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