Board Member Profiles

President: Phil Kosik, CPIM, CSCP

Phil Kosik Occupation: Materials Manager for Eden Stone Company and Valders Stone and Marble Company in Eden, WI. Phil has also worked as a Materials Manager for Buechel Stone Corp. Chilton, Wisconsin from March 2005 to February 2009. Phil also worked as a Production Planner for Plexus Corp Neenah, WI from October 1993 to March 2003.

Education: Bachelors Degree UW Oshkosh 1997 Majored in Economics

Phil has been a member of APICS since August of 2005. He achieved my CPIM certification in September 2006 and CSCP in March of 2007. Phil has served on the APICS Fox Valley Chapter Board of Directors since 2007. He has held the positions of VP of Membership and President Elect. Phil is now serving his second term as Chapter President. Phil is also an adjunct instructor for Fox Valley Technical College, teaching APICS certification classes. Phil also has presented at the APICS 50th Anniversary Conference that was held in October 2007.

Co Executive VP / VP of Professional Development: Jody Suess, CPIM, CIRM, CSCP

Jody SuessJody has been an APICS member since 2000. She earned her CPIM in 2002, her CIRM in 2003, and her CSCP in 2007. She has served on the Fox Valley Chapter Board of Directors since 2003, and has held the positions of Secretary, Treasurer, Executive Vice President, and President. Jody is currently employed by SCA Tissue as a Re-Supply Planner. Prior to SCA, she worked at Oshkosh B’Gosh, Inc. and held positions of Product Control & Scheduler, Inventory Control Specialist, Production Supervisor, and Quality Auditor. Jody was also an adjunct instructor at FVTC for 5 years teaching CPIM and CIRM certification review courses.



Co Executive VP : Sue Schleis

Sue Schleis Sue Schleis has been an APICS member since 1990. She has served on the Fox Valley Chapter Board of Directors since 2007 and has held positions of VP of Company Coordinators and VP of Logistics. Sue was recognized as Board Member of the Year in 2009 from the Fox Valley Chapter. She is employed by the Winnebago Home Builders as a Membership Services Coordinator. She has held positions at Oshkosh B’Gosh as a Product Control and Scheduler and has also held positions in Product Management and Domestic Planning. Sue studied Business Administration at Marion College in Fond du Lac and is currently working on her CPIM certification.

VP of Finance: Sherri Manion

Sherri Manion Sherri Manion has been a member of the APICS Fox Valley Chapter since 1988. This is her third consecutive year on the board as VP Finance. In 2007 and 2008 she was head of the APICS Nomination Committee and was recognized as the 2007 Member of the Year for the Fox Valley Chapter. She previously served as Treasurer for the Oshkosh Youth Symphony Orchestra 2007-2009. She is employed full-time as a Production Control Analyst for Axletech International in Oshkosh. Sherri plans on achieving her CPIM certification by the end of 2011.

VP Secretary: Beth Westfahl, CPIM

Beth WestfahlBeth Westfahl, CPIM is a Supply Chain Management Instructor at Fox Valley Technical College. In addition to her instructional experience, Beth has over 16 years of experience in supply chain management, including forecasting, buying, planning, scheduling, and inventory management in diverse environments such as the paper industry, foundry and catalog/direct marketing. Beth has been involved with APICS since 2000, and this is her sixth year serving on the APICS Fox Valley Chapter Board of Directors. In the past, Beth served as the VP of Membership.

VP of Marketing: Leah Stumpf

Leah Stumpf Leah Stumpf became involved with APICS during her time as a Supply Chain Operations Management Major at the University of Oshkosh. She became a member of the UW Oshkosh Student Chapter in fall of 2008, was elected President Elect for fall 2009, and then served as the President beginning in the spring of 2010. Leah joined the Fox Valley Chapter in Fall of 2010 as the VP of Marketing. She has been employed at Oshkosh Corporation since February of 2009 and was hired on full time after graduating from UW Oshkosh in May of 2010 as a Logistics Analyst. Currently Leah is working as the Global Procurement Supply Chain (GPSC) Rotational Representative, where she will rotate through various parts of they supply chain at Oshkosh Corporation. Finally, Leah looks forward to acquiring her APICS certifications in the future.

