Wally Stommes, Director-at-Large 

Wally Stommes is President and co-founder of StoneL Corporation which is a business division of Metso Automation.  StoneL manufactures conventional and intelligent valve monitoring products and process networking components sold through distribution channels and OEMS throughout North America and other areas of the world.  Wally holds several patents, has authored numerous published articles on industry-related topics and is a member of Metso's technology planning group.

Wally holds a BS in electrical engineering from North Dakota State University and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.  Prior to founding StoneL, he was a product manager for Proximity Controls and a computer systems engineer for Otter Tail Power Company.  He and his wife, Dianne, have three grown children and reside in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

He was elected to the MCAA Board of Directors in May, 2009.

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