President Message

August 29, 2007

Central Arizona ASHRAE 2007-2008 Chapter President’s Letter

It is an honor and my pleasure to serve as our local ASHRAE Chapter President this year. Even though it is still so hot out there, I know we are all excited to be living in the Valley where all facets of our industry are booming! I am proud to know a lot of the talented consulting and sales engineers and contractors who are building so many unique and successful projects! Our chapter Board of Governors knows that everyone is super busy and time is precious. So in order for you to plan ahead, our chapter Board of Governor’s goal was to get a schedule set for the entire year before our first meeting and to provide useful presentations with top notch speakers and fun events. We will also try to do a better job at keeping you posted about the current Research Projects going on at ASHRAE. These are the projects that truly help move our industry forward.

As president this year, it is my personal goal to focus on community connectivity and working together to make our Valley a sustainable place to live. This can only be accomplished with your help! Please attend all of the events we have planned for you so you can network and share ideas with your fellow Arizona neighbors. Member involvement is key for the success of ASHRAE and our community. To help you meet this challenge the BOG and I are focusing on sustainable topics this year, holding joint meetings with ASPE and BOMA, and trying to work with ACE, ACCA, SMACNA, the USGBC, and the City of Phoenix. We also joined Valley Forward so all of our members can be involved in this fantastic organization.

A huge part of making our Valley become and stay sustainable is the education of and the involvement with the youth of our community. Our second meeting in October will be a joint meeting with our new Student Chapter. Please join us and become a mentor for a student member. This will help our industry grow and maybe even help your company grow! We would also like to ask you to get involved with an E-week event for junior high school students and AZ Construction Day which focuses on education for kids in High School. Both of these events take place at the end of February.

I look forward to seeing you this year. Please do not hesitate to contact me personally if you have any questions about anything above. We are always open for suggestions and comments; again, our chapter and community can not be successful with out you! Let’s make this the best year ever!

Thank you!

Tiffany Bates
ASHRAE Central Arizona Chapter President 2007-2008