2025/2027 SPE Detroit Volunteer Roster
Note: officer terms changed to two years bylaws Rev. 3 approved 12/16/2023
President
Rob Philp – rphilp(AT)sirmax.com
President Elect
This position was eliminated in bylaws Rev. 4. Second vote 2025-06-23
Past President
Neil Fuenmayor – fuenmayor.neil(AT)gmail.com
First Vice President
Open
Second Vice President
Bernd Henkleman bernd.henkelmann(AT)radicigroup.com
Secretary
Bob Petrach – robertpetrach(AT)aol.com
Treasurer
David Okonski – david.a.okonski(AT)gm.com
Councilor
Tom Miller – millertl(AT)comcast.net
Councilors have a 3 year term. Tom is in his first term which expires at ANTEC 2027
Membership/Next Gen Committee Chairs
Laura Shereda – lshereda(AT)akplastics.com
Newsletter Editor
Rob Philp – rphilp(AT)sirmax.com
Technical Programs Chair
OPEN
Conference Chairs
Auto EPCON Co-Chair
OPEN
Auto EPCON Co-Chair
OPEN
TPO Automotive Co-Chair
Neil Fuenmayor – fuenmayor.neil(AT)gmail.com
TPO Automotive Co-Chair
Rob Philp – rphilp(AT)sirmax.com
Sustainability World Congress
Sassan Tarahomi – starahomi22(AT)gmail.com
Board Members
Elected board members
By Virtue of Office
President
Rob Philp – rphilp(AT)sirmax.com
Past President
Neil Fuenmayor – fuenmayor.neil(AT)gmail.com
First Vice President
Open
Second Vice President
Bernd Henkleman – bernd.henkelmann(AT)radicigroup.com
Secretary
Bob Petrach
robertpetrach(AT)aol.com
Treasurer
Dave Okonski –
david.a.okonski(AT)gm.com
Councilor
Tom Miller –
millertl(AT)comcast.net
Term ending 6/2026
Armando Sardanopoli – asardanopoli(AT)live.com
Todd Hogan – tahogan(AT)dow.com
Keith Siopes – keith.siopes(AT)gmail.com
Christopher Surbrook – csurbrook(AT)midlandcompounding.com
Richard Umemoto – richard.umemoto(AT)magna.com
Term Ending 6/2027
Sassan Tarahomi –
starahomi22(AT)gmail.com
Jitesh Desai –
jdesai616(AT)gmail.com
Thomas Pickett –
tomjpickett(AT)yahoo.com
Sandra McClelland –
sandramcc1579(AT)gmail.com
Term ending 6/2028
Murali S. Chandrasekhar –
muralicsekhar(AT)gmail.com
Laura Shereda –
lshereda(AT)akplastics.com
Term ending 6/2025
Tom Miller – millertl(AT)comcast.net
Dr. Laura Shereda – lshereda(AT)akplastics.com
Dr. Mahmoodul Haq – haqmahmo(AT)egr.msu.edu