Howes will be responsible for driving the marketing strategy for Jomar Valve.

Messina is a familiar face to many in the plumbing industry, having grown up in the business and spending the last seven years in various marketing roles for some of the biggest names in plumbing wholesaling.

Kasongo will be responsible for overseeing and supporting the activities of CIPH’s Plumbing & Mechanical Advisory Council (PMAC) and the Canadian Hydronics Council (CHC).

Michelle Newland will serve as president of Oatey’s Retail and International business unit while Brian DiVincenzo will serve as president of the Wholesale and Commercial business unit.

If you want to stand out as a professional trying to enter the plumbing, heating and cooling trade, try getting a perfect score at your local apprentice contest!

While the need to find young professionals has been met with urgency in various ways from affinity groups to mentorship program, there is now a second concern at hand: how do we keep the young talent that we get?

Paula Bowe, vice president of Sales & Marketing at Josam Company

Wanting to find a way to give back to its community, the company started the PayItForward initiative.

A student at Ohio Business College received $2,500 toward her HVAC education among 15 HVAC students total who were bestowed scholarships from the EGIA Foundation.

The company furthered its legacy of supporting its community in a variety of ways throughout the year — and also managed to have quite a bit of fun in the process.