b'ffili a teNews assumedincreasingassociationassociationsandcoalitions.Russ managementandadministrativeSnyder has successfully developed responsibilities, and was appointedandimplemented various coalition ARMA Gen lr1992.programswiththeU.S.Enviroera Manage inHenthenassumeddir ofthementalProtectionAgency,the ection EPA/MACT ARMA committee,pro DepartmentofLabor,theDepartgram and environ issues,mentCommerce, and the Dep mentalasofartwell as other timelypmentTransportation. He associationri ofactively orities and program participateswith standardwriting s. He has earned areputationandbodies, such the American solidcode ngateamo theARMAleadershipandSocietyforTestingandM rials membership,well as throughout(ASTM),theAmericanNational as N ARMA Stafftheruction and North Standards I ute ( and the ewconst Ameri nstit ANSI), TheManufactur can roofing industries.CanadianStandardsAssociation Asphalt Roofing ing Association (ARMA) announcesAnexpertinstrategicplanning(CSA). the retirementof the Association\'sandissuesmanagementfor trade long-time executive vice president.Co inued on page 15 ntRichard D.DecemSnyder, effective ber 31,.timeasSnyder\'sCalendar At1999 Affiliate thesame appointment in 1979, as the ARMA2000 alMay1hicago executiveandgener manager,RIEi \'\'lntroducNofl to Rooting"serninar, CARMA relocated its headquarters to303/790-7200 gton seminar, Washin , D.C.from New YorkMay2RIEi "Roofing Safety"Chicago City,wheretheassociationwas303/790-?ZOO organized 64 years before. ARMA isMay3Rll:l "Single Ply Roofing Systems" seminar nowinits 84thyear.TheARMAChicago, 303/790-7200 officesarenowheadquarteredinMay4R i "Modified Bitumen"inar, IE sem Chicago Calverton, MD, in suburban Wash 303/790-7200 ington, D.C.May 16-19RIEi"Rooting Technolagy"seminar, Memphis the Snyder servedintopARMA303/790-7200 positionfor20years.A specialMay 22 RIEi "Roof&seminar -25RepairMaintenance" retirement tribute- "Endof anDen 303/79:0-7200 ver, Era" - was celebrated NovemberJune 21-24"18th AnnualandRoofing .ConventionSotitheast& 11,99, hosted in conjunction withSheet Metal Spectacular Trade Show", Orlan19 do. the fall meeting of the ARMA BoardFla. of Directors, h atRitz-CarltonJune22-24"West States ffting Contractors eldtheernao Associati@n H on Amelia I ,.ConventionTrade Show",Reno,Nev. otelsland Fla and Sn wassucc bythe800/725-0333 ydereeded ARMA General Manager, Russell K.September&MRCA ~oundarion Annual Golf Tournament Snyder, who was officially elected byMadison, Wis.,497-6722 800/theARMABoardofDir onSeptember1~8"MRCA 51AnnualonventionTrade SectorsstC andhow" November 12, the day following theMonona Terrace Cgmmunity Convention Center elder Snyder\'sibu Russ SnyderMadison, Wis., 800/4~7-6722 tr te. assumed hisies as executive vice dutpresident effective Jan 1.2001 uary Russ Snyder affiliated with ARMAJanuary 13-16Root Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA) in 987, as assistant to the executive"Annual Conference &Ro$e Hall, 1 Expo",Jamaica vicepresident.Hesubseq ly uent'