Pest Management Professional, May 2016
Stumpf ushers in Dominique Stumpf CAE CMP is only the ninth leader to take the reins of the National Pest Management Association since its founding in 1933 Pest Management Professional sat down with her to talk about the association and its strategies for growth By HeatHer GoocH Editor 40 May 2016 Pest Management Professional mypmp net Photo NPMA PMP Youve been with the association since 1997 and over your industry career have seen record growth in attendance and financial return for PestWorld But your undergraduate degree from Kent State University is in history minoring in political science pre law and your masters degree is in political science What made you go into association management and specifically with the then National Pest Control Association NPCA now the National Pest Management Association NPMA Was it a matter of just needing a job and falling in love with it over time or was it on your radar from the start DS After completing my masters program at the University of Akron with a certification in campaign management I worked for the Governors Association as a communication analyst primarily developing campaign position papers As it was a reelection year there was a lot of event planning also going on around me which gave me insight into a field to which Id not been exposed When looking for my next job the position with the NPCA was meetings executive assistant which gave me the opportunity to jump into the field PMP In 2012 we interviewed you for a Pest Management Professional PMP Difference Makers profile mypmp net stumpf npma You noted the major obstacles for the NPMA at that time included keeping up with the next generation as it relates to programming and perhaps more importantly stressing the importance to younger pest management professionals PMPs of attending a face toface meeting vs simply getting information online Would
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