2026 National Slag Association Annual Meeting
Ritz-Carlton Naples, Beach ResortThis high level event is comprised of the major Mill Service Providers, Iron and Steel Producers, and numerous Allied members involved in all aspects of the manufacturing of iron and steel slag products. It serves as a venue for the exchange of ideas, access to the latest developments in the industry, and an opportunity to address the challenges faced today as the industry prepares for the opportunities presented tomorrow.
Attendee List
| Name | Company |
| Adam Deskins | AHS-KY,Inc. |
| Alex Jamison | TMS International |
| Alex Scott | Best One Tire |
| Ali Arda Cakaloglu | Michigan State University |
| Andrew Klein | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Bill Webster | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Bob Hoelke | Gryb International |
| Brandon Karem * | Brandeis Machinery/Power Equipment |
| Brian Cohn | OTR USA / Tough Mining |
| Brian George | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Brian St. Clair | TMS International |
| Cailey Dierking * | Caterpillar |
| Cameron Evans | Bulk Equipment Corp |
| Cameron Frost | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Carl Erickson | Phoenix Global |
| Carlos Ramirez Romero | TMS International |
| Carly Walker | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Carrie Stanfield | Tricon Wear Solutions |
| Chad Rogers * | Kress Corporation |
| Charles Benke | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Chris Eberly | Phoenix Global |
| Chris Lait | Bulk Equipment Corp |
| Christof Mikat * | TML Technik GmbH |
| Christopher Bressette | TMS International |
| Clyde Kirkwood | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Constantino Lannes | Sennebogen LLC |
| Dale Hays * | TMS International |
| Daniel Martin | Southern Tire Mart |
| Daniele Cardone | Fives FCB |
| Darrin Blue * | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Dave Tilley * | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| David Dessureault | Harsco Environmental |
| David Roth * | GPS/Didion |
| Derrick Dennis | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Devon Spillers | TMS International |
| Dominic Nasso | Buffalo Wire Works |
| Duncan High | Haver & Boecker Niagara |
| Eddie Smith * | Sennebogen LLC |
| Eliot Weiner | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Emeka Michael | Penn State University |
| Eric Carper | Asbury Steel Mill Buckets |
| Erica Cliver | TMS International |
| Evan Weiner | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Fatih Sedele | Las Zirh Americas |
| Filiberto Morales | TMS International |
| Flippo Baldassari | TII KAMAG |
| Gene Iannazzo | Maximet |
| George Angelis | TMS International |
| Hans Kobesen | Tata Steel Ijmuiden BV |
| Heather Keicher | TMS International |
| Henry Durica | TMS International |
| Jane MacPherson | MacPherson & Company Glass |
| Jason Campbell | Southern Tire Mart |
| Jason Lambert | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| JC Pierce | Hexagon |
| Jeff Krueger * | United Safety & Survivability |
| Jeff Stoker * | Safety Track |
| Jeffrey Gray | Superior Industries |
| Jeffrey Mellen * | Phoenix Global |
| Jeremiah Fulks | AHS-KY,Inc. |
| Jérémie Domas | C.T.P.L. – Centre Technique et de Promotion des Laitiers sidérurgiques |
| Jerimi Yost | TMS International |
| Jerrel Dawkins | TMS International |
| Jerry Rosario | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Jesse Morris | Whemco Steel Castings |
| Jesse Thomas * | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Jim Alexander * | Kenco Engineering, Inc |
| Jim Chamberlain * | Kress Corporation |
| Joe Fenslau * | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Joel Hawthorne | TMS International |
| John Crow | TMS International |
| John Edwards | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| John Groom | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| John Keck | Cincinnati Gasket & Industrial Glass |
| John Yzenas | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Josh Clark * | RUD Chain, Inc. |
| Joshua Bladen | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Josie Saunders | RUD Chain, Inc. |
| Justin Lilly * | Asbury Steel Mill Buckets |
| Justin Wieners * | pewag inc |
| Katlyn Glover | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Keith Schroeder | Nordic Lights |
| Kelly Adams | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Kelly Cook | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Kelvin Pittman | TMS International |
| Kendra Mann | Titan International |
