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NAT I O NAL

FOCUSED ON
ANNUAL REPORT YOUR SUCCESS

2020 is set up to be another stellar year for our association and industry. The economy continues
to be bullish and strong as we head into this presidential election year. IEC is working hard to
continue to elevate the merit shop electrical and systems contractors in America each and every
day. We’re have just come off of a terrific year of service to advancing our industry and we will
continue to elevate our contractor members in the year ahead.
SPENSER VILLWOCK
CEO, IEC National

To recap, take a look at the snapshot We launched an Emerging Leaders affect policy areas including labor,
of this past year and the time ahead: Committee focused on providing workforce development, safety,
value for our growing talent within health care, tax, and government

We hit a 62-year historical record of IEC contractor member companies. procurement. And IEC supported
13,000 apprentices in IEC training over 30 IEC-friendly candidates for
schools across the country. This is Our Safety Committee will be launching federal office through our National
a 77% growth in the past 5-years. a dedicated Safety Conference in 2020. PRIDE PAC. We’ve seen some
2020 will also bring about our National movement and change from DC, and
We launched 4 new educational Instructor Conference in the summer will continue to fight for our merit
programs to keep our members at EATON Experience Center in shop businesses each and every day.
competitive and up to speed with Pittsburgh, in collaboration with ATP.
titles in NEC, Leadership, New And it doesn’t stop here, in 2020 we’ll
Worker orientation, and Fire Alarm. Our partners are engaged in the continue to raise the bar. We’ll continue
association in unique and customized to update our 4-year curriculum in the
We hit a record number of attendees ways that they had never been year ahead. We are setting up the pins
at the National Convention in 2019, before, and we continue to innovate to bring our members a Limited Energy/
as the IEC National Convention with them to serve our mission. Low Voltage education program. We are
and Expo is THE place to be. working on Printreading and a Student
We have fully replenished our Laboratory Manual to help chapters
n 2019, IEC National worked with financial reserves and are in a solid and students excel. We’re targeting
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local contractors in South Carolina fiscal health. We’ve grown 41% in chapter growth in Nevada, Louisiana,
and Middle Tennessee (Nashville area) last five years from a $3.6M national and Michigan as key areas ripe for IEC.
to launch two new chapter locations. association to a $5.1M this year. And we made history together as we
Our national network is now 51 swear in our first female President of
chapters strong! For the first time in history, we have the association, Candy Branham.
an IEC contractor leading the charge
National rolled out IEC’s digital of NFPA’s NEC process, as Larry Ayer As you can see, IEC has been steadfast in
learning portal, the CMS, to all of Greater Cincy has taken the pole our commitment to serve you, our merit
chapters and apprenticeship position as Chair of the Correlating shop contractor members. The future
students without additional fees. Committee. And representatives of is indeed bright. Thank you for all your
IEC in all code making panels of the support and commitment to IEC. We
We updated our cornerstone NEC making certain that our merit could not do this without you and we do
4-year apprenticeship to ensure our shop voices and interests are heard.
apprentices and your businesses all of this because of you.
are getting the world-class On the Governmental Front, IEC was
education that IEC strives to be. outspoken on dozens of issues that We are Merit Shop. We are IEC!

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