ISRI Elects New Slate of National Officers

Doug Kramer selected as organization’s new chair

Washington, DC – During its 2014 convention and exposition, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) elected four new national officers, three directors-at-large, and one associate director to its board, all of whom will serve two-year terms ending in 2016. Among those elected is Doug Kramer of Kramer Metals Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) who will serve as ISRI’s new chair.

The three other national officers are: Chair-Elect Mark Lewon of Utah Metal Works, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT); Vice-Chair Brian Shine of Manitoba Corporation (Lancaster, NY); and Secretary-Treasurer Gary Champlin of Champlin Tire Recycling (Concordia, KS). The three directors-at-large elected were: Josh Joseph, Muskingum Iron & Metal Co. (Zanesville, OH); Tom Knippel, SA Recycling Corp.(Orange, CA); and Eva Shine, Shine Bros. Corp. (Spencer, IA) Tim Shuttleworth of Eriez Manufacturing Co. (Erie, PA) was elected as associate director.

“ISRI welcomes the members of our newly elected board, whose strong leadership, recycling expertise, and personal backgrounds will help guide the industry over the next two years and set the tone for many more,” said Robin Wiener, president of ISRI. “There are many exciting opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for the recycling industry, and under their direction we are certain to rise to the occasion every time.”

About the newly-elected National Officers:

Doug Kramer follows his grandfather (Morton), his father (Stanley), and his uncle (Howard) as the third generation owner of Kramer Metals, Inc., located in Los Angeles. Under Doug's leadership, Kramer Metals Inc. owns and operates several business units including Joseph Levin and Sons and Heavy Burning Co. Doug recently served as ISRI’s national chair-elect and past president of its West Coast Chapter. He also serves on the education committee for Temple Ramal Zion and had a board position there as youth commissioner. Last year Doug was a 2013 Father of the Year for the American Diabetes Association. He and his wife, Jill, have two sons, Noah (10) and Jonah (9).

Mark Lewon is among the fourth generation of his family to work in the scrap metal industry. In the summers between high school years, and also college years, he worked for his family’s business, Utah Metal Works, in Salt Lake City, learning to sort metal. After graduating from Northwestern University, Mark went to work for LMC Corporation, as a non-ferrous metal buyer. LMC was bought by Sims while Mark was working there. After two years, Mark headed home to Salt Lake to rejoin the family business. He is the president of Utah Metal Works, which means he does some of everything, with operations heading the list. Mark recently served as ISRI’s national vice chairman.

Brian Shine is president of Manitoba Corporation, a fourth generation non-ferrous metals recycler. Manitoba operates two plants; Lancaster (Buffalo), NY and St. Louis, MO with a primary focus on processing high grade copper scrap. He recently served as ISRI’s secretary-treasurer. Brian and his wife Lynne have three sons Sam, Jake, and Drew.

Gary Champlin has served as General Manager of Champlin Tire Recycling Inc. (CTRI) in Concordia, Kansas since 1992. CTRI, a family-owned and operated business, processes more than four million tires annually in a six-state region. Gary’s family has been in the tire business for 63 years and tire recycling for 21 years. ISRI has been a big part of the family’s success professionally, and Gary has developed many long-term relationships with other members as a result. Gary recently served as a director-at-large. He and his wife Debra have six children and four grandchildren.

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