AIST Foundation Board of Trustees 2026–2027
The activities, properties and affairs are managed by a Board of Trustees consisting of 12 members of AIST, appointed by the AIST Board of Directors. In addition, the Treasurer, Secretary and the Executive Director of AIST shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members.
Foundation President
Mark R. Olson
Vice President of Mill Operations
Pacific Steel Group
Foundation Past President
Terry G. Fedor II
Retired
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
Foundation President-Elect
Joseph Dzierzawski
Vice President of Sales and Strategy
Primetals Technologies USA LLC
Foundation Treasurer
Mark L. Fedor
President and CEO
Morgan
Foundation Executive Director and Board Secretary
Ronald E. Ashburn
Executive Director
Association for Iron & Steel Technology
Trustees
Andrew S. Bissot
Vice President, Operations (Faircrest) & Manufacturing Excellence
Metallus Inc.
Dennis Black
VP Capital Projects
Steel Dynamics Inc.
Benjamin E. Kowing
Vice President
Chief Technical Officer, SSAB Americas
Francesco Memoli
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tenova Inc.
Lee P. Morgan
Chief Executive Officer
The Systems Group
Lauren Russell
Manager Corporate Communications and Philanthropy
Nucor Corp.
Maxine Stankich
Head of Human Resources and Communications
ArcelorMittal North America
J. Cole Walker
Director of Operations
CMC Steel Texas
Keith Watson
VP Adv. Manuf. Tech. and Capital Projects
U. S. Steel