Tom
Smith, Western Cherokee
Tom “Running Bear” Smith is Owner and
CEO of Tom Smith Industries, a Clayton, OH based manufacturing
company that services many Fortune 500 companies.
In January of 1981, Tom incorporated and started a
plastic injection molding company known as TSI.
Tom Smith passed away in December of 2006. Please click
here to see NABA's PowerPoint memorial for Tom. A video memorial is coming soon; please check back in October of 2008.
Information about Tom Smith Industries can be found here.
Lee Pepion, Blackfoot
Lee Pepion is Founder, President and CEO of The Blackfoot
Company, a single source supplier of facility supplies
and office products, headquartered in Toledo, Ohio,
with distribution centers nationwide.
Lloyd Milby, Cherokee
Lloyd “Little Eagle” Milby is Founder,
President and CEO of L. W. Milby Exhibit Services,
Inc. based in New Carlisle, OH which supplies over
100 companies nationally, specializing in trade shows,
visitor centers, museums, kiosks, car dealer showrooms
and corporate lobby environments.
Ken Barnes, Mohawk
Ken Barnes is Founder, President and CEO of Upper
Mohawk, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in information
technology, business management support and training
and development programs, headquartered in Dayton,
OH with offices in Florida and Virginia.