VP of Communications: Diane Radue

Diane has been involved with APICS since 2008 and has served on our chapter board of directors for the past year. As a student, she also served on the board of directors of the UW-Oshkosh student chapter of APICS. She is a recent graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, having majored in Supply Chain and Operations Management with an emphasis in Information Management.  She is currently employed with Saputo Cheese USA as a production planning analyst.

VP of Logistics: Kate Zakharevich

Kate Zakharevich Kate Zakharevich is a senior student at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh majoring in Supply Chain and Operations Management. She has been employed at P&H Mining Equipment as a Planner/Scheduler Intern since August 2010. Kate became a member of UW Oshkosh APICS Student Chapter in Fall 2009, was elected as a Treasurer for Fall 2010, and then as an IT Specialist for Spring 2011. She is currently pursuing her CPIM certification.

VP of Company Coordinators: Dave Mueller, CPIM, CIRM

Dave Mueller I became a member of APICS in 1993, along with several other people from Converting Incorporated, when we started implementing a MRP system. I became CPIM certified on March 16, 1999 and earned the CIRM certification on December 15, 2007, with help from Jody Suess who was my instructor. I volunteered for the company coordinator when the Fox Valley chapter asked and have continued to be our company coordinator. I live outside of Clintonville, which is home of Creative Converting. I started with Converting Inc. on September 13, 1972. The company merged with Hoffmaster in 2008 and the name was changed to Creative Converting. My wife and I will celebrate our 25th anniversary in August. Our granddaughter moved in with us 5 years ago and there is nothing like having a 16 year old around to keep you on your toes. In early April, I celebrated the 29th anniversary of my 29th birthday. We try to spend as much time as possible at our cottage on Summit Lake. My passions are bird hunting, musky fishing, good beer, family and friends. The good beer,family and friends really go together around a camp fire.

VP of MIS: Open

V.P. Membership: David Rollins

David Rollins This is David’s first year on the Fox Valley Board of Directors. He has been a member of the chapter since 2010. David is currently employed by NewPage Corporation as a scheduler/planner for rewinding. Prior to his current position he was a paper machine scheduler and an order management ship leader, supervising shipping of sheeted paper. David is currently pursuing his MBA at UW Oshkosh and is working on completing his CIPM certification.

Director at Large: Deb Schneider

Debbie Schneider has been an active member of our APICS chapter since 2007. During the last 3 years she has been busy as both the Company Coordinator for Ariens Company, and by serving on the APICS Nomination Committee. Debbie was recognized as Member of the Year in 2009, and Co-Member of the Year in 2010. Debbie has been employed at the Ariens Company in Brillion for 37 years, including a 6-month lean internship program, and she is currently working as a Material Technician. She is pursuing the testing side of the CPIM certification.




VP-Faculty,Student Advisor: Dr. Mike Godfrey CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP

Dr. Mike Godfrey joined the Supply Chain & Operations Management faculty at UW Oshkosh in 2001. He serves as department chair and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Supply Chain Management.  He served as APICS Faculty Advisor from 2001-2009. His research interests include supply chain management, environmental management, lean/six sigma, transportation, simulation, and project management. He has published in the Journal of Business Logistics, the International Journal of Production Economics, Six Sigma Forum Magazine, and the Journal of Network and Systems Management. Mike earned his B.S. in Operations Management and M.S. in Management Information Systems from Northern Illinois University and his Ph.D. in Production & Operations Management from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.  He has worked on consulting projects dealing with project management, lean manufacturing, transportation, facility layout, and environmental management.  Prior to returning to NIU to pursue his M.S. degree, he worked in transportation and warehouse management for five years.