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We are pleased to announce the slate of candidates for board offices, selected by the ASTM International Nominating Committee. Terms will begin Jan. 1, 2023 for board chair (one-year term); board vice chair (two-year term); and six directors (three-year terms). The election is official when the ballot closes on Dec. 2, the deadline for receipt of all ballots.

Members will receive an email with a link to the online ballot. If you do not have access to the internet, you may request a hard copy of the ballot from Maureen Houck at +1.610.832.9594.

Chair 2023

William A. Ells is vice president of sales at Vibram USA, a manufacturer of footwear and soles for outdoor, recreational, work, and fashion boots and shoes. Involved in the design, development, and production of footwear and sole materials for military, industrial, and outdoor use, Ells has been with Vibram since 2010. He previously worked in sales at American Biltrite Inc. and Quabaug Corp.

Ells joined ASTM International and its committee on pedestrian/walkway safety and footwear (F13) in 1998. Currently a member at large on the executive subcommittee, he has also served as F13 vice chair and as a subcommittee officer. In 2013, the committee honored Ells with the Award of Merit for his service and commitment to safety standards for footwear. He also received a Service Award for his term on the committee on standards.

Ells has previously served on the ASTM board of directors (2018-2020) as the finance and audit committee chair (2020). He currently serves as vice chair of the board (2021-present). In addition to ASTM International, Ells is a member of the board of the American Apparel and Footwear Association. He is also a member of the Canadian Standards Association and serves as secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense footwear technical committee.

Vice Chair 2023-2024

Amer Bin Ahmed is former managing director of Knauf Middle East, a subsidiary partner of the multinational construction company Knauf. In addition to manufacturing insulation and related products, Knauf aims to promote sustainability and energy conservation in the construction industry. Bin Ahmed was responsible for building a large-scale sustainable business operation for Knauf in the Middle East and India.

With close to 20 years of experience in the gypsum industry, Bin Ahmed has led business development in the Middle East and Asia for building products companies Boral and Lafarge.

During his tenure at Knauf, Bin Ahmed’s commercial success and commitment to standards was recognized with a number of awards. He received a CEO of the Year Award from the Future Cities media group in 2016 as well as recognition from the Dubai Civil Defense and the Dubai Municipality. Through Bin Ahmed’s commitment to sustainability on behalf of Knauf and the United Arab Emirates, Knauf was honored with the Green Award by the Ministry of Infrastructure earlier this year.

Bin Ahmed joined ASTM in 2018 and currently serves on the board of directors (2019-present).

Director 2023-2025

Ralph J. Basile is vice president of Healthmark Industries. Founded by Basile’s father in 1969, the company develops and markets surgical instruments and other medical devices to aid healthcare facilities in their work.

Basile joined ASTM International in 2004 and has participated in multiple committees. He is very active in the committees on packaging (D10) and primary barrier packing (F02). He also serves on the F02.90 executive subcommittee through his position as the F02.80 subcommittee chair on liaisons. Additionally, he coordinates updates to F02 for the committees with which he is involved and was the technical contact for the development of five standards of the committee on medical and surgical materials and devices (F04) related to cleaning methods for reusable medical devices.

Basile completed a bachelor’s in political economy at Kalamazoo College in 1981 and an MBA in marketing from University of Michigan in 1988.

Director 2023-2025

Latasha Beckman is the deputy director of the Defense Standardization Program Office in the Department of Defense (DoD). She is responsible for the implementation of standardization policy for systems, subsystems, equipment, components, parts, materials, and related engineering practices and technology areas. Beckman also is actively involved in engaging the United States with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and European Union (EU) member states on international and defense standards, research projects, and deploying solutions to address Alliance capability requirements.

Beckman is an advisor to U.S. representatives of various international fora on standards and consensus policies. She has participated as a member of multinational and DoD working groups, task groups, and integrated product teams, and has also led teams of industry, DoD, federal agencies, and foreign governments to improve international and national standardization policy, procedures, and programs. Additionally, Beckman has been responsible for several initiatives to promote the use of civil standards on a global scale, including engagement with standards developing organizations (SDOs) such as CEN, DIN SAE, and ASME. Prior to her work with international standardization, Beckman was an industrial engineer for the U.S. Army’s Directorate of Public Works (DPW) and gained experience in contract planning, selection, and execution.

