New MHEFI Board Members

The Material Handling Education Foundation Inc. (MHEFI) recently named four new members to their Board of Directors, whose terms will start on January 1, 2023:

1. Bryan Jensen, Chair & EVP, St. Onge Company
2. Ray Niemeyer, VP of Sales & Marketing, SpaceGuard Products
3. Crystal Parrott, COO, Plus One Robotics
4. Mitch Smith, VP of Business Development, Hytrol

Other MHEFI Board members for 2023 include:

• Brian Neuwirth, President, UNEX Manufacturing
• Sal Fateen, Last Retiring President, Seizmic, Inc.
• Donna Varner, Executive Director, MHEFI
• Dr. Michael Kay, CICMHE Liaison, North Carolina State University
• Patti Blessing, Director, Mojix
• Christian Dow, Director, MHI
• Sebastian Titze, Director, BEUMER Corporation
• James K. Allred, Lifetime Director, J.K. Allred Consulting
• John Hill, Lifetime Director, St. Onge Company
• Arthur St. Onge, Lifetime Director, St. Onge Company
• Ryan Bartlett, Vice President, United Material Handling
• Mike Laurent, Treasurer, MHEFI
• Arthur H. Stroyd, Jr., Director, Del Sole Cavanaugh Stroyd LLC
• Jay Anderson, Director, Steel King Industries
• James Cabot, Director, Southworth International Group
• Joel Thomas, Director, Siemens Industry
• Michael Mikitka, Director, MHI / WERC
• Dr. James Tompkins, Lifetime Director, Tompkins International
• William Powell, Lifetime Director, Powell Systems Inc.

MHEFI is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to encouraging and supporting material handling education.

Established in 1976, the foundation programs have supported over 1,000 students and educators seeking pathways to quality educational programs and fulfilling careers.

MHEFI is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing financial support for educational programs to engage and retain talent for the material handling, logistics and supply chain industry.

Donations are accepted by the foundation throughout the year, and 90% of donations go towards student scholarships and support.

Eighty percent of the students supported by MHEFI work in the material handling, logistics and supply chain industry.

• Visit mhi.org/mhefi/donors to contribute online to material handling education and help the foundation attract students to the industry.
• For more information, visit www.mhefi.org.