Associated Industries Names Their 2017 Chairman of the Board, Board Officers, and New Board Members

Associated Industries is pleased to announce its newly appointed Chairman of the Board and officers. Congratulations to our new Chairman of the Board, Cam Buffington, president and chief operating officer of Colmac Industries.

This year, we are also welcoming three new board members: Alisha Benson, COO & VP of Education & Workforce Development for GSI; Tony Higley, District Development Officer for the Community Colleges of Spokane; and Craig Hult, CFO for Surgical Specialists of Spokane.

Our new slate of officers:

• Cam Buffington, Chairman, Colmac Industries
• Don Poffenroth, Vice-chair, Dry Fly Distillery
• Pat DeVries, Secretary/Treasurer, DeVries Business Services
• Brandon Tanner, Outgoing Chair, Rentsys Recovery Services
• Alisha Benson, board of directors, Greater Spokane Incorporated
• Tony Higley, board of directors, Community Colleges of Spokane
• Craig Hult, board of directors, Surgical Specialists of Spokane
• Randy Kembel, board of directors, Nuvodia IT Solutions
• Bill Robinson, board of directors, Robinson Research
• Christine Smith, board of directors, Hotstart Inc