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September 2017 Volume 17 Issue 9

Calendar of Events page 2Technical Report page 3Picnic Flyer after page 3Legislative Report page 4

Meeting Minutes page 5Membership Report page 13Education Report page 17

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September 2017

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Future events will include:

• Annual Picnic!• Monte Carlo Night Party!

Date: September 13, 2017

Time: Social - 6:00 pm Dinner - 7:00 pm

Place: Monterey Hill Restaurant 3700 Ramona Blvd. Monterey Park, CA (323) 264-8426

Program: Fire Pump Design (see next page)

Speaker: Mr. Roland Gutierrez Daybreak Technologies

I hope everyone enjoyed our Biennial LA/OC Technical Seminar and Product Show. I got a lot of positive feedback from those who attended our event. I’d like to thank our hard-working Product Show committee: John Zagorski, Kurt Bramstedt, Vivian Enriquez, Chris MacKnight and Hal Alvord. Of course, I

am one of the committee members too! I’d also like to thank Melissa Ponce and the team from Holiday Inn, La Mirada, for the excellent service. They

accommodated last-minute food and bar services requesting to set up early. In addition, I would also like to thank everyone who attended. We had more than 100 in attendance at the seminars. It

was a great show. The Board will now review it and prepare for the event in 2019. If you have any suggestions for improvement, please send your suggestions to either the Board of Directors of the LA or the OC Chapters so we can be even better next time. Regarding our regular Chapter meetings, we had 53 in attendance at our last meeting. I had arranged an incorrect reservation date for our monthly meeting. Luckily, Ira and Monterey Hill Restaurant’s manager arranged and coordinated Luminaries Restaurant. Luminaries was able to provide quickly for the food and room that was needed.

Thank you to our speaker at the Chapter meeting, Tim Keane for his presentation regarding “Legionella: The Impact on the Plumbing Design Community.” He discussed risk management and litigation regarding Legionella.

September meeting willbe held on 9-13-17!

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Technical & Social Calendar

SEPT. 13, 2017 “FIRE PUMP DESIGN & MEANS TO REDUCE WATER DURING FIRE FLOW TEST…….FIND OUT HERE”(SN #17-12)SPEAKER: MR. ROLAND GUTIERREZ

Daybreak Technologies, Inc.

SEPT. 16-2:00PM ASPE-LA CHAPTER ANNUAL PICNICTO SEPT. 17-NOON, Arcadia Wilderness Park2017 Arcadia, CA

OCT. 04, 2017 “HORIZONTAL WET & CIRCUIT VENTING”(SN #17-13)SPEAKER: MR. FADY MATTAR, P.E.

COO, JAS Pacific

NOV. 04, 2017 “MEDICAL GAS: WHAT EVERY ENGINEER SHOULD KNOW”(SN #17-14)SPEAKER: MR. CHRISTOPH LOHR, P.E., CPD, LEED AP BD+C

Technical Leader | Plumbing EngineerHenderson Engineers

NOV. 11, 2017 “ASPE – LA HOLIDAY DINNER & MONTE CARLO NIGHT”To be held at the Air Tel Plaza Hotel in Van Nuys (see flyer)Sign-up Early!!! Only 80 spots available!! RSVP to Jeff Atlas via email at [email protected]

DEC. 12, 2017 “2017 LA PLUMBING CODE CHAPTERS15, 16 & 16A - DEFINED”(SN #17-14)SPEAKER: MR. DOMENICO BARBATO, P.E.

Chief of Mechanical DivisionLA City of Los Angeles

ASPE NEWS

TECHNICAL REPORTVivian Enriquez, CPDV.P. Technical

Kook Dean Hal Alvord

John Zagorski

Sheyda OkkeVivian Enriquez

Jeff Atlas

Thura Zin

Alex Jimenez

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Please refer also on the August report for our Technical and Social Calendar, we have quite a line-up of good speakers, which will include Mr. Fady Mattar of JAS Pacific on Wet & Circuit Venting at the October meeting; Mr. Christoph Lohr of Henderson Engineers on Medical Gas: What Every Engineers Should Know at the October Meeting; and Mr. Domenic Barbato of LADBS at the December meeting who will talk about the 2017 Los Angeles Plumbing Code, Chapters 15, 16 & 16A – Defined. We are looking for speakers for the 2018, so if you are interested to be one of the speakers or have a specific topic that you want to be presented or know of anyone, please contact me.

