Pest Management Association of Alberta

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 7, 2010

Contact:
Janay Rickwalder
(571) 224-3824
jrickwalder@pestworld.org

NPMA ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF 2010-2011 BOARD ELECTION

(Fairfax, Va.) The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) today announced the results of its annual board elections. Kevin Kordek (A-Active Termite & Pest Control Co., Virginia Beach, Va.) has been elected to serve as President. Ray Johnson (Johnson Pest Control, Sevierville, Tenn.) will serve as Vice President. Laura Simpson (Dugas Pest Control of Baton Rouge, Inc., Baton Rouge, La.) will serve as Treasurer and Kevin Pass (Action Pest Control, Evansville, Ind.) has been elected to serve as Secretary.

"I am pleased to be selected as the association president by my industry peers," said Kevin Kordek. "I look forward to working with my colleagues to continue to promote the general interest and welfare of the pest management industry, as well as reinforce the value of pest management in protecting public health and property.”

New members of the Board of Directors include:

Past President Representative: Steven Scherzinger, Scherzinger Pest Control (Cincinnati, Ohio)
At Large Director: Rick Bell, Arrow Exterminators (Atlanta, Ga.)
At Large Director: Phil Cooper, Cooper Pest Solutions (Lawrenceville, N.J.)
At Large Director: Mark O'Hara, Anderson Pest Solutions (Elmhurst, Ill.)
At Large Director: Craig Thomas, Craig Thomas Pest Control, Inc. (Hyde Park, N.Y.)
At Large Director: Alfie Treleven, Sprague Pest Solutions (Tacoma, Wa.)
Region 2 Director: Don Jamison, Jamison Pest and Lawn (Memphis, Tenn.)
Region 3 Director: Todd Sawyer, Sawyer, Inc. (Boise, Idaho)

"NPMA is delighted to welcome our newly elected Board and Executive Committee," says Rob Lederer, NPMA Executive Vice President. "We are fortunate to have excellent leaders who will work together to encourage high levels of competence, knowledge and performance in the industry.”

Editor’s Note: Photos Available Upon Request

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA), a non-profit organization with more than 7,000 members, was established in 1933 to support the pest management industry's commitment to the protection of public health, food and property.

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