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About SPESA

Bringing Together Leaders from Across the Sewn Products Industry

Our Story

Our Story

The Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA) is the industry association for suppliers to the sewn products industry, which includes apparel, upholstered furniture, home textiles, transportation interiors, leather goods, footwear, industrial textiles, and more.

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These suppliers are manufacturers and distributors of machinery, systems, technology, supply chain solutions, equipment, and parts, along with other products and services used for the development, manufacture, or distribution of sewn products.

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It’s our mission at SPESA to provide members with the highest quality networking, education, and advocacy for advancing their businesses within the global sewn products industry.

"Our main goal, in everything we do, is to help our members

get what they need to meet customers and expand their business."

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- SPESA President Michael McDonald

SPESA Board of Directors

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Daniella Ambrogi | Chairwoman

Marketing Executive 

Atlanta, GA

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Michael Rabin | Vice Chairman

Sales Director of the Americas

Morgan Tecnica Spa

Montreal, QC

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Eric Schlossman | Secretary & Treasurer

Vice President 

Consew 

Doral, FL

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Dan Berzack 

President 

Sewn Products Equipment Co. (SPEC)

Jefferson, GA

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Jill Coleman

Principal Owner

RC2 Sales Consulting, LLC

Miami, FL

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Bert Feinberg

Vice President 

Frontier Distributors/Phillocraft

Dallas, TX

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Martin Gopman

President 

Universal Sewing Machine, Co. 

Miami, FL

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Ed Gribbin

Chief Executive Officer

Gribbin Strategic 

Merion Station, PA

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David Handal 

General Manager

AGENCIA J.E.HANDAL S.A.DE.C.V.

Choloma, Honduras

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Mark Hatton

Managing Director  

Threads Americas · American & Efird

Mount Holly, NC

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Frank Henderson

President 

Henderson Sewing Machine Co. 

Andalusia, AL

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Sarah Krasley

Founder & CEO 

Shimmy Technologies

Brooklyn, NY

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Rick Ludolph

President 

Productive Solutions

Marietta, GA

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Leonard Marano 

Chief Commercial Officer 

M2S Group 

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Nina McCormack

Chief Financial Officer

DAP America, Inc.

Norcross, GA

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Charlie Merrow

Chief Executive Officer

The Merrow Group Companies 

Fall River, MA

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Lionel Vargas Cruz

Vice President of Advanced Manufacturing & Innovation ISAIC 

Detroit, MI 

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3434 Edwards Mill Road | Suite 112-158

Raleigh, NC 27612

+1-919-‪867-7578‬

www.SPESA.org

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