The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) recently announced that three new members have joined the organization’s board of directors during the 2024 Fall Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Scott Corley (ODL), Chris Giovannielli (Kawneer Company) and Stacha Reed (Andersen Corp.) are the newest members of the association’s board.
“We are thrilled to welcome Scott, Chris and Stacha to the board,” said Janice Yglesias, FGIA executive director. “They have years of experience among them, and our association will benefit from their expertise.”
Scott Corley, Glass Products Council (GPC) director, has been in product development for more than 30 years and has been launching new products at ODL for 15 of those years, officials said. He joined FGIA in 2019, serving on various committees and chaired or co-chaired many work groups. He is currently a member of several GPC committees as well as an alternate on the FGIA Code Action Steering Committee and serves on the board of directors of the Insulating Glass Certification Council (IGCC).
Chris Giovannielli, Architectural Products Council (APC) director, is director of global product management at Kawneer, where he has been a leading contributor for more than 25 years. He directs product development, positioning and launch strategies across global markets with an emphasis on education and sustainability practices. In addition to the board, he serves as the APC representative for FGIA’s AAMA Certification Policy Committee and has been actively engaged in the association for several years.
Stacha Reed, Residential Products Council (RPC) director, has been an engineer for 24 years and has worked in multiple technical and operations leadership roles. She joined the FGIA in 2014 and has since been active across all material councils. She has served as the Wood and Cellulosic Composites Material Council (WCCMC) Finishes Committee vice chair for nearly 10 years and has served as a voting member of the AAMA Finishes Committee, eventually advancing to the RPC co-chair position several years ago.
Newest members the board result from recent changes to FGIA bylaws related to the board composition requirements, officials said, which now allow for more flexibility in populating the board with active and qualified candidates. While the original language was prescriptive, the revised language continues to support having broad experience on the board with representation from across FGIA’s full scope of product and market segments, they added. It also continues to support a strong fenestration producer representation.
FGIA added an At Large Director position to create more flexibility in allowing board participation by member types, such as test labs and service providers, while keeping the APC, GPC and RPC director positions more focused on representation by those producing finished products or components specific to those councils.