Association for Iron and Steel

Warrendale, PA · Founded 2004

The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) is a non-profit organization with over 16K members from more than 70 countries. With 29 Technology Committees representing all facets of the iron and steel manufacturing process and 22 Local Member Chapters spread across six continents, AIST represents an incomparable network of steel knowledge and expertise. AIST creates platforms at our conferences, meetings and expositions where technical conversations can be had, ideas can be shared and new developments can be presented.

Primary audience

Everyone

Contact

Barry T Schneider

Website Contact

Financial Information

Form 990 data showing organizational financial health and growth.

Revenue (2021)

$14.9M

+20.4% vs 2021

Assets (2021)

$35.1M

+26.4% vs 2021

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Employees
2021	—	—	—	—
2021	$12,391,568	$9,277,444	$27,723,318	41
2020	—	—	—	—
2020	$8,482,182	$6,822,222	$25,867,856	45
2019	$5,575,032	$8,940,239	$23,585,391	51
2018	$10,554,739	$10,052,341	$24,183,242	46
2017	$9,939,794	$9,985,768	$22,870,561	47

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. All figures in USD.

Team & Leadership

Meet the people behind Association for Iron and Steel.

Barry T Schneider

First Vice President

1 hrs/week

Brian K Bishop

Second Vice President

1 hrs/week

Glenn A Pushis

Foundation President

1 hrs/week

Steven J Henderson

Past President

1 hrs/week

Mark Didiano

General Manager Administration

Full-time

Compensation: $330,704

Stacy Varmecky

General Manager, Membershi

Full-time

Compensation: $280,263

Brian Bliss

General Manager, Technolog

Full-time

Compensation: $252,803

William L Patterson

Manager, Information Tech

Full-time

Compensation: $157,288

Anna Voss

Manager, Technical Service

Full-time

Compensation: $135,327

Kenneth Landau

Manager, Publications

Full-time

Compensation: $122,930

Allen C Behr

Second Officer-at-Large

1 hrs/week

John G Speer

Fourth Officer-at-Large

1 hrs/week

Kevin L Zeik

Third Officer-at-Large

1 hrs/week

Thomas C Toner

First Officer-at-Large

1 hrs/week

Mark D Didiano

General Manager Administration

Ronald E Ashburn

Secretary/Exec. Director

Amy Beard

Director

Becky E Hites

Director

Carl E Garringer

Director

Christopher G Welfel

Director

Clifford R Chatman

Director

David J Nicol

Director

Grant A Thomas

Director

Ian A Deeks

Director

James J Hendrickson

Director

Jerry R Herrmann

Director

John M Bondy

Director

Jose H Noldin Jr

Director

Keith J Howell

Board President

Kyle C Edwards

Director

Lauren E Jellison

Director

Mark J McGinley

Director

Pallava Kaushik

Director

William K Schlichting

Director

Zane Voss

Director

Associated People

Board members, advisors, and key contributors

Board of Directors

Ronald E Ashburn Secretary/Exec. Director 40.00 hrs/week · $698,233

Amy Beard Director 1.00 hrs/week

Becky E Hites Director 1.00 hrs/week

Carl E Garringer Director 1.00 hrs/week

Christopher G Welfel Director 1.00 hrs/week

Clifford R Chatman Director 1.00 hrs/week

David J Nicol Director 1.00 hrs/week

Grant A Thomas Director 1.00 hrs/week

Ian A Deeks Director 1.00 hrs/week

James J Hendrickson Director 1.00 hrs/week

Jerry R Herrmann Director 1.00 hrs/week

John M Bondy Director 1.00 hrs/week

Jose H Noldin Jr Director 1.00 hrs/week

Keith J Howell Board President 1.00 hrs/week

Kyle C Edwards Director 1.00 hrs/week

Lauren E Jellison Director 1.00 hrs/week

Mark J McGinley Director 1.00 hrs/week

Mark L Fedor Treasurer 1.00 hrs/week

Pallava Kaushik Director 1.00 hrs/week

William K Schlichting Director 1.00 hrs/week

Zane Voss Director 1.00 hrs/week

Information compiled from IRS Form 990 and organizational materials.

