President's Message

President

Ivana Perkinson, CPIM, CIRM, CPM, CSCP

Ivana is a 13-year supply chain management professional and has worked in various industries including tobacco, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals.  She originally joined APICS while studying Management Science at Virginia Tech.  Ivana is an adjunct instructor of Decision Sciences at VCU, as well as an instructor for the Richmond APICS Chapter.  She is currently the Manager of Materials Scheduling at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, has served as the VP of Education for the past four years, and recently earned her APICS CSCP designation.

Vice President

Niddal (Ned) Abed, CPIM

Ned has participated in Richmond Chapter activities for several years.  He served on the Membership committee in 2007/2008.  He fulfills the role of Lead Forecast Analyst at Hamilton Beach Brands.  Ned has worked in Demand Planning since 2000, and also worked in Sales and Marketing at HBB.  In addition to his APICS CPIM certification, he holds a B.S. in Business (Finance concentration) from VCU.

Treasurer

Tom Sutterfield, CPIM

Tom Sutterfield has 35 years of experience in the aluminum industry with Reynolds Metals and Alcoa, working in Information Technology, Primary Metals Reduction, Bauxite Mining, Extruded Products, Residential Home Exterior Products, and Finance Administration.  For 27-years, Tom traveled throughout the United States including Hawaii and Puerto Rico, had multiple assignments in Canada and Europe, and in the jungles of Guyana. As a Kaizen Champion, his role was that of project management for IT systems to improve the processes involved in bauxite mining, primary aluminum manufacturing, and aluminum products fabrication.  Tom has a B.S. in Business and an MBA from VCU, and was CPIM certified in 1993.  Tom has led CPIM review courses since 1994 for the Richmond Chapter.  For the past 6 years, he has been a manager in the Alcoa North America Information Systems Department Finance Staff.  In this capacity he is part of a team that creates and manages the budget, manages vendor relationships, and manages several SOX compliance requirements.  Tom did an excellent job serving as the Treasurer during the 2007/2008/2009 year.

Vice President of Education

Oscar Stern, CSCP

Oscar is currently the a Manager of Supply Chain Operations for MeadWestvaco's Food Service, Office Products and Graphic Liner business unit, prior to this he was Director of Purchasing at NDC a alcoholic beverage distribution company.  He achieved his CSCP certification in December of 2007 and routinely presents at Basic of Supply Chain Management classes held by MWV.  Oscar has B Comm Honors in Investment Management from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Vice President of Membership

Sandra Faulkner, CPIM

Sandra has 23 years of experience in Industry; 10 years of experience in Supply Chain; including Demand Planning, Master Scheduling, Inventory Management, and Sales & Operations Planning. She achieved CPIM status in June of 2000. She has served the Chapter on the Education Committee, as VP of Education 2002/2003, as President 2003/2004 and 2004/2005, and on the Membership Committee 2005/2006. Sandra works for Philip Morris as Senior Coordinator, Inventory Management.

Vice President of Marketing

Forrest Morgan, CPIM

In addition to an APICS CPIM certification, Forrest holds a Bachelor of Arts from DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana.  He has been employed at MeadWestvaco (MWV) since 2003.  His current position in this prominent Richmond company is Sr. Business Solutions Analyst, SCM.  Prior to this, he has worked for APL Logistics and Circuit City.  Forrest has earned the coveted Six Sigma Greenbelt certification.