RSES Journal Winter 2025, RETA-RSES

Heating Up

PERSPECTIVES

A Big Year, with More in Store

A s the year draws to a close, this is the traditional time of reflection for the year ending and for planning of the year ahead. 2025 The RETA-RSES family has had a big year. We have just concluded our most successful Conference ever. Thanks to all who attended and took advantage of the Conference had to offer. After an extensive vetting process, our new compliance guide for implementers has been released. We believe it is the best we’ve ever published; and we are anxious to get your feedback. HQ has moved our publication resources to a centralized loca tion. Cutting some of the outside publication costs allows us to bring more information to Membership at the same price point. We also reflect on President Gulcynski’s year at the helm of our organization. Dave has led us through many changes over the past year. Few understand the work that is needed from our President up to, during and after their presidential year. I wish to thank Dave for his past and future service. 2025 saw the retirement of long-time Executive Director Jim Barron. Jim served our country as a member of the armed forces before becoming a refrigeration professional in private indus try. Jim dedicated himself to our industry, becoming one of the select few to wield the RETA President’s gavel. When RETA needed an Executive Director to lead the self-management transi tion, Jim, as always, answered RETA’s call. He led the business of the organization through that transition and beyond. He led through the initiation of the RETA-RSES merger, working tire lessly with both sides of the organization to bring alignment. His list of accomplishments in his various RETA-RSES roles is longer than my short article can convey. We thank him for his

service, wish him an enjoyable retirement, and send our prayers for a long and happy life. After the retirement of Executive Director Jim Barron, Don Tragathon returned to the Executive Director’s role on an interim basis. Don has served the organization for decades in various roles, including an earlier tenure as Executive Director and a term as President of the organization. To me, Don will always be remembered as a member of that special officer core that saved RETA from oblivion two decades ago. Planning for 2026 Our newly elected leadership has been sworn in, and they are ready to move the organization forward. President Lape has assumed the gavel and will lead our vision for 2026. At HQ West and HQ Central, we will continue to build constructive collaboration between our traditional RETA and RSES assets, always keeping our mission at the forefront of our thoughts and actions. We appreciate you, our dedicated members. Without you, nothing we do would have meaning. Thanks for being a member of the RETA-RSES familiy.

Honored to be your Executive Director!

Vern M. Sanderson Executive Director RETA-RSES

Cadie Johnson Admin./Conference Assistant, RETA cadance@reta.org Jason Kenny Production Specialist, RETA/RSES jkenny@rses.org Lupe Lopez Education Support Specialist, RETA/RSES lupe@reta.org Eileen Lundin AP/AR Specialist, RSES elundin@rses.org Brenden Lurie Member/Chapter Relations Rep., RSES blurie@rses.org Terry McIver

Scott Melton Education Coordinator, RETA/RSES scott@reta.com Mitzy Osgood Admin./Membership Assistant, RETA mitzy@reta.org Kim Turner AP/AR Specialist, RETA kim@reta.org

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Editor, RETA/RSES tmciver@rses.org

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