Lastly, please do not forget to come to the ASPE-LA Chapter Annual Picnic on September 16 starting at 2:00PM until noon of the following day, September 17. Come and bring your love ones and kids for this wonderful get together.

See you all at the ASPE-LA Meeting on September 13, 2017 and at the Annual Picnic on September 16.

Latest news from ASPE Pipeline, Vol. 10, No. 17, August 17, 2017:ASPE announces Delta Faucet as the exclusive Women of ASPE sponsor for the second consecutive year

During a facility tour of Delta Faucet's headquarters in Indianapolis last week, Jason Gonzales, Delta's Sr. Director, Commercial Sales, signed a contract to extend the company's exclusive sponsorship of the Women of ASPE (WOA) for the next year. During the tour, WOA Chair Sarah Balz, PE, CPD, LEED AP, presented Jason with an appreciation plaque to recognize the company's ongoing support of WOA, both nationally and locally. Thank you, Delta, for your generous sponsorship of WOA


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The August 2, 2017 technical meeting was presented by Mr. Tim Keane a Consultant for Viega – Southern California. He provided a very informative presentation on “Legionella: The Impact on the Plumbing Design Community”. On behalf of the ASPE-LA Board, we want to thank Mr. Keane for his presentation.

The “ASPE LA-OC Product Show and Technical Seminar on August 16, 2017, was also another success. The three (3) seminars in the morning were attended by at least 100 people comprising of engineers, building officials, contractors and manufacturers. The evaluation form distributed to the attendees provided a very positive feedback not only on the topics but also on the speakers. On behalf of the ASPE LA & OC Chapters and the Committee, we wanted to thank our guest speakers: Mr. Tim Allinson, Mr. Damon Premer, and Mr Dave Mason, for their time, effort and very informative presentation.

The Product Show with more than 60 vendors participating, was also a hit and lasted until 6:00PM. Again on behalf of the ASPE LA & OC Chapters, we want to thank all the manufacturers and vendors that have participated and supported ASPE LA & OC Chapters. Thanks also for those that have donated prizes for the raffle.

Reservation for the Table Top is still open. Please let me know, via e-mail, if you are interested.

At the September 13, 2017 meeting, we will have Mr. Roland Gutierrez as our guest speaker. Please see the September flyer for what he will be touching on at his presentation and please plan on attending.

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Hot Wings & Hot Dogs!

Ice Cream!

Park Entry: 2pmGames: 3‐4pmLunch: 4pm

Raffle/Giveaways: 5pm

For more information call David Kelly at 626‐384‐8969

To RSVP email [email protected](RSVP Required for RV’s)

November 11, 2017 (6pm - 11pm)

To be held at:Air Tel Plaza Hotel(Gulfstream Banquet Room)

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Black Jack • Poker • craPscocktails • Dinner • FrienDs

Music • Dancing • Fantastic raFFle Prizes!!

ONLY $50/person!(ASPE members bring one free)

Parking included!! Such a deal!!

Sign up early! Only 80 spots available!Do NOT be left out!!

(Last day to reserve & pay for your spot wiLL be august 30th)

RSVP to Jeff Atlas • [email protected] • 661-478-4565

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The board meeting was held on Wednesday August 2nd. Thura Zin, Kook Dean, Hal Alvord, Christopher Yang, John Zagorski, David Kelly, and Jeff Atlas were in attendance. Holiday party was discussed. Monte Carlo Night collections will begin. It will be $50/person for members and non-members. Members can bring one person free of charge to the party.

