NIA Announces New Executive Committee and Board Members

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The National Insulation Association (NIA), Reston, Va., USA, has announced its new officers for 2010-2011, led by Glenn Frye, the new president. The new leaders and representatives assumed their responsibilities following a unanimous vote by the NIA membership at the organization's recent 55th Annual Convention in Orlando, Fla.

Frye is senior VP of operations for Performance Contracting Group Inc. (PCI), a company he has been with for more than 30 years. He joined Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp. in 1973 as a planning and scheduling engineer. From 1973 to 1988, he also served as field engineer, project manager, area manager, and operations manager. In 1989 he left the company to become president of Thermotech, an open shop asbestos abatement company in Texas. He returned to PCI in 1995 as senior VP for PCI, responsible for the Insulation and Specialty Services Division, Engineered Systems, Promatec, Marine, Industrial Cleaning, and Performance Abatement Services. The theme for Frye's year as NIA President is "Mechanical Insulation: Leading Today for a Greener Tomorrow." His term will culminate during NIA's 56th Annual Convention at the Westin La Paloma in Tucson, Ariz.

Stepping into the position of president-elect is Alec Rexroat, M&O Insulation Co. Secretary/Treasurer for NIA this year is Rick Smith, CEO of E.J. Bartells, while Roger Crawford, president of Low Country Insulation, becomes Assistant Treasurer. Also serving on the 2010-11 Executive Committee and Board of Directors is Immediate Past President Larry Nelles, president of LWN LLC. The 2010-11 Executive Committee also includes Past President Advisors Peter J. Gauchel, president of L&C Insulation, and Ronald "Ron" L. King.

New to the Board are: Roddy Davoud of Old Dominion Firestopping LLC, representing the Southeastern Insulation Contractors Association (SEICA); Joe Leo, Atlantic Contracting & Specialties, representing the Eastern States Insulation Contractors Association of America (ESICA); and At-Large Representative Darryl Schimeck, Atlantic Plant Services. Other At-Large Representatives are: Darrel Bailey, Performance Contracting Inc.; Dan Bofinger, Specialty Products & Insulation; David Dzina, Selle Insulation Co.; John Lamberton, Irex Corp.; and Mark Reed, Zampell. Other Regional Representatives are: Thomas Burcham, Master Mechanical Insulation Inc., Central States Insulation Association (CSIA); Steve Luse, Luse Thermal Technologies, Midwest Insulation Contractors Association (MICA); J. Kenneth Freeman, Petrin Corp., Southwest Insulation Contractors Association (SWICA); and Tim Stout, Hudson Bay Insulation Co., Western Insulation Contractors Association (WICA). Associate (manufacturer) representatives are Kartik Patel, Armacell LLC, and Steve Brown, K-FLEX USA, LLC.