CEAC-2020-11-November
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE<br />
Greetings,<br />
Board of Directors | OFFICERS<br />
Tom Phillips<br />
President<br />
312-744-2672<br />
William Rowan<br />
Vice President<br />
312-617-7563<br />
John Hickey<br />
Vice President<br />
773-239-6189<br />
Ken Botta<br />
Recording Secretary<br />
815-582-3731<br />
Douglas Kruczek<br />
Treasurer<br />
708-952-1879<br />
Brendan Winters<br />
Sergeant-At-Arms<br />
708-535-7003<br />
Lawrence McMahon<br />
Financial Secretary<br />
312-287-4915<br />
Barbara Hickey<br />
Corresponding Secretary<br />
773-457-6403<br />
Brian Staunton<br />
Doorkeeper<br />
312-768-6451<br />
Ralph White<br />
Doorkeeper<br />
773-407-5<strong>11</strong>1<br />
Brian Keaty<br />
Warden<br />
708-952-0195<br />
DIRECTORS<br />
Kevin Kenzinger<br />
Curator<br />
773-350-9673<br />
Robert Jones<br />
Warden<br />
708-687-6254<br />
Michael Collins<br />
Warden<br />
312-617-7<strong>11</strong>5<br />
Before I get into it for this<br />
month, let me apologize for the<br />
oversight in not including the<br />
ever-important Mike Collins as<br />
part of the Golf Committee that<br />
helped to put on this year’s Golf<br />
Outing and make it a brilliant<br />
success. Thanks, Mike!<br />
As you know, with the continued<br />
COVID concerns, we have been<br />
tabling our gatherings in favor of<br />
online webinars. We are grateful<br />
to People’s Gas for their recent<br />
webinar on incentives for energy<br />
savings through their energy<br />
efficiency programs. For those so<br />
inclined, don’t forget to follow up by applying to take part.<br />
Speaking of savings, also remember that as steam systems are now operating,<br />
this might be a great time for you to perform your steam trap<br />
audits and insulation surveys. This is “low-hanging fruit” that can save<br />
abundant amounts of money for our facilities, so consider prioritizing<br />
this as we transition to the colder months of the year.<br />
Most of us already know that training can be costly and time consuming.<br />
But we have an economical way to free up some of our time and costs<br />
when working with our Associate members to give specific training on<br />
our equipment. There is great value to be had by working with your<br />
vendors for site-specific training. Results will be greater efficiency and<br />
newfound skills for your engineering staff. Learning new skills makes our<br />
careers more rewarding and our facilities more efficient. So give them a<br />
call.<br />
Let’s also remember to give our Associate members a call when we need<br />
their services. Twice a year, we receive the Quick Shopper in the mail,<br />
with the contact information for all of the vendors who support our<br />
organization. By giving them our business, we’re not only ensuring that<br />
our buildings and their systems are in good hands, we’re bringing vitality<br />
to the industries that support us so consistently.<br />
Lastly, I’d like to address something rather serious. As we go into the<br />
darker and colder months of what’s been an extra-challenging year to<br />
say the least, I’ll suggest that now might be a good time to check in with<br />
everyone on your crew — including yourself — to see how everyone is<br />
holding up under the strain of the new reality. This can be a rough time<br />
of year in the best years, but this year in particular, let’s try to remember<br />
how important a healthy mental state is for safety in our work environments.<br />
Let’s look out for each other.<br />
Bryan McLaughlin<br />
Warden<br />
312-296-5603<br />
Brock Sharapata<br />
Warden<br />
708-712-0126<br />
John McDonagh<br />
Trustee<br />
312-296-7887<br />
Daniel T. Carey<br />
Past President<br />
312-744-2672<br />
Thanks again, and stay safe!<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Tom Phillips<br />
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