Membership 2020 is Underway!
T
his is the time of year
when members renew
their membership commitment
for 2020. New for membership
renewal, you can pay online with
your business checking account.
We've added E-Check as a
new ACH payment option,
in addition to credit cards,
for online renewal. NWPCA
Membership benefits include
discounted rates for NWPCA conferences, new NAM Health Care program,
discounted PDS rates; your company information listed in the often-used website
directory; and your voice for the industry.
Don't let membership or your PDS license expire, and take a moment to renew
your membership, and stay connected. Visit PalletCentral.com/RenewMembership.
2020 Board Elections, Voting Open until January 16
A
s you read this, voting continues for the 2020 NWPCA Board of Directors.
Industry members have the privilege of electing individuals to serve on the
NWPCA Board. If you have not seen the ballot or instructions on voting, please
contact us promptly at 703-519-6104. Voting is open until January 16, 2020.
On the Road
P
atrick Atagi, Vice President of Advocacy & External Affairs, and Brad Gething,
Director of Science & Technology Integration, attended the North American
Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) Annual Meeting from October 28 through
November 1. At the meeting, Dr. Gething participated in the Forestry Expert Working
Group meeting, where the group is working on a science and technology document to
help reduce confusion between wood-boring pests and hitchhiker pests. Gething and
Atagi also participated in the plenary session and industry meetings. The NAPPO
meeting continues to be essential for NWPCA to represent the wood pallet industry
and interact with government regulators on the topic of ISPM 15.
Mark Barford, Senior Director, Business Partnerships, traveled in Alabama for a
week in December to visit members, while investigating possible locations for future
Fall Plant tours. He toured many new high production sawmills being built, and several
members announcing their upcoming new equipment and lines.
Brent McClendon, President and CEO, spoke at Pellet Fuels Institute board meeting
in Washington, DC on the importance of strong advocacy programs, and then attended
the ForestProud board meeting the same day for important discussions on sustain-
ability initiatives and industry messaging. Brent also recently presented at the American
Lumber Standard Committee board meeting on the state of the wood pallet industry.
While there, he shared some ideas for how to improve the efficiency of the ISPM15
certification system, while maintaining the strong integrity of the program that's
been built over the years.
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P U B L I S H E D B Y T H E
N A T I O N A L W O O D E N P A L L E T &
C O N T A I N E R A S S O C I A T I O N
NWPCA STAFF
President/CEO
Brent
J. McClendon, CAE, brent@palletcentral.com
Vice
President, Advocacy and External Affairs
Patrick S. Atagi, patagi@palletcentral.com
Senior
Director, Business Partnerships
Mark
A. Barford, CAE, mbarford@palletcentral.com
Membership
Services Manager
Mishelle Cavanagh, mcavanagh@palletcentral.com
PDS and Membership Services Manager
Susan Cheney, scheney@palletcentral.com
PDS Structural Engineer
Kristen DeLack PE, kdelack@palletcentral.com
Vice
President, Communications
Annette Ferri, aferri@palletcentral.com
Director of Science and Technology Integration
Brad Gething, PhD, bgething@palletcentral.com
Advisor to the President
John A. McLeod III, jmcleod@palletcentral.com
PDS Software Engineer
Kevin Richey, krichey@palletcentral.com
PDS Finite Element Analyst
Farhad Shahabi, PhD, fshahabi@palletcentral.com
Vice President, Operations and Events
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