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ALBANY, N.Y. — Craig Thomas recently was honored for the two-year term of office he served as president of New York State Pest Management Association. The plaque was presented at the NYSPMA Fall Conference held in October in Suffern.
Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, of the Cornell IPM Program, also was honored for her efforts in education and outreach in promoting the highest ideals and principals of Integrated Pest Management to the professional pest management community. Through her efforts, she has contributed to the inclusion of IPM as a useable tool in modern pest management programs throughout the state.
Craig Thomas has been instrumental in bringing the three New York pest control associations together for joint legislative purposes. During his two-year tenure the association has grown and developed a more cooperative relationship in working with regulatory agencies. NYSPMA represents pest management professionals throughout the state and offers joint membership with the National Pest Management Association.
The fall conference had a “Being Green” theme, and featured Frank Meek, B.C.E., of Orkin, Harlan Feese, of EcoSmart, Tom Green, of the IPM Institute of North America and Harvey Goldglantz who spoke on green marketing.