The ASPE picnic was discussed as well. The picnic will be at Wilderness Park (2240 Highland Oaks Dr., Arcadia, CA) on September 16th – 17th. Payment to City of Arcadia is complete and reservations for next year (2018) will be made by Kook for September 16th and 17th. Flyers have been handed out and RSVP is strongly encouraged. RSVP for RVs are required and to be sent to David Kelly. Park entry will be at 2 PM, late lunch/early dinner will start at 4 PM, and departure will be on Sunday at 12 PM.

Magic Castle is an additional event. An announcement will be made at the general meeting to measure the chapter’s interest. The minimum is 20 people including children.

Discussion also included next year’s ASPE convention in Atlanta. Cost estimates and alternative to delegates will begin. Potentially, a scholarship for the convention could be offered. Amount and qualifications will be determined by Thura.

Last, it was mentioned that Linda Deunay will be the LA Chapter Women of ASPE representative.

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BOARD MEETING MINUTESChris Yang, PE, CPD, CFPSAdministrative Secretary

GENERAL MEETING MINUTESChris Yang, PE, CPD, CFPSAdministrative Secretary


Thura Zin brought the meeting to order. Past presidents in attendance were Ed Saltzberg, Hal Alvord, Kook Dean, and Cory Nakanishi. In addition to LA Chapter past presidents, the President of Orange County Chapter, Chris MacKnight was present.

Following to the self-introduction, Ira Schumer stood in for Ron Bradford, the Sergeant of Arms, made the following fines: Kelly Gilford - $3, John Bianco - $3, Roland Gutierrez -$4, Chris Macknight - $3, Thura - $3, Thomas Webb - $5, Peter - $2, Kevin - $3, Art - $3, Jeff Atlas - $2, Brian - $3, Henry - $2, Bradley - $4, Tim - $4, Victor - $3, Justin - $2, Kurt - $1

David Kelly spoke on the ASPE picnic (see details above). Jeff spoke on Monte Carlo holiday party. It will be on November 11th. There are special room rates offered by the hotel. The maximum guests is set at 80 people, 14 guests have already signed up and paid. All payments are to refer to Hal.

Kook spoke on Magic Castle. If there is enough interest, it would be a Sunday brunch in December between 12 PM to 2 PM. It is open to children 5 years and older. The castle is not open to the public. More information will follow.

John Zagorski spoke on the membership drive and Product Show and Seminar. It is a two-year commitment and four dinners are offered for free. Each year the new member will receive two free dinners. The Product Show and Seminar will be on August 16th. The seminar is full and will be from 9 AM to 12 PM. Box lunches will be available. Booths set up will begin at 10 AM. The product show will be from 1 PM to 5 PM and raffles will be from 5 PM to 6 PM. New venue locations will be researched for 2019.

The table top was presented by Thomas Webb from Viega. He showed the smart loop system with internal recirculating system and the Venturi press inserts which helps to mitigate dead legs.

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and for helping advance women in the industry!The official 2017 ASPE Technical Symposium Planning Guide is now available. Want to know what you will be doing during the 2017 ASPE Technical Symposium? Check out the Official Planning Guide, which contains information on the technical education program, special events, the Product Show, how to obtain the special ASPE rate at the Hotel Bonaventure Montreal, and an air travel deal. ASPE's 2017 Technical Symposium is being held on October 19-22 in Montreal, and by attending you can earn up to 1.2 CEUs as well as enhance your career opportunities and increase your professional network. Registration is open at 2017tech.aspe.org.

Learn how to limit your liability on September 13Our next one-hour webinar, "Professional Liability Issues for Engineers," will help you understand how to manage risks from the beginning of a project through completion and beyond. It will discuss liability insurance, the limits of liability and indemnification, what constitutes an error or omission, statutes of limitation and repose, and what to do when things go wrong. You can register now at aspe.org/profliab.

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Join us for the Technical Symposium Product Show on October 19-20This popular event is being held at the Hotel Bonaventure Montreal for an extended two days this year to give you even more time to learn about the latest products and services offered by our exhibiting sponsors. Lambert & Begin recently joined the show as a Friend Sponsor, and we invite all local engineers and designers and Technical Symposium attendees to network with them and the other sponsors. The full list of exhibitors and registration can be found at 2017tech.aspe.org.

