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bilities have grown from a college
the assessment, maintenance and
standards and other activity, we
directors over the years. Mike
kid working in an attic, to the oprehabilitation of underground inare currently expanding Inspector built the organization up and put
erations manager for an extremely frastructure. Our mission has not
Training and Certification Proprocesses in place to ensure our
influential industry organization.
changed since 1976, and I have
gram (ITCP) to include grouting,
long-term financial sustainability.
I am so grateful for the experiencwitnessed the steadfast commitand are already starting to talk
Irv Gemora's unwavering commites I've had. I believe starting small
ment to doing what is right for our about PACP Version 8.0. It's an
ment was critical to the awareness
and wearing many hats, including
industry though the demonstraactive and vibrant place, and one
and industry acceptance of PACP
human resources, legal support,
tion of member passion and action of the reasons I stay is because
and ITCP. Current executive diweb development, membership
when on,
issuesPipe
threaten
the health ofPipe
I never
get bored.
TheASME
main rea-Pressure
rector, Ted
DeBoda,needs.
has done a reFor
all
your
Pipe
Fabricati
Support,
Clamp,
and
Vessel
management, marketing and
our underground infrastructure.
son, however, is that the people
markable job of catapulting us into
every other aspect of operations,
Most recently, some of the best
involved with NASSCO - the
the next chapter through strong
has allowed me the opportunities
minds in our industry, who also
staff, board of directors, and each
partnerships with other organiand knowledge to hopefully serve
happen to be NASSCO members,
and every one of our members
zations and academia, as well as
NASSCO well.
have joined with other organiza- are like family. Even competiworking to make our committees
tions to address claims regarding
tors seem to get along under the
Amazing growth
the safety of CIPP. We are also
NASSCO umbrella, and I attribute more active and productive.
I lucked out when my Grandma
coming together to ensure our inthat to our unified commitment
Since I started as a full-time emshowed
me that old help-wanted
dustry has a strong, unified voice
to ensure the continued accepployee in 2002, NASSCO has
ad
for
a
part-time
job in someone's
pertaining to potential governtance and growth of trenchless
grown from under 189 member
attic.
Our
founders
had great inment
budget
cuts
and
reductions
technologies.
organizations to nearly 600. It
sight and our leaders have brought
in EPA funding.
We have a strong future in
has been so exciting to watch how
it to fruition. I hope to be part of
NASSCO is like a rolling stone.
NASSCO because of the sturdy
our members are committed and
this amazing organization and
We never slow down and we
foundation built by our leaders.
- more importantly - extremely
its sustainability, relevancy and
never gather moss. In addition
I have had the honor of workactive in helping NASSCO achieve
its mission to set standards for
to the ongoing development of
ing with three amazing executive
growth for many years to come.

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