The Coal Preparation Society of America (CPSA) has named Art Sanda executive director. Sanda has been manager of public relations and government affairs for Eastern Associated Coal Corp., editor-in-chief and associate publisher of Coal Age magazine and will continue to be contributing editor for Coal People magazine. Sanda will be the first executive director of the Society which is celebrating its 10thanniversary.
At its May meeting held at the 2012 International Coal Prep Conference and Exhibition in Lexington, KY, CPSA also elected a new slate of officers. Elected to two-year terms of office were Robert W. Hollis, vice president preparation for James River Coal Co., as president; R. Hunter Davis, manager of coal preparation for Alliance Coal, LLC, as vice president, and Michael Ferguson, vice president ofTaggart Global, LLC, as treasurer. Barbara Arnold, president of Pro Tech, Inc., was re-elected to a two-year term as secretary.