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April • Virtual • MeetingDate: April 7, 2021

Time: Check-in will start at 5:30pm. Presentation will begin at 6:00 pm.

Place: online

Program: Fundamentals of Heat Pump Water Heaters

Speaker: Adam HaussmanAccount Manager, Design &Specification at Delco Sales

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ASPELA TimesThe News of the Los Angeles Chapter of The American Society of Plumbing Engineers

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April 2021 Volume 21 Issue IV

President's Report page 1Technical Report page 3Legislative Report page 4Auto CAD Training Schedule page 5

Membership Report page 15ASPE Symposium flyer page 33ASPE Product Show flyer page 34

It’s March 12 2021 and I think we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel with Covid 19. It looks like we will be allowed to dine inside again, possibly go to the movies and go to the gym in the very near future, this might happen by the time I turn this report into Jeff . So with that being said, I will be checking with our venue in Burbank to see what can be done for an in person meeting in the next few months. Ventura County last time moved into the red tier before any other county, so I will be checking with the local movie theaters as well to see what can be done. Maybe if we are lucky we can make it happen next month. When we start the in person meetings again, we will of course have a

live Zoom video going for those of you that still want to watch from home or

your office. I am sure we will have restriction with regards to how many people can come, so early signup will be a must in order to insure that you are part of this historic event haha. So who is ready to do this? Send me an email at [email protected] with your thoughts.

At our last meeting, prior to our speaker starting his presentation, we had a few people bring up getting some events going for ASPE like a fishing trip. So here are my thoughts on this and of course the board will have a say about this too. I want to see three manufactures step up and put their name in bold as sponsors. Quite frankly the amount of money they sponsor the event with is really irrelevant. What I am looking for is someone else willing to put themselves out there to do this. I figure it this way, if a manufacture is willing to sponsor an event and deal with any potential issues, then maybe we should be willing to do the same. At some point in time we need to get back to some kind of normal. Anyone going on this trip will be doing so at their own risk, but we as an organization have to be responsible as well. So like above, but with a twist, please send me an email with your rep and or manufactures agreement to support the fishing trip at [email protected]. I’m very interested in the manufacture’s feedback on this. please continue reading on page 18

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT Bill Siler President

The newsletter needs a facelift!Please submit your ideas for a resdesign of theASPELA Times to [email protected]

Future events include:

• ASPE Symposium • ASPE Product Show • In-Person ASPE meetings!!!

www.aspe.com

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2021 TECHNICAL & SOCIAL CALENDAR

April 7, 2021 “Fundamentals of Heat Pump Water Heaters”(SN # 21-04)SPEAKER: Adam Haussman, Account Manager Design & Specification Delco Sales. RegistrationTabletop Peter Bolton – NIBCO INC. | Commercial Sales Manager – Southwest

May 5, 2021 “Physical Water Conditioning”(SN # 21-05)SPEAKER: Dan Ganshirt, Vice President, Aqua-Rex LLCRegistration

June 2, 2021 TBD

July 14, 2021 “Cast Iron Coatings for Aggressive DWV Applications”(SN # 21-07)SPEAKER: Mr. Michael LemasterField Technical Representative – Western Region,Charlotte Pipe and Foundry CompanyRegistration

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TECHNICAL REPORTThura Zin CPD, GPDV.P. Technical

in person.

Please remember, the ASPE Education web site will allow us to join 15 min before the meeting starting time. The presentation will not start earlier than 6:00 pm. This month we have a tabletop presentation by Nibco Valve.

The 2021 ASPE Tech Symposium, will be held in San Diego Marriott Mission Valley hotel on September 22-26. The Society is trying to meet this event in person. The registration will be open in April 2021. There will be the Technical Symposium Product Show on September 2021, 23 & 24. I hope you all will see you there.

ASPE President Carol Johnson, CPD, LEED AP, CFI, FASPE, recently appointed Nicholas Hipp, CPD, of the St. Louis Chapter as the ASPE Young Professionals (AYP) Liaison to the Board of Directors. In this role Nicholas will be responsible for communicating regularly on behalf of the Board with AYP members, and vice versa, as well as managing the network of Chapter AYP Liaisons.