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Please help me in welcoming the following new members. Peter Bolton at Nibco as an Affiliate, Randy Carminati at BMA as an Associate, Rafi Novan as a Student, Marcin Szyszkowski at Buro Happold as an Associate, Martin Hurtado at LA City as a Governmental member, and Chris Tomayo at Integral Group as a Full member. On behalf of the Los Angeles ASPE Board of Directors I welcome all of you as new members! Thank You All for choosing the Los Angeles Chapter for your memberships!

Here’s the latest & greatest membership deal: with a 2 year commitment, all new members will receive 4 free dinner meetings! Upon joining for the first year, you will receive 2 free dinner meetings & when you renew for the 2nd year, you will then get 2 more free dinner meetings! Sponsors of new members will also continue to receive a free dinner meeting when you bring the new member to the meeting with their completed application & payment.

Wake Up and Smell the Coffee. Let me help you with our

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ATTENTION ALL LOS ANGELESASPE MEMBERS

Membership Drive challenge. All current members will bring in 1 new member this year. Should you fail, I’m sure a fine will be levied, and if you succeed, an award may be coming your way!

Should anyone need a current membership application, please do not hesitate to contact me as your VP Membership at [email protected]. You are also welcome to call me at 562-447-4561.

I will not see you all at the September 6th dinner meeting @ Monterey Hill Restaurant in Monterey Park.

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EDUCATION REPORTHaig Demergian, PE, CIPEV.P. Education

One Member ’s Opinion

Sewer systems short history.

Following the development of sanitation from ancient period to today’s sanitation, we may conclude that a gradual but substantial decrease in importance was observed in medieval times compared with ancient times.

The answer to this question is very complex and is explained in part by considering few factors which are related with the number of living population and location in different stages of civilization.

Civilization= social organization of a high order, advanced in social relations, science and arts.

Uninformed persons, even in our profession, talk about “modern sanitation”, as something recently developed. But if you examine the history, sanitation is far from a new discovery.

It is true that development of sanitation progressed very slowly, if at all, in some 6000 years.

This opinion is a small and succinct history, which will follow the development ofsanitation, to understand what really happened.

The ancient Mesopotamian empires of Assyria and Babylonia, located near present Baghdad, are places dated about 4500 BC, where it was found great advances in civilization. People living in that time, developed agriculture, domesticated animals and start living in civilized cities, with accommodations as running water and collecting sewage. Recent archeological excavations discovered considerable important information. The art of sanitation developed in 2550 BC, might sometimes, shame many present towns of similar size.

Some of these pipes and drains are still working after 4000 years. Obviously this is an excellent example of a good products and good craftsmanship.

Similar civilizations are “Indus civilization” in India, dated about 2550 BC and “Minoans Civilization” dated about 3000 BC in the Island of Crete in the Aegean Sea. Both of these civilizations developed majestic palaces and displayed considerable understanding of hydraulics and water flow. Water was carried in terra-cotta pipes and sewage channels were built from stones.

Some of these pipes and drains are still working after 4000 years. Obviously this is another excellent example of a good products and good craftsmanship. Indoor plumbing was discovered not only in palaces, but also in housing for working population.

Roman period.

It is known that Roman Empire (400 BC - 450 AD) was a period of great development of civilization in many fields.

Romans build in 200 BC extensive aqueducts, which are still standing, to bring water from the distant mountains to the cities. Also they build sewers to drain wasted water and rain water.

When a new city was designed, the first construction was the municipal bath and latrines. The most famous bath is “The Bath of Caracalla” built in Rome during 212-217 AD. The bath complex consist of large, spacious buildings with hot pools, and cold pools, places to relax, has latrines, is heated with warm air, circulating under floor and in double walls. They had to install 2,000 tons of material everyday, for 6 years, to complete this complex. Next to the bath building are separate buildings for libraries, meetings and prayers.

