CEO Message

10.09.23

Remember the early days of your business? You (and maybe a few key employees) did a bit of everything … meeting with clients, juggling projects, ordering materials, managing workers. It was a game like checkers, played quickly with mostly interchangeable pieces. But as organizations grow in volume and complexity – especially in our industry, with new technology, new regulations, and new needs …

07.11.23

When everything is as loud as everything else, nothing stands out. Why do we do what we do? What are our intentions? How does our next decision really improve the lives of our members, our employees, our customers? How does it better our organizations? As I’m working with PHCC staff to steer decisions for our association and as you’re making decisions for your business, we really need to ask …

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 …