IIAR Board of Directors

2023-2024 

International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration Board 2023-2024

Pictured Left to Right 

First Row: Gary Schrift, Jeff Carter, Dave Malinauskas, Wayne Wehber, Trevor Hegg, Mike McGinnis

Second Row: Jim Adler, Jeanna Emmons, Maxime Girot, Mark Bazis Jr., Kurt Liebendorfer, Mark Stencel, Michael J. Lynch, Stephanie Smith, Miguel Garrido, Nick Nechay, Don Faust, Doug Scott

Third Row: Lesley Schaefer, Glen Heron, Todd Jekel, Alexander Vergara, Max Duarte, Aer Teale, William (Bill) Greulich

Officers

Dave Malinauskas, Chair 
CIMCO Refrigeration
Contractor

Jeffrey P. Carter, Chair Elect
General Mills
End User

Michael McGinnis, Vice Chair
Innovative Refrigeration Service
Contractor
Wayne Wehber, Treasurer
Vilter Manufacturing
Manufacturer

Trevor Hegg, Immediate Past Chair
Evapco
Contractor
* 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 

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

David Blackhurst
Star Refrigeration
Engineer

Glen Heron
Tyson Foods Inc. 
End User
Kurt Liebendorfer
EVAPCO Inc. 
Contractor
Lesley Schafer
C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
End User
 
Alex Vergara
Anheuser Busch
End User 

 Doug Scott
VaCom Technologies
Contractor

Jeff Sutton
Mr. Ammonia Refrigeration
Contractor

Nick Nechay
Independent Refrigeration Service Inc.
Contractor

Joe Fazzari
Colmac Coil
Contractor

Don Faust
Frick Industrial 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
Mark Tomooka
Clark Johnson Company, Inc. 
INTERNATIONAL
Max Duarte
EVAPCO, Inc.
MARKETING
Stephanie Smith
Risk Management Professionals, Inc.

PIPING
Rob Sterling
Sterling Andrews Engineering, PLLC 
RESEARCH
William J. Greulich
Kensington Consulting

SAFETY
Joe A. Fazzari
Colmac Coil

STANDARDS
Don Faust
FRICK Industrial Refrigeration