Pest Management Professional, October 2013

More about Bob Travels a lot and likes it because he wants to interact with members suppliers and state association officials so he can make better informed decisions about the future of the association Industry mentors include Norman Goldenberg Michael Katz and Bob Russell Has served on numerous committees including the Pesticide Policy Coalition steering committee IPM voice steering committee RISE issues committee EPA advisory committee Answered a want ad for his first NPMA job Previous NPMA roles included senior VP director of government affairs and manager of state government affairs Has an undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and graduate degrees from the University of Chicago and Florida State University Grew up in Miami our ground when we think were right but its a respectful relationship A better association Aside from overarching industry issues Rosenberg has been working to improve the effectiveness of the NPMA specifically what it needs to do and be Hes steering a process to improve infrastructure such as launching a new database website logo and tagline as well as changing some bylaws all to be implemented at PestWorld 2013 Were operating on old school technology We need to operate more efficiently he says That means members will have more control of their relationships with the association For example theyll be able to update their professional information anytime by themselves online instead of relaying that information over the phone to an NPMA staffer who then updates the member database manually One thing Rosenberg is not overly focused on is NPMAs number of members He says there are about 19000 structural pest management businesses in the U S and 7500 are NPMA members About one third of the pest management companies in the U S do nearly 90 percent of the pest management work Rosenberg says and most of those major service providers are NPMA members Rosenberg couldnt be happier about the associations staff adding theres never been a more talented group of people working there I try to get out of their way and let them do their jobs he says I try to create an environment where everyone can contribute and enjoy being here Since joining the association in 1989 Rosenberg has developed a clear contagious love of the professional pest management industry and its people I feel like I cant give enough back Rosenberg says PMP You can reach Walsh a PMP contributor at jwalsheditor@ gmail com Fast Kill Long Residual Extreme Conditions Exceptional Value and in with TM Best of both worlds ultimate value and maximum performance Labeled for use indoors including food areas and outdoors including structural turf and ornamental as well as livestock housing sites Capsule suspension formulation for up to 90 days of residual control Available exclusively from Unfair Advantage TM LambdaStar is a trademark of LG Life Sciences Unfair Advantage and Creating the Future of Pest Control is a trademark of Rockwell Labs Ltd 2013 Rockwell Labs Ltd ZZZ URFNZHOOODEV FRP www mypmp net Pest Management Professional October 2013 73