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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  â€‹

 

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