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Thank you to Gas Equipment Company for sponsoring the President’s Welcome Reception Photo Gallery at the GAWDA 2023 Annual Convention held at the Grand Wailea Resort.

Presentation of GAWDA Gives Back Award Robert then welcomed his beautiful wife Missy and his middle-son Kyle to the stage to discuss the recipient of the 2023 GAWDA Gives Back Award, the Malama Family Recovery Center. Missy discussed how the charity was near and dear to the family’s heart before turning the mic over to Kyle who gave an incredibly raw and powerful speech about his own history with substance abuse and how he was able to escape the other side of the darkness. When he was finished, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. Then, representatives from the…

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By Tom Badstubner, Marilyn Dempsey, Mike Dodd, Rick Schweitzer, and Steve Guglielmo The GAWDA Consultant Program is a GAWDA member benefit that is included as part of your member dues to the association. It is consistently rated as one of the most valuable member benefits that GAWDA provides. Between the four of them, GAWDA’s consultants bring more than 100 years of industry-specific experience to the association. Recently, GAWDA’s Consultants gave an industry roundtable presentation during the Spring Management Conference in Philadelphia as well as presentations at GAWDA’s Regional Meetings, to go along with their monthly Safety Manager Safety Meetings.…

GAWDA launched its 2023 Regional Meeting Season by hosting the Seven Springs Regional in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, from June 7-8. The newly streamlined meeting condensed the schedule to two days instead of the traditional two-and-a-half to great fanfare, as 250 attendees experienced two days of networking and fun. “Thank you GAWDA members for supporting the second-highest attendance record ever for the Seven Springs Regional!” said Regional Chair Abydee Butler Moore. “Greg Doria, Allie Earlbeck, Robin Jussila, Gary Halter, Marilyn Dempsey, Rick Schweitzer, and Jay Spielvogel: your willingness to teach, share, and inspire was magnetic. Thank you!” The event kicked-off on…

Early Bird Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2023 Annual Convention October 1st – October 4th in Maui, HI featuring Keynote Speakers Galen Emanuele, Linde CEO Sanjiv Lamba, and Will Bowen. Visit the AC Website to Register, view the Agenda, sign up for our 360 Networking Event, and book your Hotel room. (Hotel reservation links will be provided after you complete your registration.) For information on/assistance with Registration or Sponsorship Opportunities, please contact: Bruce Ellenbogen, (954) 367-7728, ext 230 For the Contact Booth Program, please contact: Andrea Levy, (954)-367-7728, ext 260 For all other AC inquiries, please contact: Claudinne Cerviera,…

GAWDA SMC 2023 RECAP Conference Highlights 2023 Sets a New SMC Attendance Record! GAWDA kicked off its 2023 event schedule in record-setting fashion as 728 GAWDA members gathered in Philadelphia for this year’s Spring Management Conference. This year’s SMC was a whirlwind of learning, networking and fun. Each detail was meticulously planned, in keeping with this year’s SMC theme of “365 Intentional Leadership.” The common thread through all the presentations is taking action with a purposeful goal in mind and that really shined through in the takeaways that GAWDA members were able to take back to their companies. Thank you…