Board of Directors

As an entrepreneur, Bill Wydra is the founder of 15 different companies, mostly related to the manufacturing sector. Bill’s companies have implemented some interesting strategies around talent development including, but not limited to, the very popular Top Gun Welding Competition and SKYNEXT event for amusement industry engineers.

Wydra’s first company, Ashland Technologies, Inc. has been ranked on the INC500/5000 fastest-growing US companies list for five consecutive years. Once ranked as the #1 fastest growing manufacturer in Pennsylvania and #55 in the country, it is expected to reach its highest national ranking this year. Other accolades included FIVE (5) amusement industry Brass Ring Awards that most companies strive to get one in their lifetime, being honored as a Top 10 Machine Shop in the country by American Machinist Magazine, and as recently as April 2019 winning the Manufacturer’s Innovation Award. Mr. Wydra attributes all of this growth and success to the incredibly talented and dedicated people on his team.

When Mr. Wydra founded the company 22 years ago, he developed a written company constitution that aligns all employee beliefs and values to keep a steady and straight drumbeat on how they do business. With the vision of becoming the “First International Chain of Machine Shops”, the company has grown into six (6) operating divisions spread throughout the company’s four (4) US locations. Although they can make just about anything, there is a strong focus on areas where they can “Turn Metal into Thrills”. As such, their target markets include amusement/rollercoaster, food service equipment, and energy sectors worldwide, thus leading to Wydra’s ownership in Skyline Design, Skyline Attractions, and Honolulu Hot Dog Company.

Mr. Wydra is an executive member of several boards and nonprofit organizations, including the Manufacturing Association of Central Florida (MACF), Manufacturing Resource Center at Lehigh
University (former chairman), Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation (Vice President), Schuylkill County Chamber of Commerce (past President), and Orange County Community College Technology Advisory Board. Wydra has been honored numerous times for his outstanding contributions to business and community; recent awards include Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce Businessman of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year awards, Manufacturing Excellence Award, and Business Journal Top 20 Under 40. He most recently was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.
A graduate of George Mason University with degrees in Marketing, Economics, and Finance,

Mr. Wydra’s philosophy on business is to empower all his employees and business partners to break the mold of convention and mediocrity and make the “impossible” possible. A native of Pennsylvania, he currently resides in Celebration, Florida with his wife Angela, and their 11-year-old twin boys and ten and four-year-old daughters, all of whom share Bill’s passion for thrills, adventure, and travel even at a young age.

Senator D. Alan Hays, R – Senate District 11 – Umatilla, Florida, was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2004, representing House District 25. He is a 1976 charter class graduate of the University of Florida College of Dentistry and is now semiretired. He was subsequently elected to the Florida Senate in November 2010.

Senator Hays currently serves in the Senate as Chair of the Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations. He is also a member of six other important committees.  These other committees include:  Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee, The Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Ethics and Elections, Fiscal Policy Committee, Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability where he is the Vice Chair and he is also the alternating chairman of the Joint Committee on Collective Bargaining.

Having completed six years in the Senate, Alan is currently running for election to the office of Supervisor of Elections for Lake County.

Alan and his wife Jeanne live in Umatilla where he owned and operated his practice of family dentistry. They are the proud parents of 3 daughters and love all 7 of their grandchildren.

Timothy Ingle – Senior Vice President – Red Gold

Tim is the Senior Vice President at Red Gold and the founder of the company’s Business Leadership Team, which guides the company’s overall business strategy and operating philosophy to address business, operational, and employee needs. Tim reports to the CEO and plays the lead role in helping to chart the corporation’s key organizational initiatives to attract, energize, and develop top talent across the company. He also leads the company’s Business Improvement Strategy process and serves as a key advisor on organizational values and engagement strategies across Red Gold’s entire organization.

As Senior Vice President of Red Gold, Tim leads corporate strategy in addition to leading all company sales, supply chain, human resources, benefits, government, and public relations. Under Tim’s leadership, Red Gold has gained state and national recognition for its management of company growth, employee education programs, partnerships, and overall industry leadership in advanced food processing. The company’s people, products, and technology are the gold standard for producing premium quality at the very best service and value in all channels of distribution. Since 2013, Tim has helped to accelerate Red Gold’s position as America’s largest privately held fresh canned tomatoes and tomato products manufacturer where he is proud to note that everything is American Owned, Grown & Made.

The company’s exemplary human resources practices and programs were recognized in 2011 as Red Gold proudly accepted the National Plate of Bounty Award in Washington, D.C. Prior to Tim’s leadership in human resources and corporate strategy, his experience includes several years of progressive manufacturing and operations leadership at Red Gold including the hands-on operations of a new newly-acquired manufacturing facility. In addition to Red Gold, Tim served as an Operations Manager for the Quaker Oats Company and spent four years of progressive responsibility with the Walt Disney World Company in Orlando, Florida.

A few of Tim’s civic areas of involvement or distinction includes Teaching and Mentoring Communities – Board of Directors member since 2010-2015; including the National “Plate of Bounty Award” in 2011 representing stewardship and leadership, Purdue University (West Lafayette & Anderson) – Academic Advisory Board Member, College of Technology (2005 – 2017); Distinguished Alumni, Anderson University Graduate School of Business 2010; USA Hockey Level 5 Masters’ lifetime Coaching Certification; Madison County Leadership Academy Graduate (2000); Indiana Chamber of Commerce K-12 Education Committee, and Noblesville Preservation Alliance.

Tim earned a Bachelor of Science in Technology, Leadership, and Innovation from Purdue University’s College of Technology in 1991 and later earned his Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) in 1999 from Anderson University’s Falls Graduate School of Business.

Tim and his wife, Heather, have two children: daughter Jordan 29, and son Hunter 22.

Dale T.Reed –

Businessman, Entrepreneur, Investor

Reed played a major role in four different startup businesses, two of which were wholly owned by Reed. These two were sold to new owners to pursue other interests. Most recently (2016) he sold his manufacturing firm to a Danish company, a world leader in their field, who desired a larger footprint in the United States. Currently, most of Reeds business interests are in Real Estate.

Reed has served on many boards. Currently, he is an Alderman for the city of St. Lucie Village. He is on the board for St. Anastasia Catholic School Endowment fund as well as the Pelican Yacht Club. He also serves as a business consultant for Westside Church. Reed has been married to Janie Reed for twenty-five years and has four adult children as well as six grandchildren. He has attended the same church for twenty-six years and has been a follower of
Jesus Christ for forty-seven.