Board of Directors

The IMA Board of Directors has representation from all its membership.

The Board consists of two directors appointed by each Producer Member and 12 directors elected from the Association’s Sustaining, Supporting and Contributing Members.

  • Travis Kolari, US Steel, Board Chair, Producer Member
  • Aaron Clusiau, Security State Bank,Contributing Member
  • Jeffery Lipovetz, TKDA, Sustaining Member
  • Jim Perry, Furin & Shea, Contributing Member
  • Jabari Bush, Jasper Engineering, Sustaining Member
  • Allyz Kramer, Short Elliot Hendrickson, Contributing Member
  • Randy Abernathy, Industrial Welders and Machinists, Supporting Member
  • Bruce Richardson, NewRange, Contributing Member
  • Jon Anderson, Road Machinery and Supplies, Sustaining Member
  • Lukas Klemke, US Steel, Producer Member
  • Frank Fredrickson, Minnesota Power, Sustaining Member
  • Tim Kalisch, US Steel, Producer Member
  • Nels Ojard, Krech Ojard & Associates, Inc., Supporting Member
  • Bruce Mars, Mars Supply, Sustaining Member
  • Deb Deluca, Duluth Seaway Port Authority, Contributing Member
  • Chrissy Bartovich, US Steel, Producer Member
  • Tom Scott, US Steel, Producer Member
  • Mark Lorenz, Steel Dynamics – Mining Resources, LLC, Producer Member

Committee Chairs

  • Chrissy Bartovich, US Steel, Environmental Committee
  • Marci Knight, Park State Bank, Public Information Committee
  • Roy Smith, Minnesota North Colleges, Workforce and Education Committee
  • Jim Pauling, Tricon Wear Solutions, Membership Committee
  • Mark Salo, US Steel, Safety and Health Committee