b"Naples, FL next April 2024. If you have not attended one of these meetings, I would highly recommend PRESIDENTSgoing to one of them. NIA does a great job of setting MESSAGEup speakers, dinners, activities, outings and premier locations at affordable pricing for both the small and large contractors. With spring weather coming slowly to our area, it's time to bring out golf clubs, tennis rackets, running/walking shoes, from the closet.Enjoy the month of April and start looking forward to the June MICA Conference in Colorado Springs, CO. Hello MICA Members,Happy Easter to everyone.Just a recap of the NIA meeting in Maui last month.Sincerely, Of course, as usual the weather was spectacular,Doug Barton around 80F. The location of the hotel was exactlyMICA President on the ocean with numerous whale sightings every day. We had approximately 375 members from 87companies, including 49 first timers for our 67th Annual Convention. Fourteen speakers and 13 plus hours of networking with other contractors andMICALEADERSHIP: associates. We, as MICA, had a great contention from our area with approximately 10 members plusPresidentDoug Barton,spouses attending.The opening Keynote SpeakerMidwest Insulation Services, Omaha, NE. was Kenyon Salo. He resides in the Denver areaPresident-ElectLee Stuckenschmidt,and is currently one of five skydivers that can beSystems Undercover, Eaton, CO. seen flying into Mile High Stadium at 60 miles perVice-PresidentKevin Rambo,hour and landing on the 10-yard line before homeF & H Insulation, Kechi, KS. game kickoffs. Kenyon was a very high energy guyAssociate PresidentDarrell Peil,that got your attention at 9 o'clock in the morning. Knauf Insulation, Rock Hill, SC. A very dangerous mission after seeing the video and all of the obstacles they have to avoid before landing. His message to our group was to have aMICABOARD OF DIRECTORS: Bucket List of Life that you want to do and don't procrastinate on them.Basically, live your life toDoug Barton, Midwest Insulation Services,the fullest!Probably, the most interesting meetingOmaha, NE. that I attended was the gathering of all of the unionLee Stuckenschmidt, Systems Undercover,contractors and The International. These meetingsEaton, CO. do not happen very often. We had approximately 40Kevin Rambo, F & H Insulation, Inc. union contractors in the room and the President andMatt Hymer, Midwest Materials Co. Vice President from International.The meetingCarl Peterson, Delta Thermal Services lasted for two hours and was very vocal and active from both sides.Being from the Midwest region,Jeff Adair,KW Specialty Servicesyou really get a feel for what's going on from theTed Nickel, Mavo Sytsems, Inc.other regions, especially in the New York City area. George Shimada, Gagnon IncorporatedI do think that both sides came out of the meetingMatt Lillig, Cornerstone Services Groupwith a positive feeling towards a brighter futureSteve Sack, Sprinkmann Insulation, Inc. partnership. The next spring NIA meeting is in Darrell Peil, Knauf Insulation 3"