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Dear Friends,
It is truly an honor to serve as the President of The Professional Construction Estimators Association this year.
Our 2010 PCEA National Convention in Jacksonville, FL, despite much adversity, turned out to be a success! A special thanks to Chuck Sauls and the convention committee for their hard work, dedication and perseverance! I would like to commend Cebert White on winning the "Newsletter of the Year Award" and membership contest. Congratulations to the Catawba Valley Chapter for winning the Bill Helms "Chapter of the Year Award" for the second consecutive year. My highest admiration goes to Wesley Ferree on being honored with the Rudolph Barnes "Estimator of the Year Award". As always, it was great to see everyone again and looking forward to next year's convention aboard a cruise ship leaving out of Charleston, SC.
As we begin this year, we have our challenges to assess and our blessings to count as we focus on a year of business in a slow economy. It is especially in times like these that I am proud to be a part of the PCEA who, under the direction of a group of outstanding officers, and our volunteer board of directors, is dedicated to promote and improve the construction industry by supporting our chapter members and promoting education of the Association's membership. Vice President and Membership Chair, Cebert White has already proven that he understands the value in retaining membership and recruiting new members. Helene Palmowski, Education Committee Chair, is diligently working to provide educational opportunities through programs and seminars that are relevant to today's market. Taylor Wyant has enthusiastically committed to serve as Chairman of the Chapter Services Committee. These are just a few examples and with the leadership of these and many more devoted people I am confident that PCEA will thrive for many years to come.
Thank you in advance to my officers, board of directors and all of our committee members who give many hours of their time to serve and invest in their profession and community through the PCEA. I want to express appreciation to all businesses that connect through the PCEA and promote and support each other. With the current economic struggles that we are facing it is now, more than ever, that these benefits of PCEA are required. I challenge you to join your fellow professionals through networking events and educational programs and to invest in each other to strengthen our construction community.
Sincerely,
Randall Williams
PCEA National President
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