About Us
The West Michigan American Foundry Society (AFS) Chapter provides technical, educational, social and networking opportunities for the local foundry community. Our membership includes metal casters, metal suppliers, foundry material suppliers, industry consultants and vendors throughout the West Michigan area.
The American Foundry Society (AFS) is a non-profit association serving members of the metalcasting industry both in the United States and abroad. Through various resources, AFS provides members with advocacy coordination and efforts in Washington, D.C., ongoing technical education through its Institute, as well as the transfer of innovative research and technology to the industry. Membership is individual or corporate and is made up of three markets, including: metalcasters and producers of metal cast parts; metalcasting suppliers and casting buyers/original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s). Student membership is also extended to future leaders of the metalcasting industry at a nominal cost.
West Michigan Chapter AFS Current Board
Chapter President
Rich Chase
Eagle Alloy
Immediate Past President
Mickey Moore
ASK Chemical
Vice President (Typical Program Chair)
Jeff Musselman
Diebold Insurance
Assistance Vice President
Craig Velliquette
Allied Mineral
Secretary
Craig Velliquette
Allied Mineral
Treasurer
Kelly Edwards
Metal Technologies – RDI
Committees
Membership Chairman
Lenny Bassaj
Metal Technologies – RDI
Golf Outing Chairman
Kelly Edwards
Metal Technologies – RDI
Education Chairman
Peter Twork
Muskegon Community College
Student Night Chairman
Jay Morrison
Carpenter Brothers, Inc.
Program Chairman
Brendan Bolhuis
Beacon Recycling
Scholarship Chairman
Trevor Beach
Betz Industries
Environmental and Government Liaison
Jillian Koebbe
Air Water Compliance Group
Publicity Chairman
Adam Snyder
Midwest Product Specialties
Directors
Joel Yates
Metal Casting Consultants
Andy Scherf
Retired
Brendan Bolhuis
Beacon Recycling
Rich Chase
Eagle Alloy
Chuck Leonard
Mobex
Lenny Basaj
Metal Technologies – RDI
Jay Morrison
Carpenter Brothers, Inc.
Craig Velliquette
Allied Mineral
Kiel Krause
America Colloid Company
Tony Price
Kent Foundry
West Michigan Chapter AFS Past Presidents
| Year | Name | Company at Time in Office |
| 1941-42 | D.F. Seyferth | West Michigan Steel Foundry |
| 1942-43 | D.J. Lonnee | Muskegon Piston Ring Co. |
| 1943-44 | H.C. BeMent | Campbell Wyant & Cannon |
| 1944-45 | J.L. Brooks | Muskegon Piston Ring Co. |
| 1945-46 | J. Wesley Lee | Challenge Machinery Co. |
| 1946-47 | Rudolph Flora | Clover Foundry Co. |
| 1947-48 | C.H. Cousineau | West Michigan Steel Foundry |
| 1948-49 | W.A. Hallberg | Lakey Foundry Co. |
| 1949-50 | C.N. Jacobson | Dake Engine Co. |
| 1950-51 | Stanley H. Davis | Campbell Wyant & Cannon |
| 1951-52 | Ross P. Shaffer | Lakey Foundry Co. |
| 1952-53 | Wm. J. Cannon, Jr. | Nugent Sand Co. |
| 1953-54 | Fred J. DeHudy | Centrifugal Foundry Co. |
| 1954-55 | J.A. VanHaver | Sealed Power Co. |
| 1955-56 | George W. Bartlett | Neway Equipment Co. |
| 1956-57 | E.H. Albrecht | Blackmer Pump Co. |
| 1957-58 | David I. Jacobson | Grand Haven Brass Foundry |
| 1958-59 | J. Joseph Cannon | Enterprise Brass Works |
