IAPMO Elects New Leaders, Honors Industry Achievements at 2025 Conference

PALM SPRINGS, CA — Plumbing and mechanical professionals from throughout North America gathered Sept. 14-18 for IAPMO®’s 2025 Training and Enterprise Convention on the Renaissance Palm Springs Resort. The occasion ran at the side of ASSE Worldwide’s Annual Assembly and ARCSA Worldwide’s Annual Convention.

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New Management Elected

Delegates elected Jeremy Stettler, coordinator/inspector with Davis Faculty District in Utah, as IAPMO president. Brian Hamner, senior plumbing inspector for town of Des Moines, Iowa, was elected vp. Keith Bonenfant, plumbing and mechanical inspector for the California Division of Common Companies, was appointed secretary/treasurer.

Newly elected administrators embody Tamara Kuykendall, New Mexico Development Industries Division; Brad Elliott, metropolis of Las Vegas; Steve Fernlund, metropolis of St. Paul, Minn.; and Rick Moreno, Astro Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

The convention was hosted by Wyatt Stiles, UA Native 398 organizer, with Jaime Valdivia, UA Native 398 president, serving as chair.

Give attention to Public Well being and Security

“This yr’s convention was a strong reminder of why we do what we do,” stated Steve Panelli, IAPMO quick previous president. “Bringing collectively professionals from throughout the trade to share information, rejoice achievements, and reinforce our dedication to public well being and security is what makes this affiliation so important. As we method our centennial, our focus stays clear—constructing a future rooted in collaboration, innovation, and integrity.”

Awards Acknowledge Business Contributions

The convention’s opening session honored people and companions for excellent contributions:

• IWSH Award: Dr. Bonifacio Magtibay, WHO Philippines; Shane DeLong, UA Native 290

• Legislator of the Yr: Massachusetts State Rep. Tackey Chan

• President’s Inexperienced Oval: Doug Marian, retired SoCal Pipe Trades DC 16

• Joseph Kneidinger Sustainability Skilled of the Yr: Billy Smith, ASPE Govt Director/CEO

• Bruce Pfeiffer Committee Member of the Yr: Dan Daniels, retired Pueblo, Colo. Chief Plumbing Inspector

• Business Particular person of the Yr: Robert “Chap” Thornton, UA Native 286

• Authorities Particular person of the Yr: Robert Grey, Chief Constructing Official, Los Gatos, Calif.

• George Kauffman Lifetime Achievement Award: Phil Ribbs, retired metropolis of San Jose Inspector

• IAPMO Fellows: Ron Bauer, Tom Bigley, Charlie Campbell, John Clark, Rick Coffman, Invoice Guthrie, Invoice Hoffman, Jesse Kealy, Shayne LaCombre, Brian Rogers, Earl Setches, Echo Svoboda

Scholar Achievements Highlighted

Winners of the fifteenth IWSH Scholarship Essay Competitors had been additionally introduced. First prize went to Saba Ahmed, Calvin College (Mich.). Runners-up included Rifah Maulidya, College of Indiana; Hannah Schaeffer, Sheridan Faculty (Ontario, Canada); and Sakethram Ramakrishnan, Johns Hopkins College (Md.).

Trying Forward to 2026

IAPMO’s centennial Training and Enterprise Convention will happen Sept. 13-17, 2026, in Los Angeles—town the place the affiliation was based in 1926.