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.
Lukas Klemke, Board Chair
US Steel, Producer Member
Travis Kolari
US Steel, Producer Member
Chrissy Bartovich
US Steel, Producer Member
Tim Kalisch
US Steel, Producer Member
Tom Scott
US Steel, Producer Member
Mark Lorenz
Steel Dynamics – Mining Resources, LLC, Producer Member
Jabari Bush
Jasper Engineering, Sustaining Member
Arik Forsman
Minnesota Power, Sustaining Member
Brian "Bud" Mickelson
TKDA, Sustaining Member
Ryan Abernethy
Industrial Welders and Machinists, Supporting Member
Marci Knight
Park State Bank, Contributing Member
Jim Pauling
Tricon Wear Solutions, Contributing Member
Jim Thune
Komatsu, Sustaining Member
Matt Witzel
Ziegler Cat, Sustaining Member
Jeremy Uncini
Lakehead Constructors, Sustaining Member
Tracy Muck
Northeast Technical Services, Supporting Member
Chad Bannor
GPM, Contributing Member
Committees
- Environmental Committee: Chrissy Bartovich, US Steel
- Public Information Committee: Marci Knight, Park State Bank
- Workforce and Education Committee: Roy Smith, Iron Range Resources/Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
- Membership Committee: Jim Pauling, Tricon Wear Solutions
- Safety and Health Committee: Mark Salo, U.S. Steel