Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Chairperson

Ashleigh Walters, President
Onex, Inc.

Vice-Chairperson

Charlie Rutkowski, Plant Manager
Industrial Sales & Manufacturing, Inc.

Secretary

Richard Carlotti, Chief Technology Officer
Wabtec Corporation

Treasurer

Diana (Peters) Wilkosz, VP Administration
Peter’s Heat Treating, Inc.

Board Members

Arthur Aiello, Jr., President
St. Mary’s Pressed Metals, Inc.

Brad Gleason. Director of Entrepreneurial Operations
Gannon University, College of Engineering and Business

Heath Jenkins, President
Gasbarre Products

Timothy Kurzweg, Ph.D., Director, School of Engineering
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

Carolyn Boser Newhouse, Executive Director
Bradford Area Alliance

Testimonials

CCL Container

The NWIRC’s Lean Champion Program was instrumental in my development to become our plant’s Continuous Improvement Coordinator. It provided me the foundation of knowledge I needed to be able to spearhead projects and lead teams through our company’s Lean journey. Since then 11 more of our employees have completed the program and are actively engaged in our continuous improvement efforts. It’s been valuable for the development of our people.