| Kenneth Lerner | CarbiCrete |
| Kirt McCabe * | Southern Tire Mart |
| Kyle Gardner | TMS International |
| Kylee Callaham * | Sennebogen LLC |
| Lucas Gilbert * | TML Americas Inc. |
| Mark Ballew | Titan International |
| Mark Benedict * | TMS International |
| Mark Whalen | TMS International |
| Mathew Miller | Titan International |
| Matt Uecker | Cincinnati Gasket & Industrial Glass |
| Matthew Elliot | TMS International |
| Matthew Werstein | Titan International |
| Mel Schindler * | Asbury Steel Mill Buckets |
| Michael Costa | TMS International |
| Michael Honea * | Haver & Boecker Niagara |
| Michael Jenkins | Tassco |
| Mick Crimmins * | Strickland MFG |
| Mike Lockwood | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Mike Wendell * | RUD Chain, Inc. |
| Monica Itzel Rodriguez | TMS International |
| Nathan Kress | Kress Corporation |
| Nicholas Metzger | TMS International |
| Nick Reynolds * | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Oksana Hrytsyk | TMS International |
| Oliver Schwarz | TII KAMAG |
| Paul Overton | Phoenix Global |
| Paul Prater | AHS-KY,Inc. |
| Pete Kearney | Titan International |
| Qasim Zulfiqar | Michigan State University |
| Ramzi Torbey | JADCO Manufacturing, Inc. |
| Randall Blankenship | AHS-KY,Inc. |
| Randy White | Bulk Equipment Corp |
| Ray Tedford | JADCO Manufacturing, Inc. |
| Reggie Williamson * | Southern Tire Mart |
| Riccardo Bianchi | Paling Transporter Ltd |
| Rick Frischolz | MLTUS |
| Robert Hawk | TMS International |
| Robert Weinzen * | Phoenix Global |
| Rocky Agozzino | TMS International |
| Russ Burke | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Ryan Hyatt * | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Ryan Schade | Harsco Environmental |
| Sam Galloway | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Samantha O’Saben | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Sarthak Sahu | Cornell University |
| Scott Etherington | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Scott Horn | Caterpillar Inc. |
| Scott McCormick | Wombatt ISS |
| Scott Stablein | OTR USA / Tough Mining |
| Sebastien Pessy * | pewag inc |
| Shane Toncrey | Gryb International |
| Shawn Hahney | Phoenix Global |
| Simon Devito | Ohio CAT |
| Sindhu Kandrathanda Uthaiah | University of Maryland College Park |
| Sonya Olvera | TMS International |
| Stephanie Keeney | TMS International |
| Stephanie Page | TMS International |
| Stephanie Walsko | Phoenix Global |
| Steve Naglack | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Syed Basit | Harsco Environmental |
| Taeyun Kong | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Taisa Medina | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Taylor Oltmann * | pewag inc |
| Thien Tran | University of Texas at Austin |
| Thomas Kane | Whemco Steel Castings |
| Thomas Lambert * | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Tina Brown | TMS International |
| Tom Gilchrist | NT Liftec |
| Tom Green * | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Tom Haskins | Rimex |
| Tom Saccamozzone | Eriez |
| Tom Smith * | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Tommy Combs | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Travis Zimber * | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
| Tyler Schneider * | Safety Track |
| Ubaldo Martinez | TMS International |
| Will Conley | TMS International |
| Willie Yeber | Titan International |
| Wyatt Heims * | RUD Chain, Inc. |
| Yiming Baker | Carrie Heavey Industry – Changsha, China |
| Zayd Sufyan | Edw. C. Levy Co. |
* Indicates participation in the 2025 Golf Outing scheduled for September 15, 2025
Credit Card Registration
4% processing fee has been added to all credit card registrations. Register by August 9th to ensure you receive your annual meeting swag bag!
Meeting Highlights
Knowledge Sessions
Participate in interactive sessions as you hear about the latest developments in the industry including safety, operations, marketing, technical and environmental issues. |
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Networking
There are plenty of opportunities to meet with key players and decision makers in the iron, steel and slag industry during the opening reception, on the golf course, and at the awards dinner reception. |
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Exhibitions
See what our Allied Members in coordination with the purchasing group have to offer. Discuss your needs, and collectively figure out solutions to the challenges you may face. |
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