
2025 SPESA Executive Conference
August 27-29, 2025 | Chicago, IL
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2025 Executive Conference Attendees
Pete Alsten, Director of Business Development, Autometrix
Daniella Ambrogi (Incoming SPESA Chairwoman)
Kat Anderson, Apparel Industry Board, Inc.
Tom Auer, President & Co-Owner, Bearse USA
Gregg Bauer, CEO, Bauer House Creatives
Daniel Berzack, President, Sewn Products Equipment Company (SPESA Board Member)
Stephanie Berzack, CFO, Sewn Products Equipment Company
Toby Bielenberg, Executive Vice President, National Safety Apparel
Rolando Bohlemann (SPESA Member Emeritus)
Katina Boutis, Sr. Director of Sustainability & Sourcing, Everlane
Per Bringle, Senior Manager, Professional Services, Aptean
Ambar Campos, Director of Industry and Member Relations, SPESA
Ann Carothers
Philip Champagne, President, Groz-Beckert USA Inc.
Brandon Clark, Technical Sales Representative, Pathfinder Cutting Technology
Christopher Clark, Senior Account Executive, Aptean
Brenda Cumby McGee, Founder/Owner, GottStreet Blues
Marie D'Avignon, VP of Operations, SPESA
Kelly Deady, Senior Director of Operations, National Safety Apparel
Giovanni Disanto, Sales and Marketing Manager, bierrebi International
Caleb Doty, Owner, Americas 21st
Bert Feinberg, Vice President, Frontier Distributors/Phillocraft (SPESA Board Member)
Eugenio (Algy) Fonts, VP of International Sales, Atlanta Attachment Co., Inc.
Mitch Gambert, CEO, Gambert Shirtmakers
Keith Geisinger, Americas Sales Manager-Technical Fibers, Zoltek Corporation
Martin Gopman, Owner, Universal Sewing Machine Co. (SPESA Board Member)
Caroline Graves, Sales Representative, American and Efird
Frank Henderson, CEO, Henderson Sewing Machine (SPESA Board Member)
Xochil Herrera Scheer, President/Founder, The Chicago Pattern Maker
Liam Howlett, Chief Operating Officer, Western Welder Outfitting
Yong Jin, CEO, Leridge Corporation
Lynsey Jones, Executive Director, AAPN
Sarah Krasley, CEO, Shimmy (SPESA Board Member)
Faye Lai, GM, Apparel City
Dan Laturno, CEO, Peoria Production Solutions
Lauren Leigh, Lauren Lein, Ltd
Sheng Lu, Professor, University of Delaware
Leonard Marano, President, Americas, Lectra (SPESA Board Member)
Shailah Maynard, Co-Founder & CEO, Sew Valley
Nina McCormack, Consultant, DAP America, Inc. (SPESA Board Member)
Maggie McDonald, VP of Communications, SPESA
Michael McDonald, President, SPESA
Robert McMillan, Founder and CEO, Dearborn Denim & Apparel
Kristy Meade, Vice President of Technical Textiles and Technology Shows, Messe Frankfurt, Inc.
Nina Means, Director, ACC Fashion Incubator
Miguel Montero, President, in2track.com
Britt Moore, Owner, BK Fabrics
Oscar Mora Cabrera, Production Supervisor, MSA Globe
Courtney Mues, Owner, Wesley Ward
Cam Myers, CEO, CreateMe Technologies
Melissa Petersen, Technical Designer & Admin Coordinator, The Chicago Pattern Maker
Ketty Pillet, VP Marketing, Americas, Lectra USA, Inc
Maria Pinto, Designer, Mario Pinto
Julie Rader, Director of Sourcing, Walmart
Tiffany Radon, Manager of Technical Design, Carhartt, Inc.
Nancy Rhodes, CEO & Cofounder, Alternew
Sydney Roti, Maria Pinto
Nicole Ruiz, Executive Director, AIBI (Apparel Industry Board, Inc.)
Anthony Sardain, CEO, Cavela
Sarah Shaschek, International News Services
Eric Schlossman, Vice President, Consew (SPESA Board Member)
Mike Scott, President, Estex Manufacturing
Alexis Sivcovich, Texprocess Americas Show Manager, Messe Frankfurt, Inc.
Greg Stanton, Industrial Engineer, MSA Globe
Devin Steele, Publisher, eTextileCommunications.com (eTC)
Elgar Straub, Managing Director, VDMA
Lionel Vargas Cruz, Director of Operations, ISAIC
Violet Velazquez, The Chicago Pattern Maker
Dinah Villarreal, Sales, Dematron Automation
Anne Warren, Interim Chief Product Officer, Alternew
Jack Willoughby, Analyst, Fivespan Partners
Bayard Winthrop, Founder & CEO, American Giant ​
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