Amanda Ryan
Territory Sales Manager
National Material Company
Work: (414) 418-7380
Amanda Ryan is the Midwest Regional Director. She has worked in the metals industry for over 13 years. Amanda manages the Northern Illinois and Wisconsin territory for National Material Company. Previously, Amanda spent time as Nucor’s ERP Project Lead as well as their District Sales Manager for the Midsouth. Amanda has been part of AWMI since 2011 serving for both Chicago and Wisconsin Chapters as a Volunteer Coordinator, Membership Co-Chair, Programs Coordinator, Secretary, and Vice chair for the Midwest and Southern Region.
Jen Skala
Inventory Control/
Scheduling Manager
Olympic Steel, Inc.
Minneapolis Division
625 Xenium Lane North
Plymouth, MNÂ 55441
763-390-6503
Jen Skala is the Vice Chair of the Midwest Region and has previous board experience as President, Past President and Fundraising Chair with the Minnesota Chapter. She has been in the steel industry since 2011 when she joined Olympic Steel as a Senior Buyer. She has been in her current role of Inventory Control and Scheduling manager since 2019.
Veronica Tilley
Payroll Specialist
TMS International
1 North Broadway
Gary, IN 46402
Veronica Tilley is the Midwest Regional and Chicago Chapter Secretary. She has been with TMS International in Gary, Indiana since 2014 after earning a B.S from Indiana University in Business, with a concentration in Financial Information Systems and Accounting. She finds the ins and outs of steel production to be fascinating, which has fueled her passion for the industry. Veronica joined the AWMI Chicago Chapter in 2019 and has enjoyed serving on the board since 2020.
Jaclyn Schuette
Operations Controller
SSAB Americas
1770 Bill Sharp Blvd
Muscatine, IA 52761
(563) 381-5348
Jaclyn Schuette is the Midwest Regional Treasurer, and past Treasurer for the Quad Cities Chapter. She has been in the steel industry since 2002, at SSAB Americas, formerly IPSCO Steel. In her current role, she is the Operations Controller for the SSAB Iowa facility. She has been an AWMI member since 2006.