Pest Management Professional, June 2018
Industry Intel Meet PMP Hall of Fame inductees Editors Note Learn more about the PMP Hall of Fame now in its 22nd year at PMPHallOfFame net We will feature additional 2018 inductees in future issues Tom Fortson Jr vice chairman of Terminix Service Inc TSI is a third generation pest management professional who is overseeing the fourth and fifth generations at the Columbia S C based company Founded in 1927 as a franchise of whats today known as Terminix International TSI is considered to be the Memphis Tenn firms largest franchise Having grown up in the industry Fortson has given back to it in many ways He is currently on the board of directors for the National Pest Management Association and was a founding member of its Professional Pest Management Alliance PPMA He was also chairman of the board for PPMA from 1997 2017 and is still involved as chairman emeritus today He is credited with steering the PPMAs mission tasked with growing protecting promoting and defending the industry as well as marketing the industry to residential and commercial audiences through a variety of programs and tactics aimed at increasing consumer awareness about the value of professional pest control services Harvey Goldglantz spent 35 years building and operating a successful pest management business Philadelphia Exterminating Co While his company was a regional trailblazer Goldglantz is being inducted for making a career out of raising the industrys knowledge and professionalism as a business consultant and for his work with associations Goldglantz served as a board member of the National Pest Management Association three times and twice was president of the Pennsylvania Pest Management Association He has spent the past quarter century educating the industry as a business consultant and president of Pest Control Marketing Co renowned author including a PMP columnist and speaker ASSOCIATION NEWS VPMA takes a LEAP The Virginia Pest Management Association VPMA released the application for its inaugural Leadership Enrichment Action Program LEAP The three part program which begins in November 2018 and concludes in May 2019 covers Personal Team Leadership Organizational Leadership and a Leadership Implementation Toolbox The application process entails a complete application including employer permission one letter of recommendation and a resume followed by a phone interview with the selection committee Deadline to submit the application is Aug 1 2018 For more information and an application call 877 875 8722 or email vpma@ cox net 28 June 2018 Pest Management Professional mypmp net
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