03/28/2024
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Wrightsville Beach, N.C. — Hundreds of pest management professionals from across the Southeast convened in Wrightsville Beach today for the 2016 Carolinas/Mid-Atlantic Summer Conference.   Throughout the three-day event, professionals from North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia will attend classes concerning the latest research in pest management including sessions about the Zika Virus and invasive ant species.

In addition, the North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA) will welcome its new slate of executive officers for the 2016-2017 year.

The new officers include President, Dana McDuffie of McDuffie Pest Control in Elizabethtown; Vice President, Donnie Shelton of Triangle Pest Control in Holly Springs; Secretary/Treasurer, Bruce Roberts of A-1 Termite and Pest Control, Inc. in Lenoir; and Past President, Lee Smith of Rid-A-Pest, Inc. in Morehead City.

“For nearly 70 years, the North Carolina Pest Management Association has been the state’s voice for the pest management industry, and that is a responsibility that we do not take lightly.  As a board, we are excited for the possibilities that await us for this upcoming year, and we look forward to serving our members and our industry,” said Dana McDuffie, 2016-2017 NCPMA president.

McDuffie is a long-time board member who previously served as the association’s Vice President for 2015-2016 and the 2014-2015 Secretary/Treasurer and has chaired the association’s Technician of the Year Committee for five years.

The 2016 Carolinas/Mid-Atlantic Summer Conference is being held at the Holiday Inn Wrightsville Beach Resort and is presented by the National Pest Management Association.

 

The officers will serve a one-year term ending July 2017.  Each of the executive officers has served previous terms on the board of directors and has been active in board committees.

About the NCPMA

Founded in 1952, the North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA) is the trade association representing the professional pest management industry in North Carolina. NCPMA promotes the continued cooperation and success of all pest management businesses in North Carolina.  NCPMA is the only statewide association dedicated to representing and educating North Carolina’s pest management professionals.

To learn more about NCPMA, please visit its Web site at:  www.ncpestmanagement.org.

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