| 1959-60 | Elmer J. Carmody | Engineering Foundry |
| 1960-61 | Walter A. Blackmer | Muskegon Piston Ring Co. |
| 1961-62 | Richard O. Williams | Campbell Wyant & Cannon |
| 1962-63 | Charles Pierce | Westran Corporation |
| 1963-64 | James VanderMeulen | American Seating Co. |
| 1964-65 | Max R. Wiard | Campbell Wyant& Cannon |
| 1965-66 | Adrain J. Archambault | Cannon Muskegon Corp. |
| 1966-67 | John E. DeGroot | Benfur Engineering Co. |
| 1967-68 | Rudolph J. Lonnee | Alloyed Grairon Castings Corp. |
| 1968-69 | Alvin Jacobson, Jr. | Grand Haven Brass Foundry |
| 1969-70 | John L. Orzechowski | Michigan Foundry Supply Co. |
| 1970-71 | Richard Davidson | Campbell Wyant & Cannon |
| 1971-72 | Emery Cisneros | Sealed Power Corporation |
| 1972-73 | Joe Sack | Benfur Engineering |
| 1973-74 | Donald Huizenga | Grand Rapids Foundry |
| 1974-75 | Max Ryefield | Sealed Power Corporation |
| 1975-76 | Howard Lettinga | Muskegon Piston Ring, Sparta |
| 1976-77 | Kenneth LeRoux | LeRoux Foundry |
| 1977-78 | Richard O. Hagen | Holland Pattern Company |
| 1978-79 | Jim Timmerman | Delta Oil Products |
| 1979-80 | Jim Fox | Sealed Power Corporation |
| 1980-81 | Roger Prins | Louis Padnos Iron & Metal |
| 1981-82 | Dale Trumble | Muskegon Community College |
| 1982-83 | Gary Barnes | Sparta Foundry |
| 1983-84 | Tom Bader | Wolverine Brass |
| 1984-85 | Edwin L. Clark | Great Lakes Castings |
| 1985-86 | Thomas C. Cousineau | Carpenter Brothers, Inc. |
| 1986-87 | John Steger | Acme Resin |
| 1987-88 | John Keener | Sparta Foundry |
| 1988-89 | George Mako | Grand Rapids Aluminum Castings |
| 1989-90 | Rocky Corradin | Melt-Tech |
| 1990-91 | Wayne Jarvis | Eagle Alloy |
| 1991-92 | Steve Bolhuis | Fisher Steel |
| 1992-93 | Charlie Rowe | Carpenter Brothers |
| 1993-94 | Brad Fortenbacher | Tri-Cast |
| 1994-95 | Steve Damschroder | Great Lake Castings |
| 1995-96 | Andy Scherf | Tri-Cast |
| 1996-97 | John Steger | Borden Chemical |
| 1997-98 | Mike Johns | Betz Industries |
| 1998-99 | Chuck DeVette | West Michigan Steel |
| 1999-00 | Dick Evans | Muskegon Cast Products |
| 2000-01 | Ken Groh | Nugent Sand Company |
| 2001-02 | Gary Nervig | Ravenna Casting Center |
| 2002-04 | Pete Bialik | Foseco |
| 2004-05 | John Monette | Paragon Pattern |
| 2005-06 | Jeff Cook | Eagle Alloy |
| 2006-07 | Mike Lenahan | Resource Recovery Corporation |
| 2007-08 | Jay Morrison | Ravenna Ductile Iron Plant |
| 2008-09 | Jim Perreault | SPEC Abrasives & Finishing, Inc. |
| 2009-10 | Reg Crowe | Sandmold Systems |
| 2010-11 | Brendan Bolhuis | Beacon Recycling |
| 2011-12 | Mike Thompson | Cadillac Casting, Inc. |
| 2012-13 | Bruce Peacock | Cadillac Casting, Inc. |
| 2013-14 | Lenny Basaj | Metal Technologies, Inc. |
| 2014-15 | Courtney VanOeffelen | Van Hydraulics |
| 2015-16 | Dan Arends | Anderson Global |
| 2016-17 | Adam Snyder | Midwest Product Specialties |
| 2017-18 | Rich Chase | Eagle Alloy |
| 2018-19 | Eric Gildner | Cadillac Castings |
| 2019-20 | Jay Morrison | Carpenter Brothers |
| 2020-21 | Trevor Beach | Betz Industries |
| 2021-22 | Kelly Ann Edwards | MTI-Ravenna Ductile Iron |
| 2022-23 | Mickey Moore | ASK Chemicals |
| 2023-24 | Rich Chase | Eagle Alloy |
