Board of Directors - ABSMaterials, Inc. - Advanced Material Solutions

Board of Directors

Richard Schwarz, Board Chair, is a partner in both Cleveland-based Edgewater Capital Partners (Private Equity) and Sycamore Partners, LLC (Venture Capital). He is the past president of Laurel Industries Division, Oxychem. He currently serves as the Lead Independent Director and a board member of the Associated Estates Realty Corporation ("AEC/NYSE"). He serves as a board director of Master Chemical Corporation, Stanton Ceramics, Inc., Syrgis Chemical, Inc., and Gabriel Performance Products. Mr. Schwarz also serves on the Visiting Committee of the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Engineering, the Leadership Council for University Hospital's Orthopaedic Department, and the Technology Transfer Committee of Cleveland State University. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Ohio State University College of Engineering and an MBA from the Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School for Management. He is a registered professional engineer for the State of Ohio. His interests include golf, skiing, and reading.

Dr. Paul Edmiston is the founder and Chief Science Officer of ABSMaterials, Inc. and the Peterson Chair of Chemistry at the College of Wooster. He currently serves on the National Science Foundation Committee of Visitors and is a member of the American Chemical Society. He has a Bachelor's degree in chemistry from Pepperdine University and a PhD in chemistry from the University of Arizona. His interests include bicycling and hiking.

Stephen Spoonamore is the Chief Executive Officer at ABSMaterials, Inc. He has led several previous companies from start-up to exit, taking numerous technologies from bench-scale R+D to commercialization. Technologies developed by Mr. Spoonamore are used daily by government and private sector clients in mining, shipping, banking, advanced materials, military operations, and cellular communications. While he focuses on advanced materials and environmental remediation today, he remains a respected and oft-cited veteran from the early days of the cyber warfare, offering insights to NPR, BBC, CNN, and ABC News.

Chris Schmid is a business advisor for international business development and marketing services, economic development, and entrepreneurial support. He is the past president of Wooster Hydrostatics, Inc., Tekfor USA, and LuK, Inc. He is also the past chair of the Wayne Economic Development Council. He is a board member of the Wooster Growth Corporation, NorTech, the College of Wooster Center for Entrepreneurship, Bloomington Medical Services of Wooster Community Hospital, and the Don & Alice Noble Foundation, as well as an advisory board member of WKSU Kent State University Public Radio. He has a Master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Stuttgart, and he is fluent in German and English. His interests include racewalking and skiing.

Honorable Kelly Carnes is the Founder, President, and CEO of TechVision 21. She is a respected Washington advisor on science and technology policy. She served on the Comptroller General’s Advisory Board, the Senior Advisory Group for the Director of National Intelligence, a National Governors’ Association Commission on Technology and Adult Education, and the Steering Committee for the Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and Technology. She served as an advisor to the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Building Engineering and Science Talent. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law School.

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