Executive Compensation

Top compensated officers & key employees from IRS Form 990

Total Reported (2021)

$2.2M

Highest Paid

$741K

Ronald E Ashburn

Compensated Officers

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Ronald E Ashburn	Secretary/EXEC. Director	$698,233	$43,214	$741,447	40
Mark Didiano	General Manager Administra	$330,704	$39,739	$370,443	40
Stacy Varmecky	General Manager, Membershi	$280,263	$31,742	$312,005	40
Brian Bliss	General Manager, Technolog	$252,803	$38,746	$291,549	40
William L Patterson	Manager, Information Tech	$157,288	$28,202	$185,490	40
Anna Voss	Manager, Technical Service	$135,327	$22,724	$158,051	40
Kenneth Landau	Manager, Publications	$122,930	$27,207	$150,137	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Ronald E Ashburn	Secretary/EXEC. Director	$569,270	$40,596	$609,866	40
Mark Didiano	General Manager Administra	$285,297	$34,981	$320,278	40
Stacy Varmecky	General Manager, Membershi	$244,288	$29,188	$273,476	40
Brian Bliss	General Manager, Technolog	$211,702	$34,350	$246,052	40
William L Patterson	Manager, Information Tech	$138,674	$25,665	$164,339	40
Kenneth Landau	Manager, Publications	$109,605	$25,233	$134,838	40
Anna Voss	Manager, Technical Service	$109,197	$18,671	$127,868	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Ronald E Ashburn	Secretary/EXEC. Director	$529,473	$38,493	$567,966	40
Mark Didiano	General Manager Administra	$253,934	$32,998	$286,932	40
Stacy Varmecky	General Manager, Membershi	$216,773	$27,117	$243,890	40
Brian Bliss	General Manager, Technolog	$188,902	$30,747	$219,649	40
William L Patterson	Manager, Information Tech	$130,676	$23,633	$154,309	40
Kenneth Landau	Manager, Publications	$105,179	$23,300	$128,479	40
Anna Voss	Manager, Technical Service	$100,176	$17,077	$117,253	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Ronald E Ashburn	Secretary/EXEC. Director	$559,352	$35,067	$594,419	40
Mark Didiano	General Manager Administra	$260,810	$30,883	$291,693	40
Brian Bliss	General Manager, Technolog	$197,088	$28,127	$225,215	40
Stacy Varmecky	General Manager, Membershi	$197,588	$26,176	$223,764	40
Jon Roman	General Manager, Sales	$172,565	$25,288	$197,853	40
William L Patterson	Manager, Information Tech	$141,415	$25,688	$167,103	40
Kenneth Landau	Manager, Publications	$117,723	$22,069	$139,792	40
John Philbin	Manager, Technical Services	$118,625	$14,160	$132,785	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Ronald E Ashburn	Secretary/EXEC. Director	$497,812	$32,302	$530,114	40
Mark Didiano	General Manager Administra	$232,030	$27,077	$259,107	40
Brian Bliss	General Manager, Technolog	$171,478	$24,795	$196,273	40
Stacy Varmecky	General Manager, Membershi	$171,478	$23,154	$194,632	40
Jon Roman	General Manager, Sales	$149,775	$21,875	$171,650	40
William L Patterson	Manager, Information Tech	$135,602	$21,897	$157,499	40

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. Compensation includes base and other reported compensation.

Partners & Funders

Grant funding relationships from IRS Form 990 filings

$419K Grants Received

2 Organizations

Top Funders

2 total

American Institute Of Mining Metallurgical

$413K

The Minerals Metals & Materials

$7K

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings. Amounts may span multiple tax years.

Association for Iron and Steel

Financial Information

Team & Leadership

Barry T Schneider

Brian K Bishop

Glenn A Pushis

Steven J Henderson

Mark Didiano

Stacy Varmecky

Brian Bliss

William L Patterson

Anna Voss

Kenneth Landau

Allen C Behr

John G Speer

Kevin L Zeik

Thomas C Toner

Mark D Didiano

Ronald E Ashburn

Amy Beard

Becky E Hites

Carl E Garringer

Christopher G Welfel

Clifford R Chatman

David J Nicol

Grant A Thomas

Ian A Deeks

James J Hendrickson

Jerry R Herrmann

John M Bondy

Jose H Noldin Jr

Keith J Howell

Kyle C Edwards

Lauren E Jellison

Mark J McGinley

Pallava Kaushik

William K Schlichting

Zane Voss

Associated People

Board of Directors

Executive Compensation

Partners & Funders

Top Funders

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