AJ Aldaco
Senior Business Manager
IP-Corporation
Andrew (Bob) Cook
Engineering Manager, Bestbath
Carley Hendren
General Manager, Southwest Composite Works
Claudia Camargo
Account Manager, Ashley Industrial Molding Inc
Cliff Conine
Account Manager, North American Composites
Clifford Jones
Technical Service Manager, AOC, LLC
Damon Call
Director, Technical Service, Toray Composite Materials America, Inc.
Ethan Harak
R&D Group Leader, Polynt Composites
Fabio Tomczak
R&D Manager, Bakelite Synthetics
Jacob Clark
Director of Composites for Infrastructure, ReForm Composites, Inc.
JB Garoufalis
Director of Finance, Pricing & Data Analytics, Composites One
Joseph Heil
Composites Research Engineer, Spirit AeroSystems
Mallory Brown
Product Manager, Hexcel
Mark Campbell
President, Formcrete Fiberglass Products, Inc.
Navraj Heer
Research and Development Manager, Avient Corporation
Patrick Flaherty
Owner/Engineer, PFDesignLab
Pierino Giovannini
Product Manager, Big Dog Adhesives
Quinton Houg
Purchasing Manager, Norplex Micarta
Sai Aditya Pradeep
Research & Development Engineer, University of Delaware – Center for Composite Materials
Tricia Smith
President, RTM North
Vipin Kumar
Sr. R&D Staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Dr. G. M. Fazley Elahee
Director of Technology
Norplex-Micarta
LLL
Class Schedule
This class will meet virtually and in-person throughout the year to connect, network and, learn from one another. Our 2026 program schedule includes:
| January 22 | Virtual Session #1: Kickoff and Introduction Session |
| February 26 | Virtual Session #2: Ladder of Inference |
| March 26 | Virtual Session #3 ACMA Volunteer Opportunities |
| April 20 | Virtual Session #4: Understanding Another’s Perspective |
| May 28 | Virtual Session #5: Commitments & Fly-In Prep |
| June 9-11 | In-Person Leadership Development Workshop & Fly-In in Washington, DC |
| July 9 | Virtual Session #6: ELP Program Review & Commitments |
| September 10 | Virtual Session #7: Preparing for CAMX |
| September 23 | Outgoing Class Celebration & Info Session at CAMX in Atlanta, GA |
THANK YOU TO OUR ELP SPONSORS
SPONSOR
Establish your company as a dedicated leader in the composite industry’s future by investing in the next generation. As a sponsor, you are elevating your brand recognition and showing your commitment to the future of our industry.
Sponsorship opportunities include: Founding or overall event sponsor, fly-in activities, CAMX breakfast and information session, leadership development workshop, and participant travel.
For more information, contact John Catapano, Director, Business Development by email at jcatapano@acmanet.org or by phone 703.795.7271.