AATCC Midwest section is currently INACTIVE. The section included members in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
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Contact Manisha Patel to switch your section affiliation. If you would like to help reactivate this section, contact Maria Thiry.

Southeast

The AATCC Southeast section is currently INACTIVE. The section included members in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee.

This section is currently inactive. AATCC members within its geographic bounds may choose to participate in the Piedmont section. Contact Manisha Patel to switch your section affiliation.

If you would like to help reactivate this section, contact Maria Thiry.