EIFS Industr y Members Associat ion Volume 6, Issue 4

2015 EIMA ANNUAL MEETING RECAPS A SUCCESSFUL YEAR !

Annual Meeting Recap

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Cocktail Reception 2

Associate Members Dinner 2

Closing General Session 3

Golf Tournament 4

Thank You Sponsors! 5-7

EIFS BRIEFS—SPECIAL EDITION 2015 ANNUAL MEETING RECAP

OPENING GENERAL SESSION K ICKS OFF ACTIVITIES This year’s Opening General

Session kicked off following an

afternoon of committee meet-

ings. David Boivin (Sto Corp.)

and David Johnston (EIMA)

started the meeting by provid-

ing both industry and associa-

tion updates. Special recogni-

tion was given to Peter Balint

during this time, who previous-

ly announced his retirement

from Dryvit Systems, Inc.

Following upon the success of

last year’s design, the general

sessions were split up to make

room for updates, awards, and David Boivin

addresses EIMA Membership

Bill Egan

Technical & Research Committee Chair

EIMA members at the Opening General Session Michael Chambers

Two of the measures of suc-

cess for an association are the

growth of membership and

industry numbers. For all in-

tents and purposes 2014 was

a phenomenal year for EIMA.

Membership numbers nearly

doubled with sizeable increas-

speakers. This year’s speak-

er was Michael Chambers, a

construction product mar-

keting consultant, who

asked attendees to consider

their messaging when work-

ing on a sale. Chambers

provided a range of relevant

discussion points that the

industry has already been

grappling with.

As the Opening General Ses-

sion concluded, it marked

the beginning of the

“California Sunset” cocktail

reception.

es in contractor and distribu-

tor categories, while it was

reported that the industry

has witnessed an 11% rise

over the last year. The 2015

EIMA Annual Meeting contin-

ued this success and set

course for the next year.

Buck Buchanan

Advocacy & Industry Relations Committee Chair

Gary Reach

Communications & Education Committee Chair

Motivated new committee

members, the initiation of a

marketing plan, the launch of

an EIFS insurance taskforce,

and several speakers high-

lighted a successful trip to

Long Beach, California this

year.

Have you been waiting to

see those photos you

posed for during the cock-

tail reception? Or have you

been crossing your fingers

they would never be pub-

lished? The “California

Sunset” Cocktail Reception

was sponsored by RADCO,

Intertek-Architectural Test-

ing and Wind-lock. If the

view wasn’t reason enough

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VELA INSURANCE SPONSORS ASSOCIATE MEMBERS D INNER

Larry Kushner and Brian Chang

Bill Egan, Keith Olesen, John Hiel

Carl Machado, Kerry Hook, Dan Rozanski

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THE “CALIFORNIA SUNSET” COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Following cocktails, VELA

Insurance Services again

sponsored the Associate

Members Dinner, held at

Parkers’ Lighthouse. VELA

has been a loyal supporter

and contributor to the EIFS

industry and EIMA over the

past four years. Present for the

dinner were 60 plus EIMA

members, including this year’s

Associate Member of the Year,

Herman Guevara, Eugene Stark, Rick Fajardo

P. Daeschel, M. Parker, B. Chang, G. Reach

to get you looking out the

windows, the signs adver-

tising the RADCO Runner

probably did the trick. As

many of you recall, this is

when the photographer

found some of his best

shots from the event. Eve-

ryone put their best foot

forward, but let us know

who you think donned the

props most enthusiastically! Scott Metko and Pete Raney

W. Barber, C. Hockensmith, T. Cannedy, M. Murphy

Left to Right: Jose Colon, Peter Balint, Dan Rozanski, Andrea Loud, Carter Benjamin, Buck Buchanan

ADFORS Saint-Gobain. Special

thanks go out to VELA Insur-

ance Services for their contin-

ued support of EIMA and the

EIFS industry. This partnership

will only continue to grow.

J. Hadden Leggett, J. Winters, J. Nylund,

S. Lange, J. Connaughton

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CLOSING GENERAL SESSION

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Peter Balint and David Boivin David Boivin, Steve Pedracine, Dave Johnston

Now in its second year, the

Closing General Session

kicked off the final day of the

Annual Meeting. Committee

chairs provided a recap of

2014 and what to expect in

2015. After the updates, it

was time to announce the

recipients of the Mike

Sweeney Press Award and

the Associate Member of the

Year Award (sponsored by

Vela Insurance Services).

This year’s big winners were

Steven Pedracine and his

article “Why EIFS Are Number

One”, and ADFORS Saint-

Gobain as the Associate

Member of the Year. As proof

that we didn’t make the rep-

resentatives from SaintGobain

aware of their victory, they all

appeared in golf shorts and

shirts for the photo.

Chris Mathis presents to EIMA members

This issue of EIFS Briefs is sponsored by

2014 Associate Member of the Year

ADFORS Saint-Gobain

Last year’s presenter was the

widely popular Dr. Joseph

Lstiburek, who many of us

have seen and heard on mul-

tiple occasions. There are few

individuals who are well suit-

ed to follow Dr. Lstiburek, and

Chris Mathis is one of them.

His presentation, Low Hang-

ing Fruit? Harvesting Energy

Efficiency by Retrofitting

America’s Existing Building,

was well-received throughout

the packed room.

The conclusion of this session

meant only one thing, it was

time to golf!

EIFS Briefs—Specia l Edit ion

The clubs came out as the sun beat down on the

2015 Duncan Crowther Memorial Golf Tournament

participants. Dow Construction Chemicals spon-

sored this year’s shotgun start outing that was held

at the Lakewood Country Club.

This year’s big winners of the EIMA Cup sponsored

by Dow were the team of Bill Preston, Tina Cannedy,

Jeff Muller and Sandy Muller.

Individual contest awards winners were:

Closest to the Pin—Jim Connaughton, Jeff Muller

Longest Drive—Kelly Guinsler

Straightest Drive—Eric Smith

Longest Putt—Tony Stall

DUNCAN CROWTHER MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

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Kevin Rantin, Bill Wagner, Buck Buchanan, Larry Kushner

2nd Place:

Bill Braden, Gary Reach, Kerry Hook, Frank McGovern

3rd Place:

John Garbin, Joe Syed, Jerry Jensen. Mark Newton

EIMA Cup Winners:

Bill Preston, Tina Cannedy, Jeff Muller, Sandy Muller

John Hiel, Bill Egan, Tony Stall, Mike Murphy Jay Watt, Dan Rozanski, Eric Smith, Wayne Lloyd

Kelly Guinsler Jennifer McCrory Jim Connaughton and Bill Wagner Jeff Muller and Bill Wagner

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THANK YOU ANNUAL MEETING SPONSORS

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