Water was supplied from aqueducts and distributed with lead pipes, which are still working after over 2000 years. (Nobody knows what was the guarantee offered by the Contractor!). Our present water pipes, last an average of 50 - 70 years, and plastic pipes even much less.


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You can learn more about this on our VP Tech report. If you have any subject suggestions for future speakers or things we can do better, please send an email or call Vivian or one of your board members. We would love to hear from you.

As you all know, our ASPE picnic will be at Wilderness Park (2240 Highland Oaks Dr., Arcadia) on September 16th – 17th. Please RSVP to David Kelly so he can prepare the food and other accommodations. Park entry will be at 2 pm. Contact David and check out the flyer in this newsletter.

Holiday Monte Carlo party is on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at the Airtel Plaza Hotel, 7277 Valjean Ave., Van Nuys. Hal is accepting payment of $50/person and the ASPE member will get one free ticket. If you are planning to attend, please pay and get your seat.

Another event being planned by Kook who is coordinating with Magic Castle for an ASPE family fun day. See our secretary report for more details.

Woo!!! Now our total membership as of August’s Society report is 205 which is above my target of 200 this year. According to my record, in May 2013 our chapter membership count was below 190. Great job

President: continued from page 1

continued from page 11

Joe Cunningham, LEED-APDirector, West anD northWest regions

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John! Keep on recruiting. If anyone has a financial problem maintaining their current membership, let us know. We’ll find a way to resolve the issue. Our Board has decided to increase the meeting fee for non-members starting in January, 2018. Non members will pay more than members. Also, new members get a total of four free dinners. Contact John for details. I had a conversation with Don and he suggested me contacting the Society for a member-at-large list so I can contact members who live around the LA area to change to our chapter. If you know any ASPE LA Members suffering unexpected hardships that strain their careers, relationships, and/or finances, please contact me. If you or an immediate family member, are in need of assistance, please send the details to me.

Don’t forget to register to attend 2017 Technical Symposium, in Montreal, QC, Canada, from October 19th to 22nd. The technical sessions are already on the society’s web site http://2017tech.aspe.org/. Hey AYP! If you are planning to attend the AYP Academy and AYP Networking Event, you need to pre-register. Make sure you do that.

WOA! You have to opt into this program as it is not automatic. If you are interested in becoming part of the group to receive updates on the various programs WOA is working on, please contact Stacey Kidd, at [email protected].

If you have an idea for a group activity bringing our ASPE family together, please let one of our Board members know. Stay tuned for location and time. Until next month.

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The period between 400 - 800 AD is a period of migration of tribes (barbarians) from Asia, and ended with the collapse of Western Roman empire after Goths conquered Rome in 476 AD.

There are numerous other ancient civilizations who developed sanitation and fresh water facilities for their population. The civilization listed above are examples of few of them.

Dark Ages.

This period between 500 – 1000 AD classified as “Dark Ages” is very confusing because written history of this period is very limited. The period is characterized by religious struggle and catholic corruption. Sanitation, availability of safe potable water, removal of human excrements, and bathing were totally ignored. It is not a surprise that 1/3 of the population of Europe was killed by water born illnesses.

Appears that all the knowledge of ancestors living 2000 – 3000 years earlier was forgotten or lost.

Renaissance.

Renaissance (rebirth) followed Dark Ages, after 1000 AD, and has been characterized by a surge in classical values, discoveries, inventions, as paper and printing, etc. Also new approach was imposed by municipalities, regarding sanitation and availability of safe drinking water offered to population living in close quarters of new developed cities.

Industrial revolution started in England and Germany in 1700 - 1800 and a large section of population moved from rural areas to cities, close to large factories. This time is characterized by mechanization of agriculture and textile manufacturing, application of power including ships and railroads that affected social, economic and cultural conditions of population. Sewers were build under streets and indoor plumbing start to become more common for working class. However this process developed slowly, because of the cost, and absence of information about importance of sanitation and availability of non-contaminated drinking water.

