Board of Directors 2025–2026

The affairs of AIST shall be managed by the Board of Directors, which shall have supervision, control and direction of its policies or changes therein within the limits of the Bylaws; shall actively prosecute its purposes; and shall have discretion in the disbursement of its funds.

President


Allen C. Behr
Executive Vice President
Nucor Corp.

Past President


Thomas C. Toner
Senior Advisor and Vice President, Operations
SSAB Americas

First Vice-President


Traci L. Forrester
Executive Vice President, Environmental and Sustainability
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Second Vice President


John G. Speer
American Bureau of Shipping Chaired Professor
Colorado School of Mines

Officer-at-Large


Greg J. Brandon
Divisional Vice President
CMC

Officer-at-Large


Dirk Francis
Chief Operating Officer, Primary, Cluster Dunkerque
ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P.

Officer-at-Large


Jeff Joldrichsen
Vice President, Operations
BlueScope Coated Products

Officer-at-Large

Daniel R. Brown
Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President for Advanced Technology Steelmaking
United States Steel Corporation/Big River Steel

Treasurer


Mark L. Fedor
President and Chief Executive Officer
Morgan Engineering

Secretary

Ronald E. Ashburn

Ronald E. Ashburn
Executive Director
AIST

AIST Foundation President

Terry G. Fedor II
Executive Vice President, Operations
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Safety & Environment Technology Division

Nathan A. Berry
Corporate Director of Safety
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Cokemaking & Ironmaking Technology Division

Steelmaking Technology Division

Kyle W. Vanover
Hot Mill Metallurgist
Steel Dynamics Inc. – Flat Roll Group, Butler Division

Refining & Casting Technology Division

April D. Pitts-Baggett
Sr. Quality Engineer
Nucor Business Technology

Rolling & Processing Technology Division

Metallurgy Technology Division

Energy & Control Technology Division

Plant Services & Reliability Technology Division

Material Movement & Transportation Technology Division

Midwest Member Chapter Rep.

Theodore Vrehas
Director of Engineering
Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC

Northeastern Ohio Member Chapter Rep.


Stephen M. Murphy
Metallus Inc.

Northern Member Chapter Rep.

Robert Pinelli
Business Development Manager
North Star Technical Inc.

Ohio Valley Member Chapter Rep.

Luis G. Garza Martinez
Cleveland-Cliffs Research and Innovation Center

Pittsburgh Member Chapter Rep.

Kelly A. Cetin
Senior Research Engineer
U. S. Steel Research and Technology Center

Southeast Member Chapter Rep.

Andrew D. Seibel
Electrical Supervisor
Nucor SHertford County

Southwest Member Chapter Rep.

B. Tad Dunville
Managing Partner
Lifting Partners

Smaller MC-USMCA BOD Rep.

Smaller MC Non-USMCA BOD Rep.