by Mark Hogan, President and CEO, MANA
It is both a literal and figurative heavy responsibility to be the new curator of the MANA archives. When I collected 39 boxes from my predecessor, Mr. Charles Cohon, I couldn’t help but wonder exactly how much they weighed. To my surprise, the total weight was a staggering 886.1 pounds, equivalent to the size of an adult moose!
I am determined to take the bull by the horns and make these archives as useful as possible to our members. The plans for these archives are straightforward yet crucial: to keep them safe and sound while making their valuable contents accessible to our members.
“The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” — Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States.
The archives contain all the magazines from 1947 onward, full of insight and history. If there is a particular year you’re interested in, please let me know, and I’ll make it a priority to provide you with access to the content of those specific magazines.
Email me at: mhogan@manaonline.org.
Mark Hogan is president and CEO of MANA. As a mechanical engineer, Hogan spent two decades developing products and processes for major corporations. Serving as a manufacturers’ rep for nearly a decade, Hogan specialized in component sales of industrial automation products. Complementing his experience, Hogan has certifications in sales methodology (CSP), project management (PMP), and Lean Six Sigma. Residing in Cincinnati, Ohio, Hogan contributes to his local rep community as a volunteer leader of a group of independent manufacturers’ representatives.