Committees
 

2025 Committees

 

Bylaws Committee

            Name Company Committee Position
Narayan Bhargava SDB Steel & Pipe
Graciela Botet Inserpetrol Inc

Melanie Evans
PMI Pipe, Steel & Supplies

Bruce Haupt Bruce Haupt Independent Pipe
Randy Hurst Randy Hurst Challenger Pipe & Steel, LLC
Don Karchmer International Pipe & Supply, LLC
Sarah Marchisio United Pipe and Steel Corp.
GMerfish Gerald Merfish Merfish Advisors, LLC Chairman
Jim O'Shea Zekelman Industries

Education Committee

             Name Company Committee Position
Narayan Bhargava SDB Steel & Pipe
Graciela Botet Inserpetrol Inc
Jerry Brookshire Pittsburgh Pipe
Bill Buckland Bill Buckland Mandal Pipe Company  
 Francisco de Koster 

Walworth Group

 
Rusty Fisher Axis Pipe and Tube Inc.
Paul Gorski Northview Advisors LLC
Bruce Haupt Bruce Haupt Independent Pipe
Randy Hurst Randy Hurst
Challenger Pipe & Steel, LLC
GMerfish Gerald Merfish
Merfish Advisors, LLC
Wesley Solansky Foster Stone International LLC
 Darren Sparks International Pipe & Supply, LLC  Chairman

Executive Committee

              Name Company Committee Position
Jerry Brookshire Pittsburgh Pipe Immediate Past President
Darren Sparks
 International Pipe & Supply, LLCPresident
Larry Trefry Challenger Pipe and Steel Treasurer
Martin Hansen Independent Pipe Secretary
Melanie Evans PMI Pipe, Steel & Supplies Central Region VP
Steven Mathers Interpipe, Inc. Eastern Region VP
  Martin Hansen Independent Pipe Western Region VP
  Rod Glathar Roscoe Moss CO. Associate Region VP

Finance Committee

              Name Company Committee Position
Narayan Bhargava SDB Steel & Pipe
Jerry Brookshire  Pittsburgh Pipe
Bill Buckland Bill Buckland Mandal Pipe Company
Dolty Cheramie III Dolty Cheramie III Pipe Exchange LLC
Melanie Evans PMI Pipe, Steel & Supplies
Bruce Haupt Bruce Haupt Independent Pipe
Randy Hurst Randy Hurst Challenger Pipe & Steel, LLC
GMerfish Gerald Merfish Merfish Advisors, LLC
John A. Mocker John A. Mocker Lally Pipe & Tube
  Abraham Rutherford

SDB Steel & Pipe

 
art.shelton.71 Art Shelton Kelly Pipe Co., LLC
darren.sparks.66 Darren Sparks International Pipe & Supply, LLC  
  Larry TrefryChallenger Pipe and Steel Chairman 

Hall of Fame Award Committee

              Name Company Committee Position
Bill Buckland Bill Buckland Mandal Pipe Company
Dolty Cheramie III Dolty Cheramie III Pipe Exchange LLC

 Robert GriggsTrinity Products Inc.

Bruce Haupt Bruce Haupt Independent Pipe
Randy Hurst Challenger Pipe & Steel, LLC
Robert Jacobson Robert Jacobson R. B. Jacobson, Inc.
Don Karchmer International Pipe & Supply, LLC Chairman
GMerfish Gerald Merfish
Merfish Advisors, LLC
John A. Mocker
John A. Mocker
Lally Pipe & Tube
Balor L. Moore
Balor Moore
Brittex International Pipe Supply
Greg Semmel
Greg Semmel
Omega Steel Co.
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Art Shelton
Kelly Pipe Co., LLC



Knowles-Rubenstein Award Committee

              Name Company Committee Position
Bill Buckland Bill Buckland Mandal Pipe Company
Don B. Karchmer International Pipe & Supply, LLC Chairman
GMerfish Gerald Merfish Merfish Advisors, LLC
John A. Mocker John A. Mocker Lally Pipe & Tube
art.shelton.71 Art Shelton Kelly Pipe Co., LLC
 

Media Response Committee

               Name Company Committee Position
Bill Buckland Bill Buckland Mandal Pipe Company
GMerfish Gerald Merfish Merfish Advisors, LLC Chairman
art.shelton.71 Art Shelton Kelly Pipe Co., LLC

Membership Committee

               Name Company Committee Position
Unal Baysal Unal Baysal SEBA Pipe, Inc.
Narayan Bhargava SDB Steel & Pipe
Jerry Brookshire Pittsburgh Pipe
Dolty Cheramie III Dolty Cheramie III Pipe Exchange LLC
 Luke Crump 

Trinity Products 

 
 Melanie Evans PMI Pipe, Steel & Supplies  Chairman
Mary Ann Faremouth Mary Ann Faremouth Faremouth & Company
Martin Hansen Independent Pipe
Bruce Haupt Bruce Haupt Independent Pipe
Randy Hurst Randy Hurst
Challenger Pipe & Steel, LLC
Robert Jacobson
Robert Jacobson
R.B. Jacobson, Inc. 

