Official Technical Committee

Communications Committee
Purpose: To be the hub for the Association for all communications through the Journal, website and internet

Chair:  Katie Kutskill

Subcommittees:

RSL 
Purpose: To develop a standardized Restrictive Substances List.
Chair:  Steve Lange

Methods & Specifications
Purpose: To administer the Randall Rowles Memorial Scholarship Award.
Co-Chairs:  Lori Hyllengren and Nick Latona
Members: Okey Abara, Khorshed Alam, Janice Barnes, Kadir Donmez, Jose Gallegos, Steve Lange, C.K. Liu, and Pat Ramakrishnan.

Education 
Purpose: To administer the Leather Technology Correspondence Course of the Association.
Chair:  Mainul Haque
Members: David G. Bailey, Kenneth A. Boni, Elton Hurlow, Michael J. O’Keefe, and Steve Yanek.
Research Liaison 
Purpose: To maintain an awareness of ongoing hides and leather research, to foster research collaboration, and to assist the USDA and other public research institutions in establishing research priorities.
Co-Chairs:  Eleanor M. Brown and Lori Hyllengren
Members: Jim Carter, Joseph Hoefler, Prasad Inaganti, Steve Lange, Doug Morrison, Nathan Mullinix, Mike O’Keefe, David Peters, Dave Powell, John Reddington and Stephen Sothmann.

ALCA Business Committees
2024 Convention Committee

Chair:  Donis Bosworth
Vice Chair:  Amie Kranz

Ways & Means
Chairs:  Joseph Hoefler