IMA 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.

2021 IMA Board of Directors

Name: Allyz Kramer
Company: Short-Elliot-Hendrickson Inc.
Board Position: Contributing Member

Name: Deb DeLuca
Company: Duluth Seaway Port Authority
Board Position: Contributing Member

Name: Bruce Richardson
Company: PolyMet Mining
Board Position: Contributing Member

Name: Bruce Mars
Company: Mars Supply
Board Position: Sustaining Member

Name: Chrissy Bartovich
Company: U.S. Steel Minnesota Ore Operations
Board Position: Producer

Name: David Bednarz
Company: Steel Dynamics – Mining Resources, LLC
Board Position: Producer

Name: Frank Frederickson
Company: Minnesota Power
Board Position: Sustaining Member

Name: Jeff Lipovetz
Company: TKDA
Board Position: Sustaining Member

Name: Jason Jansich
Company: Jasper Engineering
Board Position: Sustaining Member

Name: Jon Anderson
Company: Road Machinery and Supplies
Board Position: Sustaining Member

Name: Jim Perry
Company: Furin & Shea
Board Position: Contributing Member

Name: Marci Knight
Company: Park State Bank
Board Position: Contributing Member

Name: Mark Lorenz
Company: Steel Dynamics – Mining Resources, LLC
Board Position: Producer

Name: Nels Ojard
Company: Krech Ojard & Associates
Board Position: Supporting

Name: Randy Abernethy
Company: Industrial Welders and Machinists
Board Position: Supporting

Name: Tim Kalisch
Company: U.S. Steel
Board Position: Producer

Name: Travis Kolari
Company: U.S. Steel
Board Position: Producer

Name: Lukas Klemke
Company: U.S. Steel
Board Position: Producer

2021 IMA Committee Chairs

Name: Chrissy Bartovich
Company: U.S. Steel Minnesota Ore Operations
Board Position: Environmental Committee

Name: Roy Smith
Company: Advanced Minnesota
Board Position: Workforce and Education Committee

Name: Jim Pauling
Company: Tricon Wear Solutions
Board Position: Membership Committee

Name: Kent Swanson
Company: U. S. Steel
Board Position: Safety and Health Committee