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FSA Appoints Three New Board Positions

Oct. 21, 2014
Michael Shorts, Phil Mahoney, and Robert S. Coffee have been appointed to FSA's Board of Directors.
President of the Board of Directors, Michael Shorts. (Courtesy of the FSA)

Michael Shorts has been appointed as President of the Board of Directors for the Fluid Sealing Association (FSA). Currently an active member of the FSA, serving as Chair of the Membership Committee and sitting on several other committees, Shorts is also currently Vice President and General Manger for Triangle Fluid Controls Ltd. in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Additionally, he is the International Business Development Manager for TFC.

VP of the Board of Directors, Phil Mahoney. (Courtesy of the FSA)

Phil Mahoney is the new Vice President of the Board of Directors. Currently the Design Engineering Manager for Compression Packing and Mechanical Seals for the A.W. Chesterton Company in Groveland, MA, he is also the FSA Vice Chair of the Membership Committee, a member of the Government Affairs Working Group, the Marketing Committee, and the Technical Coordinating Committee. He has been active with FSA since 2004.

Board of Directors, Robert S. Coffee. (Courtesy of the FSA)

Additionally, Robert S. Coffee has been appointed to the Board of Directors. He is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Proco Products, Inc., in Stockton, California. He is currently serving the FSA as a member of the Marketing and Membership Committees. 

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Sarah Mangiola

Sarah Mangiola has written on many different topics within Penton's Design, Engineering, and Sourcing Group. Originally from California, she graduated from the University of California, Davis with a B.A. in political science. 

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