2019 RETA Breeze Sept-Oct

2018-19 BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIRMAN Eric Girven, CIRO, RAI, CRST SCS Tracer Environmental PRESIDENT Arlie Farley, CARO, CIRO Farley’s S.R.P., Inc. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Vern Sanderson, CIRO, CRST, RAI Wagner-Meinert, LLC TREASURER Eric Teale, CARO, CRST Danfoss Industrial Refrigeration SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Keith Harper, CARO Independent Contractor Bengie Branham, CIRO Perdue Farms William Ellena Coastal Pacific Food Distributors, Inc. David Gulcynski, CIRO Dot Foods Inc. Michael Hawkins Midatlantic Refrigeration, LLC Matt Hayes, CARO Wagner-Meinert, LLC Edward Johnson, CARO Schwans Global Supply Chain, Inc. Frank Kologinczak III Kolo Compression Bill Lape, CARO, CIRO, CRST SCS Engineers Pete Lepschat, CIRO, CRES, CRST Henningsen Cold Storage, Co. Jordan Reece, RAI Lanier Technical College Richard Veloz, Jr., CARO, CIRO, CRST C&L Refrigeration COMMITTEE CHAIRS Gene Dumas, CARO, CIRO, CRST, RAI Nominations SCS Tracer Environmental Dave Gulcynski, CIRO , Education Dot Foods, Inc. Jodie Rukamp, National Conference SCS Tracer Environmental Michael Hawkins, Membership Midatlantic Refrigeration, LLC Matt Hayes, CARO, Publications Wagner-Meinert, LLC Todd Metsker , Certification Parker Hannifin Corp - R/S Division Jim Barron, Executive Director Tyson Foods DIRECTORS Troy Baker

FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT

Well this is my last Presidents’message. It has been a long, but at the same time short, run as President. Did I get all done that I want? No. Am I going to continue? Yes, very much so. I was just at a mini conference and was approached by a member who asked me two questions. 1) Did I accomplish what I wanted? And I have to say both yes and no. I really wanted to get the Chapters and National HQ in more contact. I also set myself an aggressive goal of attending 10 different Chapter Safety Days around the country. By my count I am falling short at 9 but I knocked out 2 trips to HQ for meetings and if I toss them on the list then it puts me over my goal at 11. I still have the National Conference in Vegas so maybe I can count it and bringmy total to 12. Presidency? Wow this is a tough one. I would have to say the greatest achievement was not even mine, it belongs to the organization as a whole and that is renewing our ANSI certification to maintain our certification program. I am very humbled to have even been considered by my peers to serve on the board, much less have the opportunity to have been President and have my name written on the wall with so many 2) What was my greatest achievement during my

of the greats that have run this amazing organization in the past. We have so much great talent out there in our ranks. True assets to have as leaders for the National Board and who could even get the opportunity to be asked to step up to the ExComm and run the organization. If you know someone in your Chapter that you feel has the RETA heart, please submit their name and maybe, if called upon, they can serve the organization. Please don’t nominate yourself or do what I call “Horshacking.”Those of you who are not of that age y’all will need to google “Welcome Back, Kotter Horshack raising hand.” A huge thank you goes out to my amazing Board of Directors, ExComm, all of the RETA HQ Staff, and Dr Rogers. With this last message, I sign off from the President’s message in the Breeze.

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