The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), representing the full spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber through finished sewn products, has announced officer appointments for fiscal year 2026 following officer elections at its annual meeting April 14–16.
Amy Bircher Bruyn, CEO and founder of MMI Textiles, has been elected chair, and Jay Todd, CEO and managing partner of Service Thread, has been elected vice chair.
In addition to the appointment of a new chair and vice chair, NCTO elected chairs for each of its five councils. Each council has an allotted number of members who are elected to the association’s board of directors, in addition to the NCTO Executive Committee.
“I am pleased to announce NCTO’s 2026 officers, council chairs, and board and executive committee members,” says Kim Glas, NCTO president and CEO. “I thank Chair Amy Bircher Bruyn and Vice Chair Jay Todd for stepping into these critical roles. As we navigate a challenging environment, their leadership will be key as we advance policies to preserve preferential treatment under USMCA [U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement] and CAFTA-DR [Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement], strengthen customs enforcement against import fraud, refine tariff policies with carve-outs for inputs and machinery not made in the U.S., expand the Berry Amendment and America-made procurement, and grow our Western Hemisphere co-production chain—while opposing measures that undermine a domestic supply chain supporting more than 450,000 jobs.”
Chair and vice chair
- Chair – Amy Bircher Bruyn, MMI Textiles
- Vice chair – Jay Todd, Service Thread
Board of directors
- Fiber Council – David Adkins of Lenzing Fibers; Geoffrey Hietpas of The LYCRA Company; and David Poston of Palmetto Synthetics
- Yarn Council – Justin Ferdinand of Kentwool; Chris Alt of American & Efird; Marc Doyon of Gildan; Charles Heilig of Parkdale; Eddie Ingle of Unifi; and Tim Manson of Meridian Specialty Yarn Group
- Fabric and Home Products Council –Allen Jacobyof Milliken & Company; Leib Oehmig of Glen Raven Inc.; Bill Rogers of Mount Vernon Mills; Brian Rosenstein of TSG Finishing; Dan Russian of Sage Automotive Interiors; and Walter Spiegel of Standard Textile
- Finished Textiles and Apparel Products Council – Gabrielle Ferrara of Ferrara (Alternate: Marisa Fumei-South of Two-One-Two New York)
- Industry Support Council – Todd Bassett of Fi-Tech; Greg Duncan of American Truetzschler; and Jim Reed of YKK Corp.
Executive committee
- Justin Ferdinand, Kentwool
- Tim Manson, Meridian Specialty Yarn Group
- Bill Rogers, Mount Vernon Mills
- Allen Jacoby, Milliken & Company
- David Adkins, Lenzing Fibers
- Gabrielle Ferrara, Ferrara
- Todd Basset, Fi-Tech.
Bruyn has appointed additional executives to serve on the committee: Chuck Hall, Barnet, NCTO’s immediate past chairman; Anderson Warlick, Parkdale Mills; Jay Self, Greenwood Mills; Marisa Fumei-South, Two-One-Two New York; and Jackie Ferrari, American Fashion Network.
Council chairs
- Fiber Council: David Adkins of Lenzing Fibers
- Yarn Council: Tim Manson of Meridian Specialty Yarn Group
- Fabric and Home Products Council: Allen Jacoby of Milliken & Company
- Finished Textiles and Apparel Products Council: Gabrielle Ferrara of Ferrara
- Industry Support Council: Todd Bassett of Fi-Tech
Other appointments
- President and CEO – Kim Glas, NCTO
- Treasurer – Robin Haynes, NCTO
- Secretary – Katherine White, NCTO
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