NAPT seeks board candidates
ALBANY, N.Y. — NAPT members will vote on four key board-of-directors positions this fall at the association’s annual conference. Elections for pr...
ALBANY, N.Y. — NAPT members will vote on four key board-of-directors positions this fall at the association’s annual conference.
Elections for president-elect, director of Region 1, director of Region 5 and director-at-large will be held during the event, which will be in Grand Rapids, Mich., from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1.
Ralph “Corky” Bynum of Safety Systems and Controls was nominated to run for the president-elect role, which will become available at the conference when William Tousley succeeds Lenny Bernstein as president.
Anyone interested in becoming a candidate for the NAPT board of directors must be an active association member of at least two years and be nominated by at least two active members. Candidates for regional director must be nominated by members from that particular region.
For more information, call NAPT headquarters at (800) 989-NAPT.
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