SPE Automotive

Board of Directors

2024-2026 COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Dr. Jeffrey Helms

Innovation awards

Celanese Corp.

(248) 377-6895

Sassan Tarahomi

EAV Chair

Alterra Holdings

(989) 335-0060

Chuck Jarrett

Education

The Materials Group

(248) 310-3282

Dr. Suresh Shah

EAV Tech Co-Chair

GM/Delphi (retired)

(248) 635-2482

Dr. Norm Kakarala

EAV TECH CO-CHAIR

ANTEC CO-CHAIR

INTEVA, LLC (retired)

(248) 840-6747

Dr. David Jack

ACCE CO-CHAIR

PROF., DEPT. OF MECH. ENG.

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

(254) 710-3347

Fred Deans

GOLF OUTING

ALLIED COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

(248) 760-7717

Samar Teli

MEMBERSHIP

SABIC

(517) 304-2979

Neil Fuenmayor

INTERSOCIETY

LYONDELLBASELL (retired)

(734) 929-8911

Richard Umemoto

WEBMASTER

MAGNA EXTERIORS

(248) 463-0656

Tom Pickett

TECHNICAL PROGRAM CO-CHAIR

ANTEC AUTOMOTIVE

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY

(248) 431-9724

Dhnendra Nagwanshi

SOCIAL MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR

SABIC

(248) 760-3860

Dr. Christoph Kuhn

ACCE CO-CHAIR

VOLKWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC

2022-2023 COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Dr. Jeffrey Helms

Innovation awards

Celanese Corp.

(248) 377-6895

Chuck Jarrett

Education

The Materials Group

(248) 310-3282

Dr. Suresh Shah

Director Emeritus

Delphi (Retired)

SPE-Fellow, "Plastics Hall of Fame" Inductee

(248) 635-2482

Dr. David Jack

ACCE Co-Chairs

Prof., Dept. of Mech. Eng. Baylor University

(254) 710-3347

Teri Chouinard

ACCE, IAG Coordinator

Intuit Group, LLC

(248) 701-8003

Fred Deans

Golf Outing

Allied Composite Technologies LLC

(248) 760-7717

Sassan Tarahomi

EAV Chair

Alterra Holdings

(248) 259-5624

Dhnendra Nagwanshi

Social Media & Communication

SABIC

(248) 760-3860

Dr. Christoph Kuhn

ACCE Co-Chair

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc

Samar Teli

Membership

Lotte Advanced Materials

(517) 304-2979

Paula Kruger

Newsletter

Ascend

(248) 979-6128

JP Wiese

Intersociety

SABIC

(248) 308-9446

Marc Bahm

Webmaster

Ravago Manufacturing

(248) 496-2811

Tom Pickett

ANTEC Automotive Technical Program Chair

General Motors Co.

(248) 431-9724