Spring Membership/Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, March 25, 2020
The Hotel Hershey, 100 Hotel Road, Hershey, PA
Overnight Reservations: 1.855.729.3108 Hotel Reservation Deadline: February 24, 2020
Rooming Cost: $179 single/double (plus tax)
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
3:00 pm Executive Committee/Foundation Board of Directors Meetings
Thursday, March 26, 2020
7:30 am Registration Opens
8:00 am Membership Meeting
Welcome – PAPGA President, Harold Sweet, Superior Plus Propane
Industry Training | Extensive Modification to the CETP Training Program
Eric Kuster, VP Safety, Education & Compliance, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC)
Change is something most of us don’t enjoy. We get comfortable in the way we do things, and although good habits improve safety, change is needed to improve safety and training over time. Workforce development continues to be a challenge for our industry with education being a critical component. We need to adapt to the changing needs of the incoming workforce and leverage technologies that deliver education in different ways.
Learn how PERC is revamping the current industry training program to be more concise and efficient while improving its effectiveness.
Take this opportunity to become familiar with the upcoming reorganization of the training materials into smaller, manageable courses to allow learning to build in stages, starting with a solid foundation, progressing through needed core skills, and continuing the progression as tasks and responsibilities may evolve.
Understand and learn how to use the (new) Learning Center, which gives options for delivering and maintaining training records while ensuring compliance.
Committee Meetings – you do not need to be on a committee to attend a meeting – pick one!
Education/Training Chris Wolfe, Chair
Finance Mark Delehanty, Chair
GeneratioNext Mike George & Rory Greenley, Co-Chairs
Governmental Affairs Dan Balmer & Kara Tucker, Co-Chairs
Marketing Dan Messett, Chair
Membership Pat Shay, Chair
PAC Beth Donovan & Jennifer Goldbach, Co-Chairs
Legislative Review & Update, PAPGA Lobbyist, Ted Mowatt, Wanner Associates, Inc.
Grassroots Advocacy? Why Should I Care? What Can I Do?
Eric Sears, State Association Relations Manager, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA)
Your business depends on it! Grassroots advocacy increases our industry’s profile with policymakers and YOU have a great story to tell! Now more than ever, state lawmakers need to hear that story directly from PAPGA members. We learn the most about people when we visit their homes, so we want to invite lawmakers to visit our house. Hear how hosting a low-cost, low-pressure site visit at your facility will deliver results and encourage Pennsylvania Legislators to take a direct interest in issues facing our industry.
12:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Board of Directors Meeting – This is an open meeting – attendance is encouraged
