IICRC Announces 2015-2016 Board of Directors

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Published: Saturday, 07 November 2015 10:33

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IICRC Announces 2015-2016 Board of Directors

Las Vegas – Oct. 28, 2015 – The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) today announced the election of five members to the 2015-2016 Board of Directors. Elections were held during the IICRC’s October shareholder meeting in Las Vegas.

New Board of Directors members include Jeff Bishop, Matt Cole, Craig Kersemeier and Lonnie McDonald. Dennis Blake was re-elected. Also new to the Board this year as honorary members are Gary Glenn and Doug Heiferman.
Following the election, the new Board of Directors elected Pete Duncanson as Chairman and President of the Board. As Chair, Duncanson will also serve as Chairman of the Executive Committee which includes: Craig Kersemeier, first vice president; Kevin Pearson, second vice president; Paul Pearce, third vice president; Joe Dobbins, treasurer; Lonnie McDonald, secretary and Tony Wheelwright, immediate past Chairman.

New to the elections this year is the inclusion of an IICRC instructor as an honorary Board member. Heiferman will serve in that role. This decision was made by the new Board in an effort to increase transparency and improve the instructor program.

“This is going to be a year of exciting change for the Institute,” said IICRC Chairman Pete Duncanson. “With all of the new faces on the Board and their combined expertise, the IICRC is in a good place to take the Institute to the next level and continue its role as a leader in the industry.”

Additional members of the 2015-2016 Board of Directors include:
 Peter Crosa
 Joe Hughes
 Craig Jasper
 Patrick Moffett
 Steve Moran
 Randy Rapp

For more information about the IICRC, please visit http://www.iicrc.org, or contact Jennifer Petersen at jpetersen@mulberrymc.com.

About IICRC The IICRC is a global, ANSI-accredited Standards Developing Organization (SDO) that credentials individuals in 20+ categories within the inspection, cleaning and restoration industries. Representing more than 54,000 certified technicians and 6,000 Certified Firms in 22 countries, the IICRC, in partnership with regional and international trade associations, represents the entire industry. The IICRC does not own schools, employ instructors, produce training materials or promote specific product brands, cleaning methods or systems. For more information, visit www.iicrc.org.
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"After the Smoke Clears" book released

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Published: Friday, 09 October 2015 15:47

For Immediate Release

Clean Care Seminars is proud to announce the latest update of its classic company training program,After the Smoke Clears (ASC).  ASC is the culmination of over 3 years of research and revision.  ASC:

▪         has 407-pages including a comprehensive table of contents and subject index;

▪         is divided into four sections: general fire concepts and safety; structural restoration; contents restoration, and smoke deodorization;

▪         contains about 800 pictures of actual fire and smoke damage situations and diagrams; 

▪         at the end of each chapter, there’s a comprehension quiz that can be used to train new technicians;

▪         is a complete fire and smoke desk reference to answer questions from fire crews as they arise;

▪         is the primary reference document for the IICRC FSRT exam, which helps prepare restorers for that certification course, and

▪         is comprehensively footnoted to validate technical information.

ASC is written by Jeff Bishop, a 44-year veteran of the disaster restoration industry, and internationally acclaimed author and trainer.

After the Smoke Clears provides restoration supervisors and technicians with a convenient means for updating their technical and procedural knowledge on fire and smoke restoration concepts, principles and procedures.  It supplements and considerably expands the training received in the IICRC-approved Fire and Smoke Restoration Technician (FSRT) certification course. 

ASC is the technical resource that supplements the restoration management, administration, marketing, sales and pricing information contained in Clean Care Seminars’ two-volume set for owners and managers entitled, “Fire’s Out! . . Now What? . .”

SCRT members can save 10% on Clean Care Seminars’ educational products, including on-line training. 

For additional information, visit www.CleanCareSeminars.net or call toll free at 800.455.4278. 

July, 2015

For Immediate Release

Contact: Cindy Linden

334.790.0400