Later, in 1890 AD, the work of Dr. Louis Pasteur and Dr. Koch open the eyes of “scientific gurus” of the time, that all diseases are the result of bacteria, viruses and other micro organisms, and are not God punishment for our

sins. 1900 AD can be considered the birth of a new medical specialty: Microbiology.

Today there are still millions of people in underdeveloped countries, who do not benefit of safe fresh water or proper sanitation facilities. In a recent article discussing sanitation and water situation in several South African countries, reports : “The unrelenting struggle against sanitation and water poverty continues to be a daily struggle for majority of people living in South Africa. From 170 million people, almost 2/3 have no access to basic sanitation, and over 100 million have no access to clean safe drinking water”. That explains why each year, about 120,000 children under age of 5, die from diarrhea and other water borne illnesses.

From recent surveys, it is estimated that approximately 2.3 billion people lack access to proper sanitation, and from this large group of people, 1.1 billion practice open defecation. It is no surprise that under these conditions, over 500,000 children die every year from diarrhea caused by polluted water and poor sanitation.

One solution to this global crisis, is the new low cost toilet pan, named SaTo (SafeToilet) that, utilizes a simple plastic trap door, to close off pit latrines made of concrete. This reduces disease transmission from flying insects, that come in contact with human waste. The original SaTo, was the first step in developing a full line of bathroom products for people living far away from water and sewer infrastructures.

American Standard developed this toilet pan, supported by a grant from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. More than 1 million self contained toilets are currently in use in 14 countries. The target is, to provide access to sanitation for 100 million people by year 2020.

Currently field testing is underway for three new models of SaTo designed to be used where water is available. The user will rinse the pan using a small amount of water.

There are also, people who had plenty of hot and cold water and sanitation facilities, who don’t follow elementary rules of hygiene, as washing often their hands. More education of population – at – large is in order.

As you can see, from this concise opinion, sanitation is not a new discovery, and in fact, developed very slowly during past 6000 years.


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We want YOU to join our group!AYP is dedicated to the needs of plumbing designers 35 years old and younger. Your local ASPE Chapter is busy organizing exciting opportunities to help you excel in your career:

» Partnerships with other industry groups » Social and networking events » Professional development opportunities » Mentoring programs » And more!

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Thura introduced the speaker, Mr. Tim Keanne. Tim mentioned that 25% of legionnaires outbreaks occur within the first year of new construction/renovation. 100% of those outbreaks resulted in litigation against the engineer, manufacturer, and contractor. More than 50% of all water outbreaks recorder was legionnaires. LEAD and green design due to water use reduction has resulted in greater stagnant water conditions and the CDC considers legionaries an epidemic that needs to be addressed.A disproportionate amount of incidences has occurred at hospitals. The Center for Medicaid Services issued a new mandate for all healthcare services to follow ASHRAE 188. ASHRAE 188 has become the US standard and helps to address risk management in dealing with water borne pathogens.Tim continues by providing more information on legionnaire. Under 72-degree F, the bacteria won’t grow, between 86-degree F to 110-degree F it reproduces and becomes more virulent. At 122-degree F it doesn’t grow, above 140-degree F the bacteria die

in minutes, and 160-degree F it dies in seconds. The following are examples of people who are susceptible – organ transplants, people with diabetes, COPD, HIV, and over 50 years old.Last, he recommended the following as potential solutions. For renovations get updated drawings, stay with 1/2" pipe diameter sizing/avoid oversizing the hot water pipes, provide master thermostatic mixing valves, and distribute at higher temperatures.

The meeting was ended with a raffle. The prizes were provided by: • Brian McDonald – Raypack• Thomas Webb and Bob Peters – Viega• Jeff Atlas – Delco Sales• Ira Schumer – Signature Sales• John Bianco – Curb-O-Let• Rob Zagorski – Lubrizol• Kelly Gilfoy – Specification Sales• Henry Canizales – Spears Mfg. Co

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Chairman Scholarship CommitteeVIVIAN ENRIQUEZ, CPD,

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