CMA appoints officers
The Cabinet Makers Association (CMA) announced the results of its annual election for the organization’s board of directors as well as the installment of its officers for the next year.
The Cabinet Makers Association (CMA) announced the results of its annual election for the organization’s board of directors as well as the installment of its officers for the next year.
The general members of the CMA elected Terry Steffey of Dibbleville Woodworks (Fenton, Mich.) and re‐elected board member Gregory Paolini of Gregory Paolini Design (Canton, N.C.). All board members serve three‐year terms.
The board also installed the following officers, who will serve in their appointed roles for one year, from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024:
President: Randy Niewind of Randy’s Cabinets & Woodworks (Grand Rapids, Minn.)
Vice President: Lois Snyder of Periwinklers (Tarpon Springs, Fla.)
Treasurer: Brian Clancy of Clancy Woodworking (Sherman, Conn.)
Secretary: Gregory Paolini
Monika Soos of Sofo Kitchens (Maple Ridge, B.C.) and Steffey are the board’s Members‐At‐Large.
Past president Ken Kumph of Premier Builders (Georgetown, Mass.) will remain on the board for one more year to advise and assist the new leadership team.
Exiting the board is Matt Wehner of Concepts by Design (Springfield, Mo.) after serving two full terms, including as the organization’s Treasurer.
MicroJig has announced an expansion of its school donation program to include U.S. public middle school woodshop programs.
This move comes after the company’s successful initiative to donate GRR-RIPPERs, its flagship product, to every public high school woodshop class in the country.
Now, MicroJig plans to equip every middle school woodshop program with its new product, the GRR-RIPPER 2GO.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring our new GRR-RIPPER 2GO technology to the newest entrants to the craft and learning the fundamentals of working with wood and creating with their hands,” CEO Bruce Wang said in a statement.
“We’re grateful these young learners are expressing interest and we hope to provide a safe foundation for a fruitful journey with wood.”
Schools can apply for a donation at microjig.com.
Häfele America Co. has completed a $13 million addition to its distribution center in Archdale, N.C., which has increased the facility’s overall storage capacity by 60 percent.
AkzoNobel has opened its new Research and Development Center in High Point, N.C.. which functions as a product development facility and customer support center for the company’s wood coatings business.
This article was originally published in the September 2023 issue.
