who served on our Technical Committees and other appointed positions this year (see www.apwa.net/DR/index. asp?ID=625 for a complete list). Without their valuable service we could not have had the outstanding year APWA has. Some highlights:
progress but the job isn’t complete until all 64 chapters are eligible, do submit and win the PACE Award. The criteria for submitting a PACE application is based on the 51 attributes of high-performing chapters commonly referred to as “chapter capacity building.”
When I developed my Seven Priorities on which I wanted to focus my energies this past year, I asked for help. Many answered the call:
Also, I asked for more closely-developed relationships between our chapters and our Technical Committees. There is clear evidence that both chapters and Technical Committees are making an effort to better connect with each other. In meetings, whether its board or chapter meetings, I hear discussions and reports about aligning national Technical Committee business plans with chapter needs and reflecting national Technical Committee priorities into chapter Technical Committees. Thank you, Technical Committees, chapter leaders and mem-
Continue the Emphasis on Chapter Capacity Building. Last year, 25 chapters submitted applications for a PACE (Presidential Award for Chapter Excellence). This year, 31 chapters have submitted. In addition, 10 other chapters were eligible to submit but did not. Potentially, two-thirds of all our chapters could have been considered. That’s
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bers of the House of Delegates. One last suggestion: If you represent a chapter Technical Committee or have a need to start one in your chapter, consider joining the national Technical Committees for their meetings at Congress. Those meeting schedules are posted on page 7 of this issue. Under the priority of “Chapter Capacity Building,” I also want to acknowledge the work of the Leadership and Management Committee in hosting the “Emerging Leaders Academy” this past April in Kansas City. Seven chapters were represented by 16 APWA members who have the potential to be future leaders of not only their chapters but also APWA National. Thank you to the emerging leader participants and to the Leadership and Management Committee for organizing the event.
“It were not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse races.”
– Mark Twain “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION
Mission Statement: The American Public Works Association serves its members by promoting professional excellence and public awareness through education, advocacy and the exchange of knowledge. BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Larry W. Frevert, P.E. National Program Director/ Public Works HDR Engineering, Inc. Kansas City, MO
ADVISORY COUNCIL DIRECTOR, REGION IV Shelby P. LaSalle, Jr. Chairman and CEO Krebs, LaSalle, LeMieux Consultants, Inc. Metairie, LA
PRESIDENT-ELECT Noel C. Thompson Consultant Thompson Resources Louisville, KY
DIRECTOR, REGION V Larry T. Koehle, P.Eng. Vice President, Infrastructure ASI Technologies, Inc. Brampton, ON
PAST PRESIDENT William A. Verkest, P.E. Texas Municipal Program Manager HDR Engineering, Inc. Arlington, TX
DIRECTOR, REGION VI Larry Stevens, P.E. SUDAS Director Iowa State University Ames, IA
DIRECTOR, REGION I Jean-Guy Courtemanche Business Development Lumec, Inc. Boisbriand, QC
DIRECTOR, REGION VII R. LeRoy Givens, P.E. Vice President & Senior Project Manager Bohannan Huston, Inc. Corrales, NM
DIRECTOR, REGION II Ed Gottko, P.E. Town Administrator (retired) Town of Westfield, NJ
DIRECTOR, REGION VIII Ann Burnett-Troisi Governmental Liaison for Pacific Bell (retired) San Diego, CA
DIRECTOR, REGION III Elizabeth Treadway Vice President AMEC Earth & Environmental Greensboro, NC
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY Patty Hilderbrand, P.E. Program Management & Development Manager City of Kansas City, MO
(Past APWA Presidents) William A. Verkest, Chair Robert Albee
Erwin F. Hensch
Michael R. Pender
Roger K. Brown
Robert S. Hopson
Richard L. Ridings
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT George Crombie Secretary of Natural Resources State of Vermont Waterbury, VT
Myron D. Calkins
Ronald W. Jensen
John J. Roark
Joseph F. Casazza
Dwayne Kalynchuk
Harold E. Smith
Nick W. Diakiw
Martin J. Manning
June Rosentreter Spence
Robert C. Esterbrooks
James L. Martin
Tom Trice
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE, FLEET & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Ken A. Nerland Director, General Services Dept. City of Fresno, CA
Jerry M. Fay
James J. McDonough
Win Westfall
Bob Freudenthal
Robert Miller
Carl D. Wills
Herbert A. Goetsch
Lambert C. Mims
J. Geoffrey Greenough
Judith M. Mueller
Ken Haag
Ronald L. Norris
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE, PUBLIC WORKS MGMT./LEADERSHIP Diane Linderman, P.E. Director, Urban Infrastructure and Development VHB, Inc. Richmond, VA
DIRECTOR, REGION IX Doug Drever Manager of Strategic Services City of Saskatoon, SK
Executive Director Peter B. King Executive Director Emeritus Robert D. Bugher Editorial Advisory Board Myron D. Calkins
Neil S. Grigg
Stephen J. O Neill
Gordon R. Garner
Susan M. Hann
Kyle E. Schilling
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