Products: Commercial garage doors and residential garage doors.

Operator & Electronics Division
(see members)
Chairperson
Barbara Kelkhoff, The Chamberlain Group

Products: Residential and commercial garage door openers, gate openers, electronics and remote control devices, telephone entry systems, and sensing devices.

High Performance Door Division
(see members)
Chairperson
David Kendell, Megadoor

Products: Rolling, folding, or sliding doors that are generally characterized by higher cycles, higher speeds, larger sizes, and/or complex door control systems.

Products: Rolling doors, rolling grilles, sheet doors, rolling counter shutters, and rolling fire doors and shutters.

Associates Division
(see members)
Chairperson
Jerry Hennen, Arrow Tru-Line, Inc.

Products: A wide variety of components and materials associated with the products manufactured by our Commercial & Residential Garage Door Division, Rolling Door Division, and Operator & Electronics Division.

Commercial & Residential Garage Door Technical Committee
Chairperson
Pat Hunter, C.H.I. Overhead Doors

This active committee is involved in a wide range of technical issues relating to commercial and residential garage doors. These issues include a garage door’s wind resistance, thermal performance, pinch resistance, steel gauge, code compliance, standards development, and much more.

Operator & Electronics Door Operator Committee
Chairperson
Barbara Kelkhoff, Chamberlain

The Operator & Electronics Division has four committees that focus on a variety of technical issues. This committee works on issues related to residential garage door openers, such as standards development and code compliance, striving to maximize safety in these products.

Commercial Door Operator Subcommittee
Chairperson
Barbara Kelkhoff, The Chamberlain Group

This subcommittee focuses on commercial door openers. Like the other technical committees, the group focuses on safety issues, standards development, and code compliance.

Operator & Electronics Gate Operator Committee
Chairperson
Sam Blaney, Byan Systems

Automatic gate openers are another key product in the Operator & Electronics Division. This committee also works on standards development and code compliance, striving to maximize safety in these products.

Operator & Electronics Access Systems Committee
Chairperson
Rick Sedivy, DoorKing

Many automated door and gate systems are controlled by accessible communications devices. This committee focuses on these products, working toward appropriate standards and building code requirements, striving to maximize safety in the installation and use of these systems.

Executive Committee
Chairperson
Rick Sedivy, DoorKing

This committee may act on behalf of the Board on matters that arise between Board meetings. It is comprised of the four officers of the Board and one member at large appointed by the President from the Board of Directors. The immediate Past President is an ex-officio member of the committee.

Finance & Dues Committee
Chairperson
Bearge Miller, Miller Edge

The Finance Committee, chaired by the Treasurer, develops a recommended operating budget for presentation to the Board of Directors. This committee also supervises and reviews all current financial operations of the association and annually makes recommendations about the dues structure.

Magazine/Marketing Committee
Chairperson
Dan Nixa, The Chamberlain Group

This committee seeks to maintain and enhance DASMA’s role as the recognized voice of the industry and to expand the market for its products. Committee members oversee the association’s official quarterly publication, Door & Access Systems newsmagazine.

Product Liability & Safety Committee
Chairperson
Mark Tone, The Chamberlain Group

This committee serves as a forum for discussion of industry-wide safety concerns, based on contacts with key agencies, court actions, and legislative and executive branches of governments.

Training & Education Committee
Chairperson
William H. Wahler, Flexi-Force Group B.V.

This committee develops educational materials and programs for consumers, dealers, and industry personnel, sometimes working with the National Safety Council and the Institute for Door Dealer Education and Accreditation (IDEA). These materials often deal with proper use and installation of industry products.