New Orleans, LA. — On Sunday, the eve of the National Association of Tower Erector’s 21st conference and expo in New Orleans, NATE Unite 2016, the board of directors met to elect the association’s Executive Committee for the coming year. Jim Tracy of Legacy Telecommunications, Inc. was elected to serve as NATE Chairman, Jim Miller of EasTex Tower, Inc. was re-elected Vice Chairman, and Kari Carlson of Tower Systems, Inc. was re-elected to serve as NATE Secretary/Treasurer.
Tracy has been a member of the NATE Board of Directors for five years With his election, he becomes the 6th Chairman in NATE’s 21-year history. Miller has been a member of the NATE Board of Directors for seven years and been active in leadership roles as Board Oversight for the Safety & Education Committee and a member of the Legislative & Regulatory Committee. Carlson has been a member of the NATE Board of Directors for nine years and has also served on the Association’s Financial Committee and Industry Relations Committee.
“I am honored and humbled to assume the mantle of NATE Chairman and look forward to working with the Executive Committee, Board of Directors, Standing Committees, Administrative Staff and our entire membership to continue to elevate industry safety and advance the Association’s strategic industry initiatives,” Tracy said.
In congratulating the new committee members, Executive Director Todd Schlekeway said, “NATE’s dynamic team consisting of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors members will continue to provide the steady leadership and vision necessary to ensure the Association continues on an aggressive growth trajectory and carries out our ambitious agenda.”
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