SMEF Leadership

The SME Foundation Board of Trustees

Andrew P. Cole
SMEF President

Peter M. Haarala
SMEF President-Elect

Thomas C. Rauch
SMEF Past President

Marc A. Herpfer
SME Past President

Michael T. Myers
Individual Fundraising Committee Chair

Catherine A. “Cat” Joyner
Corporate Giving Committee Chair

David L. Kanagy
SME Executive Director
SMEF Secretary/Treasurer

Megan S. Martin
SMEF Manager

Tim Alch, Member
Gregory A. Beckstrom, Member
Garland Davis, Member
Michael J. Deal, Member
C. Dale Elifrits, Member
David Goddard, Member
Melissa Harmon, Member
Gregory E. Hinshaw, Member
Jaisen N. Kohmuench, Member
Mary B. Korpi, Member
Kathryn F. Kosloski, Member

Kurt D. Kost, Member
James P. Metsa, Member
Jill R. Nelson, Member
Jay R. Nopola, Member
Joshua F. Olmsted, Member

Kathryn E.Robertson, Member

J. Eric Shereda, Member
Sudhanshu Singh, Member

Kathleen M. Tew, Member

Paul D. Vuljanic, Member

William H. Wilkinson, Member

SME Foundation Committees
SME Foundation Corporate Giving Committee
SME Foundation Individual Fundraising Committee
SME Foundation Award Committee
SME Foundation Nominating Committee
SME Foundation Scholarship Committee
Minerals Education Coalition (MEC) Committee
MEC Curriculum Sub-Committee
MMSA/SME Presidential Scholarship Committee

The Foundation Board of Trustees shall have and exercise, on behalf of the Foundation, all rights powers, and privileges granted to the Society as a not-for-profit organization organized under the laws of Colorado in the carrying out of the purposes set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

The standing committees shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees may from time to time, establish, maintain, and conclude such additional standing committees.

The Board of Trustees is empowered to establish additional units of the Foundation (e.g., councils, conferences).

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