Slate for the Election of the four (4) Board of Directors Seats
Louis Carpentier graduated from Bishop's University with a Bachelor in Business Administration. He then joined Bombardier Recreation Product Group where he worked as a Regional Sales Coordinator, District Sales Manager and North American Sales Administration Manager for the Snowmobile Division. In 1997 he left Bombardier to complete his MBA from Warwick University located in England. Once completed Louis went back to Bombardier as the Sales Director for the North East US where he managed sales of snowmobiles, Sea-Doo boats and watercraft as well as ATV. These positions had Louis live and travel in numerous States such as Wisconsin, Minnesota, Florida, New Hampshire and many more. In 1999 Louis left Bombardier to make the acquisition of the clothing Division from Camoplast specialised in snowmobile apparel and industrial fire retardant clothing. In 2000 INNOTEX INC. introduced NPFA1971 certified fire suits to the industry. Ten years later, INNOTEX INC. is one of the leading manufacturers of turnout gear with over 100 distributors and sales in over 40 countries. Innotex joined FEMSA in 2001 and has been involved with the association ever since. Louis represents FEMSA on the TCC and served on the new member committee, he will continue to contribute to FEMSA by sharing his 10 years of experience in the industry, his management skills and a Canadian perspective. Louis will be useful to help with the user guide program as he contributed in the revision of the last edition. Last but not least, Louis is married and the proud father of three beautiful children aged 2-4 and 9.
Bill Lawson is the COO and Managing Director of PBI Performance Products, a FEMSA member for over 20 years. Bill has personally been active in the Fire and Emergency Industry since 1996. Elected to the board in 2008, and became Vice President of FEMSA in 2009. Bill is involved in the planning of the FEMSA/FAMA annual meetings in San Antonio (2010) and this year's meeting in Arlington. Bill also serves as a member on the GAC Committee, attending all Hill Day events, and works in earnest to bring market statistics as a benefit to members of FEMSA. Bill as an incumbent member of the FEMSA Board of Directors wishes to continue to work at making FEMSA a productive and major entity for all of its' members.
Pam Magnani, Director of Conferences and Education of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, in this capacity, she manages all aspects of the association's 6 annual conferences, executive education symposia, and online learning initiatives. She is also responsible for the development and growth of the association's overall education initiative. Pam has spent the last 25 years in the association management field, largely managing meetings and conferences. Her experience includes other industries such as broadcasting and the amusement park industry. Beginning as a coordinator to a team of meeting professionals, she honed her skills at event management. From contract negotiation to on-site execution, she has managed over 2,000 events in her career, ranging in size from 5 to 115,000 attendees. For the past several years, I have been an involved member of FEMSA, most recently joining the Education Committee. The IAFC is dedicated to supporting fire equipment manufacturers through lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill. I would be honored to serve the FEMSA membership to create a better partnership as we travel this journey together. I seek your support as I encourage all of us to make tough choices as we venture forward. We need to look at how we can all work together to benefit and build the future of the fire service.
John McNulty began a career involving the Fire Service in 1974 as a Firefighter/EMT. I served as a station officer and a VA State instructor until 1985 when I became a partner in a small local fire equipment business, known as Fire Brand Inc. Two years later I bought out my partner and became the sole owner. Fire Brand became Virginia's leading supplier of loose equipment, and served the equipment needs of Virginia Firefighters and Emergency Medical responders until 2001, when it was purchased and became a part of Municipal Emergency Services (MES). I continue to serve on the Board of Directors for Municipal Emergency Services. Active in the Local Red Cross Disaster Services, as a supervisor and responder. I serve as an appointed member of Chesapeake's Local Emergency Planning Commission (LEPC). I have been an active member of the FEMSA/FAMA Governmental Affairs Committee (GAC) since July 2008, and have served on several subcommittees within the GAC. I have enjoyed my responsibilities within FEMSA and if elected will embrace my expanded role as a FEMSA Board member. I bring a wide range of experience to the position of Board member, as a former Emergency Responder, a small business owner, and for the last 10 years as a Director/Board member for the nation's largest supplier of Fire and Rescue equipment. Given the opportunity, I will work hard on behalf of the FEMSA organization, offering the prospective of my experience, and the tenacity of my character, to serve its membership.
Bill Van Lent President - Veridian During the past 10 years of my involvement, FEMSA has steadily grown as an effective trade association in support of its members and the Fire Service Industry, and I am honored to be nominated for service on its Board. As an active participant at the FEMSA Annual Meetings and through my involvement with the UIG Task Group, the PPE Caucus and the Hill Day Congressional meetings, I have been impressed by the creativity and productivity of the FEMSA membership and inspired by the hard work and commitment demonstrated by the FEMSA staff, board members and task groups. If elected to the FEMSA Board, I intend to more fully lend my support to expanding FEMSA's advocacy for the member companies while growing the membership base. FEMSA's committed membership, strong professional staff and tradition of leadership provide all the ingredients for a successful association delivering results for its members
Judy Weigand, Executive Vice President of AMKUS Rescue Systems. As such, she is responsible for the overall operation of AMKUS, a privately held manufacturer of hydraulic rescue tools. Having been actively involved in the management of AMKUS since 1990, Judy has more than twenty years' experience working with the fire service and related organizations and causes including FEMSA. She has represented AMKUS at the FEMSA annual meeting each year since 2001. Over the past ten years I have been privileged to be actively involved with FEMSA on behalf of AMKUS. During this time I have to come appreciate the contribution that FEMSA makes to the fire service and I've been sold on the value of membership in FEMSA to our Company. As a member of the Board of Directors I would work to add to and promote the value of active involvement in FEMSA to other companies. I have the time, the energy, the staff support, and the flexibility to work hard on behalf of FEMSA.
Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director, Fire Chief Publications, grew up in a family of firefighters in a suburb of Chicago. Wilmoth first worked for Fire Chief Magazine in 1986 as an associate editor and later served as Fire Chief's international correspondent while living in Europe and Asia. She returned to Fire Chief in 1998 and was instrumental in expanding the magazine franchise to 19 different Medias and products, including the Station Style Design Conference, Command Post e-news and Keys to Leadership Seminar Series. [www.firechief.com]. Janet currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Fire Emergency Manufacturers & Services Association and the Fire Department Safety Officers Association. Janet is asking for your support to be re-elected to the board and thanks you for your support.