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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
EDITORIAL OFFICE
Spenser Villwock, MNM, CAE, Publisher
svillwock@ieci.org Innovate. Influence. Impact.
RaeShawn Crosson, Editor-in-Chief
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ADVERTISING Nothing short of amazing, our members are by far the most amazing companies
Christy Ronaldson, CAE in the United States. From the work shown in the Excellence in Electrical
Director of Business Development Contracting Category to our CNA Safety Awards/Spark Recognition to the
& Industry Partnerships
(703) 650-0052 Individual/Chapter award, I’m constantly amazed by all of our members and the
cronaldson@ieci.org fantastic work that they do. Every project completed is unique from the last and
stands on its own as a work of art. However, there are always certain members
DESIGN/ART DIRECTION and project that stand out above the rest and create a new bar that everyone will
Think Baseline aim to surpass the coming year. It is for this reason that we continue to grow our
IEC National Awards Program and recognize the best of the best.
PRINTING
Mount Royal Printing This year we recognized over 30 contractors, projects, or individuals with awards
for their standout designs, implementation, and/or performance. The Excellence
2019 IEC NATIONAL OFFICERS in Electrical Contracting awards recognize the most remarkable projects and
President companies in the industry. The winning projects have all been completed within
Gary Golka, Mesa, Arizona the past year and fall under one of these five unique categories: Commercial,
Treasurer Green, Industrial, Service, and Residential. You can learn all about the projects and
Candy Branham, Saint Charles, Missouri service contractors beginning on page 18.
Secretary
Janet Martin, Frederick, Colorado The IEC National Individual/Chapter awards are presented to groups and
Vice President individuals who have made an incredible impact on IEC. These awards cover
Troy Corrigan, Louisville, Kentucky everything from Apprentice of the Year to Chapters of the Year to the National
Immediate Past President Member of the Year to the IEC Legacy Award. All of these individuals and
Lloyd Quinney, San Antonio, Texas chapters have gone above and beyond the call of duty to support our industry
and help IEC achieve all of the impressive goals we’ve met this year. Without
Insights is published in January/ everyone that received these awards– as well as those that did not – we would
February, March/April, May/June,
July/August, September/October, not be the strong, cohesive association that we are today. You can learn more
and November/December by the about how these groups and individuals have supported IEC, the industry, and
Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc. their local communities beginning on page 41.

To top it all it off, IEC Middle Tennessee joined our chapter family this year. This
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Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc. is such a remarkable group of contractors dedicated to the trade and the merit
2900 S. Quincy St., Suite 720 shop philosophy, learn more about their chapter and why they wanted to join IEC
Arlington, VA 22206 on page 65. I know we have many exceptional electrical and systems contractors
Tel: (703) 549-7351 and are blessed to have as members of IEC. I also know that you all are more
Fax: (703) 549-7448 than capable of receiving one of these esteemed awards with the great work that
www.ieci.org you do. I challenge you to take a risk, put yourself out there, and submit your
company or yourself for one or more of these awards in 2020. You are one of the
best contractors in the country; now let’s prove it to the world!

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than 3,300 company IEC National
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in Alexandria, Virginia, IEC is the nation’s
premier trade association representing
America’s independent electrical and systems
contractors. IEC National aggressively works
with the industry to establish a competitive
environment for the merit shop — a
philosophy that promotes the concept of
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