Clint Koshnick
Kingwood Pipe, Inc.


Steven Kyle
Titan Tube and Metal Inc.
Dave Morgan Cooper/Ports America, LLC
 Hayden Musgrove 

Rickets Fennell 

 

Brian Piccolo
Landco Enterprises

Dave Rayfield
Precision Pipe & Piling
Kevin Roberts
Kelly Pipe Co., LLC
art.shelton.71 Art Shelton
Kelly Pipe Co., LLC
 Peter Schrumpf 

Alliance Pipe & Steel Corp

 
Wesley Solansky  Foster Stone International LLC
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Darren Sparks
International Pipe & Supply, LLC
Syler Swaney
Kahn Steel Co., Inc.
Larry Trefry
Challenger Pipe & Steel, LLC


Joel SwitzerKahn Steel Co., Inc.. 



Nominating Committee

               Name Company Committee Position
Narayan Bhargava  SDB Steel & Pipe  
  Jerry BrookshirePittsburgh Pipe  Chairman
Melanie Evans  PMI Pipe, Steel & Supplies
Bruce Haupt Independent Pipe

Don B. Karchmer
International Pipe & Supply, LLC
 

Steven Mathers Interpipe, Inc.



Program Committee

               Name Company Committee Position
Paul Bambrough Interpipe Inc.
Pascal Bayle Pipe & Tube Supplies, Inc.
Narayan Bhargava SDB Steel & Pipe
 Dom Bergfeld 

Pittsburgh Pipe

 
Jerry Brookshire Pittsburgh Pipe
Dolty Cheramie III Dolty Cheramie III Pipe Exchange LLC
 Tom Condrin  Nucor Skyline
Gilles Dumont COGI Logistic Solutions LLC
  Annsley Dykes

Canopy Professional Services

 

Billicarole Evans
PMI Pipe, Steel & Supplies
 Chairman
Mary Ann Faremouth Mary Ann Faremouth Faremouth & Company
Jason Ferber Omega Steel Co.
Kelly Froehlich Allied Pipe
Wendy Goloway ARS Global
Bruce Haupt Bruce Haupt Independent Pipe
Tommy Haupt Independent Pipe
Randy Hurst Randy Hurst
Challenger Pipe & Steel, LLC
Robert Jacobson
Robert Jacobson
R. B. Jacobson, Inc.

Charley Jewett
Pipe & Tube Supplies, Inc.

Julie Jewett
Pipe & Tube Supplies, Inc.
 
TKahn Ted Kahn
Kahn Steel Co., Inc.
David Keiser Tioga

Cameron Kirkpatrick
Commercial Steel Products LLC
Clint Koshnick
Kingwood Pipe, Inc.
Christopher Lally Lally Pipe & Tube
Steven Mathers  Interpipe, Inc.
Rebecca Mollette
Wohl Coatings Company
Dave Morgan  Cooper/Ports America, LLC
Jim O' Shea
Zekelman Industries
Kent Oates
PS Logistics
Steve Quintero  Roscoe Moss Company 

Dave Rayfield
Precision Pipe & Piling
art.shelton.71 Art Shelton
Kelly Pipe Co., LLC
  Andrew Snyder

Big Bear Pipe

 
darren.sparks.66 Darren Sparks
International Pipe & Supply, LLC
Syler Swaney
Kahn Steel Co., Inc.
 

Larry Trefry
Challenger Pipe & Steel, LLC


Strategic Planning Committee

               Name Company Committee Position
Narayan Bhargava SDB Steel & Pipe
Jerry Brookshire Pittsburg Pipe
Kelly Froehlich Allied Pipe
Martin Hansen Independent Pipe Chairman
Randy Hurst Challenger Pipe & Steel, LLC
TKahn Ted Kahn Kahn Steel Co., Inc.
Clint Koshnick Kingwood Pipe, Inc.
GMerfish Gerald Merfish Merfish Advisors, LLC
Balor L. Moore Balor Moore Brittex International Pipe Supply
Dave Rayfield Precision Pipe & Piling
art.shelton.71 Art Shelton Kelly Pipe Co., LLC
Darren Sparks International Pipe & Supply, LLC
 Larry Trefry Challenger Pipe & Steel, LLC