June 21, 2001 |
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New Officers and Directors Elected at CWA Annual Meeting
Members elected Construction Writers Association officers and directors for 2001-2 during the CWA annual meeting, held in May in Washington, DC.
Janice Tuchman, editor in chief of Engineering News-Record, New York, NY, was elected president. Dennis Day, senior director for public affairs of Associated General Contractors of America, Washington DC, was elected vice president.
Five individuals were elected to two-year terms as directors: Dan Brown, principal of TechniComm, Des Plaines, IL; Jenni Grover, senior media relations representative for Portland Cement Association, Skokie, IL; Dan Holohan, president of Heating Help.com, Bethpage, NY; Jay Lyon, director of communications of the Mechanical Contractors Association of Chicago, Chicago, IL; and Matthew Power, senior editor of Builder magazine, Cumberland, ME.
Directors continuing to serve on the board include Alison Carney, marketing manager for Centex Construction Company, Fairfax, VA: Jean Hiller of JCB Inc., Pooler, GA; Pam Hunter, news editor of ABC Today, Associated Builders and Contractors, Rosslyn, VA; Jack Roberts, senior editor of Equipment World, Tuscaloosa, AL; and Larry Silver, president of Contractor Marketing Ltd., Fairborn, OH. Gordon Wright, senior editor of Building Design & Construction magazine, Des Plaines, IL, who served as 2000-1 president, remains on the board as past president. Sheila Wertz, principal of Berkshire Consulting Group, Buffalo Grove, IL, remains on the board as executive director.
Construction Writers Association is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, international organization for professional journalists, writers, editors and publicists serving the information needs of the construction industry. The group strives to provide educational benefits, the opportunity to network, enhanced professionalism in construction journalism, and information resources to its members. CWA's website, www.constructionwriters.org, provides information and links to many construction-related sites to its members and the public.
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