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, Barnet, 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)
* LILLIAN LINK, Southern Textile Association (1996-2022)
CAMERON HAMRICK, Hamrick Mills (2013-2024)
* Retired
Terms Expiring 2026
Steve Adams
ZKR Express
Matthew Llewellyn
STOLL by KARL MAYER
Vincenzo Mazzoleni
Marzoli International
Kevin McClure
Monarch Knitting Machinery
Mike Strader
Elevate Textiles
Michael Ward
NC Textile Foundation
Terms Expiring 2027
Chad Bolick
Unifi Manufacturing, Inc.
Jasmine Cox
Textile Technology Center
Dan Thompson
Coker & Associates of SC
Tom Johnston
Picanol of America
Linsey Flitcroft
DNA Technical Fabrics
John Riddle
Shuford Yarns LLC
Secretary/Treasurer
Devin Steele
Southern Textile Association
Second Vice President
Nathan Evans
Seydel-Woolley & Co.
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The following past presidents, who are Life Members of the Board of Governors, are no longer active in the association.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)
Board of Governors - Board Members
Board of Governors - Current Officers
Chairman
Charles Poston
Kluber Lubrication
Terms Expiring 2028
Palmer Blair, Jr.
Dillon Yarn Corporation
Tim Manson
Meridian Specialty Yarn Group
Oliver Meier
American Dornier
Thomas Poston
Daikin America, Inc.
Tina Rogers
Techmer PM
Scott Malcolm
Itema America
Become a Member
Membership in STA offers the opportunity to network with peers in all sectors of the textile industry through personal contact and association.
Member-at-Large
Cory Bowman
Unifi Manufacturing, Inc.
First Vice President
Nathan Fisher
Nava Technologies, LLC
Make the Right Move
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Leadership
President
Evans Tindal
Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, LLC
Divisional Officers
Northern Division
Chairman
Cory Bowman
SANS Technical Fibers
Vice Chairman
Patrick Patton
RSM Company
Secretary
Allie Bowman
Unifi Manufacturing, Inc.
Southern Division
Chairman
Tina Rogers
Techmer PM
Vice Chairman
Dan Thompson
Coker & Associates of SC
Secretary
Tom Johnston
Picanol of America
Terms Expiring 2025
Jessica Ethridge
Fi-Tech
Chuck Butts
Murata Machinery USA, In.c
Jordan Renfrow
SYMTECH, Inc.
Harriet Scarborough
Central Textiles, Inc.
Marvin Smith
Shuford Yarns
Vance Tiller
Impact Workforce Solutions