Beckman holds a BS in industrial engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo and an MS in industrial technology from North Carolina A&T State University.

Director 2023-2025

Scott Fenwick is technical director at the Clean Fuels Alliance America, which represents biodiesel, renewable diesel, and renewable aviation fuels and promotes growth of these sustainable fuels. In his role since 2013, Fenwick advances member services for technical and quality assurance support, particularly with regard to information needed by biodiesel stakeholders.

An ASTM International member since 2001, Fenwick has been chair of the committee on petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants (D02) since 2018. He has been recognized by the committee with an Award of Excellence in 2019 and an Award of Appreciation in 2016. Fenwick also serves on the committee on technical committee operations, and he is a member of several other ASTM committees including environmental assessment, risk management and corrective action (E50) and industrial biotechnology and synthetic biology (E62).

In addition to his involvement with ASTM, Fenwick is a member of gasoline and middle distillates working groups at the Canadian General Standards Board, and he is the U.S. Technical Advisory Group head of delegation for two petroleum groups in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). In the fuel inspection industry for nearly 25 years, Fenwick’s experience includes his work as technical business manager for biofuels at Inspectorate as well as positions at The Archer-Daniels-Midland Company and Intertek.

Fenwick attended Purdue University.

Director 2023-2025

Lindsey Hamill is a senior sensory scientist at Purdue Farms. Hamill joined ASTM in 2013. She has been involved with several committees, including serving as a recording secretary for the committee on sensory evaluation (E18), which she joined in 2013. Additionally, she served on the committee on technical committee operations (COTCO) and as chair of the COTCO technical operations subcommittee.

Hamill holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural science from University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Director 2023-2025

Ho, Chaw Sing, Ph.D., is the CEO of the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC), a Singapore government platform he co-founded as Managing Director at NTUitive in 2015. Since its inception, NAMIC has orchestrated hundreds of public-private partnerships focusing on translational research to develop and deploy industry-relevant AM technologies and solutions across multiple industry sectors. Before joining the public sector, Dr. Ho was was head of innovation and strategic partnerships at HP Singapore, Printing and Personal Systems Group and the global head for Consumer Inkjet Supplies Business operations, overseeing manufacturing supply chain operations and product innovation in HP. He began his career in the semiconductor industry with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing (now part of GlobalFoundries), in various customer-facing technology and engineering operation leadership roles.

Dr. Ho is active in scouting and mentoring promising technology companies. He is a frequent speaker at AM forums intersecting technology, industry, and policy, including the World Bank Group, Development Research Centre China, and the World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. An active member in the global AM community, Dr. Ho co-chairs the ISO/TC 261 Additive Manufacturing Chair’s Advisory Group and the AM Technical Committee under Singapore Standards Council. He also serves on the ASTM AM COE Steering Committee and the Technology Advisory Panel at the Singapore Maritime Institute.

Dr. Ho holds 48 U.S. and internationally issued patents. He earned his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering and Bachelor (with honors) in electrical engineering (microelectronics) from the National University of Singapore. He currently serves as an adjunct professor at the College of Design and Engineering.

Director 2023-2025

Andrew Washabaugh, Ph.D., is senior vice president of Research and Development at JENTEK Sensors, Inc. JENTEK addresses inspection and enhanced life management of high-value assets such as pipelines, refineries, aircraft, spacecraft, and power plants, and they also provide quality assessment and control of high value-added processes such as coating, welding, heat treatment, and shot peening.

Dr. Washabaugh has been a member of ASTM International’s committee on nondestructive testing (E07) for 19 years and served as the committee chair from 2016-2018. He also serves as the chair for the subcommittee on electromagnetic method (E07.07), a position he has held for over 10 years. For his service, Dr. Washabaugh has been recognized with E07’s Charles W. Briggs Award (2013), an Award of Merit (2018), and the E07 Outgoing Chair Award (2020).

Dr. Washabaugh holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from University of Michigan and master’s and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering from MIT.