IIAR Board of Directors

2022-2023 

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Pictured Left to Right 
Mike Lynch, Wayne Wehber, Todd Jekel, Mark Bazis, Alexander Vergara, Mark Stencel, Maxime Girot, Eric Johnston, Gordon Struder, Jeff Sutton, Gary Schrift, Trevor Hegg, Stephanie Smith, Dave Malinauskas, Joe Fazzari, Chuck Taylor, Jim Adler, Bill Greulich, Samir Shah, Max Duarte, Doug Scott, Joe Pillis, John Gallaher, Lesley Schafer, Mike McGinnis

Officers

Trevor Hegg, Chair
EVAPCO, Inc.
Manufacturer

Dave Malinauskas, Chair Elect
CIMCO Refrigeration
Contractor

Jeffrey P. Carter, Vice Chair
General Mills
End User

Michael J. McGinnis, P.E., Treasurer
Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc. 
End User

Eric Johnston, Immediate Past Chair
American Food Groups
End User
* Ex-Officio 

Gary Schrift, President
IIAR
Ex-officio

Directors

JIM ADLER
Hixson, Inc
Engineer

MARK BAZIS, JR
Refrigeration Consultants, Inc
Engineer

JEANNA EMMONS
PSM RMP Solutions
Other 

JESSE FLORES
Retired

MIGUEL GARRIDO
Güntner U.S. LLC
Manufacturer

MAXIME GIROT
Clauger
Manufacturer

TODD JEKEL
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Academic

MICHAEL LYNCH
United States Cold Storage
End User

MICHAEL MCGINNIS
Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc.
Contractor
 
JOE PILLIS
Johnson Controls – Frick
Manufacturer 
 
LESLEY SCHAFER
C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
End User

SAMIR SHAH
Metalex Cryogenics
International 

CHARLES R. TAYLOR, P.E. (Chuck)
CRT Design  & Engineering, Inc.
Engineer
 
ALEXANDER VERGARA (Alex)
Anheuser Busch
End User 

WAYNE WEHBER
Vilter Manufacturing, LLC
Emerson Climate Technologies
Manufacturer

DOUG SCOTT
VaCom Technologies
Contractor

JEFF SUTTON
Mr. Ammonia Refrigeration
Contractor

Committee Chairs

*all committee chairs are Ex-Officio 

CO2 HANDBOOK
John Gallaher
Westermeyer Industries

COMPLIANCE GUIDELINES
Jeanna Emmons
PSM RMP Solutions

EDUCATION
Mark Stencel
Bassett Mechanical

ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY
Aer Teale, P.E.
Lineage Logistics

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Jeffrey P. Carter
General Mills, Inc.

INTERNATIONAL
Max Duarte
EVAPCO, Inc.

MARKETING
Stephanie Smith
Risk Management Professionals, Inc.

PIPING
Gordon Struder
EVAPCO, Inc.

RESEARCH
William J. Greulich
Kensington Consulting

SAFETY
Joe A. Fazzari
Colmac Coil

STANDARDS
Don Faust
FRICK Industrial Refrigeration