
On September 8, the Suppliers Partnership for the
Environment and the
Tennessee Automotive Manufacturers Association (TAMA)
co-hosted their 3rd Quarter Membership Meeting
at the Northfield
Workforce Development and Conference Center in Spring
Hill, Tennessee. Over 140 representatives of the automotive
supply chain participated in the meeting including OEMs, suppliers,
non-profit and government leaders.
View the meeting
materials for speaker bios and additional information
on the meeting.
Host Organizations
Meeting Presentations
Suppliers
Partnership for the Environment (SP) Welcome & Introduction
Pictured:
(left) SP's Chair Randy Leslie, Johnson Controls; (right)
TAMA's President Keith Updike, BBK
Panel
on Greening the Automotive Supply Chain
• Kevin
Butt, General Manager/Chief Environmental Officer of Environmental/Safety
Engineering, Toyota North America
• Randy
Leslie, Vice President & General Manager, Johnson
Controls Inc. Automotive Experience

Pictured (left):
Kevin Butt, Toyota North America; (right) participants at
TAMA / SP 3rd Quarter Meeting
Panel
of Federal Government Liaisons: Resources Available for
Manufacturers and Developing Relationships
• Tom
Murray, Chief, Prevention Analysis Branch, U.S. EPA
• Andre
de Fontaine, Partnership Development & Deployment,
DOE – Industrial Technologies Program
• Ben
Vickery, Senior Technical Analyst, Department of Commerce,
National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST),
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program

Pictured
(left to right): Steve Hellem, SP, Tom Murray, US EPA, Andre
de Fontaine, DOE, Ben Vickery, NIST MEP
Panel
on Strengthening OEM and Supplier Relationships
• John
Bradburn, Staff Environmental Engineer, Real Estate and
Facilities Group, Energy and Environment, Global Environmental
Programs, GM
• Mark
Werthman, Manager, Regulatory Policy and Energy Planning
Stationary Environmental Affairs, Chrysler Group LLC
• Rahul
Naik, Principal In-Charge, ARCADIS, on behalf of Ford

Pictured
(left to right): Steve Hellem, SP, John Bradburn, GM, Mark
Werthman, Chrysler, Rahul Naik, ARCADIS
Panel
of Southern Automotive Industry Organizations
• Keith
Updike, BBK; President, Tennessee Automotive Manufacturers
Association (TAMA)
• Donald
Stoegbauer, Nissan North America; President, Mississippi
Automotive Manufacturers Association (MAMA)
• Lew
Drummond, Executive Director, Alabama Automotive Manufacturers
Association (AAMA)
• Rick
Walker, Falcon Automotive Manufacturing; President, Georgia
Automotive Manufacturers Association (GAMA)
• Hal
Johnson, Upstate Alliance; South Carolina Automotive Council
(SCAC)
• Amy
Bunton, Pathway Lending ; Vice President, Southern Automotive
Women’s Forum (SAWF)

Pictured (left to right):
Steve Hellem, SP, Keith Updike, TAMA, Donald Stoegbauer,
MAMA, Rick Walker, GAMA, Amy Bunton, SAWF, Lew Drummond,
AAMA, Hal Johnson, SCAC
Panel
on SP Signature Issues
• Chemicals
In Products: Pat Beattie, Arcalis Scientific
• Materials
Efficiency / By-Product Synergy: John Bradburn, GM
• Energy
and Water: Mark Werthman, Chrysler and Rahul Naik, ARCADIS
• Technology
and Networking: Russell Brynolf, FTS Technologies and
Dave O’Ryan, Asset Recovery

Pictured
(left to right): John Bradburn, GM, Rahul Naik, ARCADIS,
Steve Hellem, SP, Dave O'Ryan, Asset Recovery, Pat Beattie,
Arcalis Scientific, Russell Brynolf, FTS Technologies
Special Thanks to our Sponsors:
SP Platinum Meeting Sponsor:

SP Gold Meeting Sponsors:
TAMA Annual Sponsor

TAMA Meeting Sponsor

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