Presenting Your 2026 DRMA Board of Trustees

The Association is led by a strong group of individuals who cares about manufacturing and who cares about DRMA.  Meet your new board chair and trustees.

2026 Chairman, A.J. Rolling

A.J. Rolling is owner and president of Cat-Wood Metalworks, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) precision machine shop supporting the defense industry, located in Moraine.  A.J. is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and master’s and doctorate degrees in aerospace engineering.  He was an engineer throughout his Air Force career and taught gas turbine engine design at the United States Air Force Academy for his last 7 years.  He earned a Bronze Star for his deployment to Afghanistan in 2013.  After military retirement in 2015, he was a civil servant at the Air Force Research Lab as product lead for afterburners and rotating detonation combustion systems.  He became an owner of Cat-Wood in 2017 and became full owner in 2022.  A.J. has been engaged with DRMA’s workforce initiatives since joining Cat-Wood. 

New Board Members

Jake Borchers, PSC Crane & Rigging (Associate Member)

Jake Borchers is a Senior Leader at PSC Crane & Rigging serving as the Sales & Business Development Manager, where he leads the sales and marketing team. PSC provides crane, transport, rigging, and machinery installation services for manufacturers and other trade partners in the Dayton area and beyond. Jake graduated from the University of Toledo with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and obtained an M.B.A. from Northern Illinois University. Jake began his career at Flowserve before serving as General Manager at Crane Pumps in Piqua. His love for continuous improvement and growth strategy made him a great fit for his current role at PSC. Jake has served on a variety of community boards and committees, most recently as an Associate Board Member for the DRMA. He is actively involved with several community originations and also serves as a City Council Member for the Village of Russia. Jake’s longstanding relationship with the DRMA has provided much personal growth and opportunity. He finds it a privilege to give back to the manufacturing community.

Jake will fill the associate seat on the Board.

Brittany Farmer, Norwood Medical (Manufacturer Member)

Brittany Farmer is Vice President of Human Resources at Norwood Medical; a medical device manufacturer whose medical technology breakthroughs improve surgical outcomes for millions of patients every year. Since 2005, Brittany has been a driving force behind Norwood Medical’s growth, helping the company scale from 200 employees to more than 1,150, and expanding its footprint to eleven state-of-the-art facilities with more than 750,000 square feet of manufacturing space on its Dayton campus. Brittany’s career began as branch manager with Manpower of Dayton, Inc., where she discovered her passion for manufacturing and the people who make it thrive. She has been actively involved with DRMA since early in her career and currently serves on the DRMWP Committee. She is also a member of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees, helping to connect business, education, and community partners to strengthen the region’s workforce. Brittany is passionate about promoting manufacturing as a career of choice and is committed to supporting the continued growth of manufacturing and engineering operations throughout region.

Brittany will fill a regular seat on the Board.

See the full list of the 2026 DRMA Board of Trustees here.

Welcome, 2026 Board of Trustees!