Association Members Elect Board Members

Association members in Kansas City for Fall Convention elected four shortline executives to the Board of Directors. New members are:

Tim Burenga, vice president of sales and purchasing at Worksaver Inc. in Litchfield, Ill. Burenga began young at Worksaver; his dad, Worksaver CEO Tom Burenga, gave him odd jobs at the plant on weekends and during summers. Over time, Tim Burenga has worked in every department and learned manufacturing and sales. He earned a degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Illinois and began his career at Worksaver in earnest in 2001.		Scott Eisenmenger, who with his father and brother owns West Point Design, Inc. in West Point, Neb. Eisenmenger served in the United States Air Force for four years. He also attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, earning a bachelor’s degree in mechanized systems management.
Chris Heikenen, president of H&S Manufacturing in Marshfield, Wis. Heikenen is an attorney and served eight years as assistant attorney general for Wisconsin before he joined his family business in 1986. He became president of H&S in 1993.		Ben Hellbusch, vice president of sales and marketing at Duo Lift Manufacturing Company, Inc., and general manager/partner of Busch Equipment Company, both in Columbus, Neb. Hellbusch is the third generation to operate the family-owned business. He grew up working in the factory and on the family farm.

Each new board member was elected to a three-year term. They join a 16-member Board of Directors that decides direction for this 725-member company Association.

Concluding their terms on the board are Mike Kloster, Worksaver, Inc.; Bob Atkinson, W&A Manufacturing; Jacque Vassar, Vassar Manufacturing Company; and Donny Jones, Belltec Industries, Inc.

In related news, the board appointed Jim Wessing of Kondex Corporation to complete the unexpired term of Tony Bakker of Monosem, Inc., who stepped away from the board in response to a career change. S