CEO Message

04.06.23

Life throws you curveballs. Six months ago, I was planning my retirement … travel, more time with family, and a chance to explore more of the amazing opportunities near my home in the Washington, D.C. area. It would take something really special to derail those plans … and that’s exactly what happened in late January when I was asked to serve as the chief executive officer of PHCC. I Knew... …

10.01.22

I recently was asked by PHCC Corporate Partner Federated Insurance to participate in a video interview highlighting PHCC as an organization, including its partnership with Federated. For most of us, it can be a little scary to put yourself out there – in front of a camera – but during the interview I knew I was among friends, which helped put me at ease. Fortunately, I quickly became so …

07.01.22

Over my 40-year career, I have worked for an interstate utility, one of the Big 5 (now the Big 4), a national recruiting firm, and five associations, and all of them had one thing in common that drove their success: strong community engagement and effective advocacy. I have witnessed firsthand how these organizations’ connections with their communities not only benefited their industries but …

01.19.22

THANK YOU to our Valued Partners Strategic Partner:  Bradford White Corporation Corporate Partners: A.O. Smith, Federated Insurance, International Code Council, InSinkErator, Kohler Co., Milwaukee Tool, Rheem and Scorpion A Word of Congratulations and Thanks As I begin 2022 as your new CEO, I am filled with so much optimism about the future of the p-h-c industry and your association. Before I …

09.27.21

It is amazing that over six years have passed since I began my tenure as PHCC’s chief staff officer and this year has been filled with many “last times.” It’s been the last time for building budgets, preparing strategic plans, visiting corporate partners and sponsors, presenting at chapter conventions, participating in media podcasts, attending Alliance meetings, writing this PHCC CEO Team Brief, and now constructing our face-to-face PHCCCONNECT2021.

09.13.21

As the PHCC National team enters into its renewal efforts, membership value needs to be front and center for the upcoming year. While it’s been a major focus area within the PHCC strategic plan, the federation is not growing sufficiently to outpace members who’ve left, in addition to recruiting new members.

08.27.21

As noted in a recent article in NEFI’s Oil and Energy Magazine, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting a high number of Atlantic hurricanes in 2021 with 13-20 named storms and 3-5 major category 3, 4 or 5 hurricanes with winds of 111 mph or higher.  (Retrieved from the World Wide Web on July 8, 2021, at https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/noaa-predicts …

08.05.21

I have a habit of reading a management book and then alternating with a book about my other interests.  This practice has helped me try to stay on top of latest best practices as a steward of this organization and our team.  I also check out TED Talks and other presentations as a way to give myself a personal kick-in-the-butt whilst striving to be a better leader.  Admittedly I am human and I …

06.25.21

The Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition defines carbon pricing as using pricing instruments to charge those emitters of greenhouse gasses (GHG), which trap heat and hence, heat up the planet, to “discourage the use of carbon dioxide–emitting fossil fuels in order to protect the environment, address the causes of climate change, and meet national and international climate agreements.”

06.10.21

It is generally estimated that we unlock our mobile phones 10 times more than times we crack a smile. April was Distracted Driving Awareness Month with the National Safety Council estimating that over 700 people are injured in distracted driving crashes.  In March 2021, USA Today wrote “The nonprofit National Safety Council estimates in a [recent] report that 42,060 people died in vehicle crashes in 2020, an 8% increase over 2019 and the first jump in four years.”1 This occurred despite the fact that Americans drive 13% less miles during the pandemic.