SFMA STAFF
June Wolfe
President
In her role as President of the South Florida Manufacturers Association, June Wolfe has been an advocate for the growth and economic success of the region’s manufacturing industry. Besides creating products and services to support Florida manufacturers, June speaks out to legislators and the community on the importance of manufacturing to a stable economy and works to create an environment that is “friendly” to maintaining and growing manufacturing businesses. June supports current activities in FloridaMakes, the Florida Sterling Council and the Manufacturers Association of Florida which she had a hand in establishing during the past 30 years.
email: jwolfe@sfma.org
mobile: 954-801-6770
Kaitlin Centonze
Member Services Manager
Kaitlin Centonze joined the SFMA team in 2014 as the Manager of Member Services. Currently she also works with SFMA partner, FloridaMakes. In 2008, Kaitlin graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in Accounting which she makes use of in her work at SFMA and FloridaMakes. As a hobby Kaitlin enjoys baking and decorating gourmet cupcakes.
email: kcentonze@sfma.org
mobile: 954-253-7289
Phil Centonze
Training Director
Phil brings extensive experience working with manufacturers across industries. He plans and manages improvement projects of all types. Since 1991, he has trained teams of managers and employees to reduce costs and improve productivity by applying the concepts of Lean process improvement, Six Sigma, Strategic Planning, Team-Based problem-solving, and other improvement initiatives. Phil has broad knowledge of assessment of manufacturing companies, as he is the Lead Judge for the Manufacturer of the Year Award Evaluation Programs for the SFMA. He is a 16-year Florida Sterling Master Examiner, and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Phil is a graduate from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
email: pcentonze@sfma.org
mobile: 954-684-2642
Jay Hess
Business Advisor
Jay is a FloridaMakes Business Advisor based at the South Florida Manufacturers Association. He has more than 29 years of manufacturing experience, most recently as Executive Vice President of Operations with UNIPOWER LLC. Jay has served on the board of directors for the South Florida Manufacturers Association and currently serves as a board member for PointOne Investment Holdings. He is certified by APICS in inventory and production control and is registered and recognized as an expert witness for litigation relating to manufacturing material practices, UCC, and product liability. Jay has a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and completed master’s studies in electrical and mechanical engineering.
email: Jay.hess@floridamakes.com
mobile: 954-494-4895
Dennis Battistella
Coordinator – South Florida Machinist Apprenticeship Program
Dennis Battistella has spent his entire career in manufacturing. At SFMA he wears two hats. One is Coordinator of the Machinist Apprenticeship Program and the other is Trainer and Consultant. About 8 years ago, Dennis began working with a group of member companies to develop a certified machinist apprenticeship program in south Florida. Partnering with Atlantic Technical College, the program became certified by the state Florida. The 3 year program currently has 40 apprentices. As an SFMA Trainer and Consultant, Dennis helps members design and implement training plans within the SFMA Training Institute. In his spare time he teaches Operations Management at FAU.
email: batti@bellsouth.net
mobile: 954-292-0040
Sandra Blake
Communications Manager
Sandra Blake’s entire career has been focused in manufacturing. First, as Vice President of Human Resources with FHP Manufacturing (Bosch), for more than 2 decades. During her time at FHP Sandra served the South Florida Manufacturers Association as Chair of the Human Resources Committee and then as Board Member and Chair of the Board – a time span of more than 20 years. Since leaving FHP, Sandra opened her own business – Blakes Design Biz – designing websites for a myriad of organizations and businesses, including some SFMA members. Since 2012 Sandra has worked with SFMA as webmaster, communications and database manager.
email: sblake@sfma.org
mobile: 561-235-1061