Have you been following the lively plumbing design discussions on ASPE Connect? In this new regular feature on ASPE Pipeline, we will highlight current discussion threads

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On behalf of the ASPE-LA officers, I would like to thank Mr. Christoph Lohr PE, CPD, LEED AP BD+C, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, IAPMO. In his presentation, he is talking about how engineers perform hot water return by using rules of thumb and estimations, which has led to an increase in materials and a decrease in inefficiency. He presented the engineering principles for proper hot water return sizing and selection. He covered information from college level “Energy Conversion Design” and “Piping System Configuration” and reviewed how to apply these principles. If you have questions or want to discuss, please contact Ms. Mr. Christoph Lohr at [email protected]. Also, if you need his presentation and the reference materials, please let me know, I’ll send them to you.

There were 46 members who attending the March meeting. This month’s meeting will be on April 7, 2021 and will be presented by Mr. Adam Haussman, Account Manager Design & Specification Delco Sales. He will present about the “Fundamentals of Heat Pump Water Heaters”. This will be another virtual meeting since we are not able to meet in person. I hope, around summertime, we will be able to meet

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LEGISLATIVE REPORTVahan Margaryan, CPD, GPDV.P. Legislative

Robert GalavizDistrict Sales Manager

(661) 221-2635 [email protected]

2151 Eastman Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93030

While there is a clear indication that construction is also slowly but surely recovering from pandemic, mostly due to lower financial rates, winter storm system with extremely low temperatures likely contributed to weakness in employment and hours. The construction workweek fell by 1.1 hour in February. And finally, LADBS reported record number of permits pulled in December 2020. Seems like we are gradually getting

back on track.

Reminder - 2021 Technical Symposium will be held in September 22-26, 2021 in San Diego. At this point ASPE is accepting symposium presentation proposals. The sessions should be geared toward one of the following: entry level (one to five years of experience), intermediate (six to nine years of experience), or

advanced (10+ years of experience) and limited to 90 minutes. Format to be a lecture, a panel discussion, or a hands-on demonstration. The deadline to submit a presentation proposal is February 28, 2021. If interested please visit Presentation submission site (click here) for additional details and preferred topics.

Be well, stay well.

Hello fellow ASPE LA members. Hope you are doing well.

I would like to share with you some interesting data that I’ve discovered while reading some publications in U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website (https://www.bls.gov/ ). According to USBLS, job losses in the Architectural and Engineering profession during 2020 peaked at 6% which is nearly double the usual unemployment rate of 3.22%. However, as of February 2021 it went back to a new low of 3.1%. here is the chart from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publication that reflects changes just for February 2021:

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State-Funded ONLINE Training ProgramOnline Live Instructor (Virtual) / Interactive

American Education Systems

State-Funded Training Program has been serving California companies and employees for the past 20 years. We primarily serve employees of Architectural, Engineering, Construction, and Manufacturing companies, elevating their skills in use of CADD/BIM software programs. All classes are State Certified and at the production level.

**WE ARE NOW TAKING SEAT RESERVATIONS FOR THE JULY 2021 CLASSES**

ONLINE Training Classes Offered:

-Please let us know if you are Interested in training class Not Offered.

-Individual or Group Seat Reservation is Welcomed.

For Enrollment contact BARRY, [email protected] or [email protected] or949-393-8866 or check us at www.ach.edu and click on State-Funded Training.

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Polypropylene (PP-R) Pipe for use in pressurized plumbing

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Refrigeration Copper Press Fitting for VRF Applications.

Instantaneous Mini Tank & Tankless Electric Water Heater

Solutions for Point of Use Applications.

Energy Efficient Heat Pump Water Heaters for Commercial

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Access Panels, Lead Roof Flashings, and Roof Access

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MEMBERSHIP REPORTScott Steindler CPD, GPD, LEED-AP BD+C, ARCSA-AP (IS), GGPV.P.Membership

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1 Numbers are as of January 6th, 2021

Membership Quarterly Report ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Below you will find statistical membership information on ASPE’s 63 chapters since the last membership quarterly report. The report will continue to reflect the “stop light” method which are indicators to highlight the status of chapters membership growth, loss/retention activities. A measurement of 5% +/- will be used as the metric to determine quarterly success or concerns. Red will denote loss (5% or greater) the chapter has experienced over the past quarter, yellow will denote the chapter has not experienced growth or loss of 5%) and green will denote the chapters growth of 5% or more. At the end of the last quarter, ASPE’s membership base represented 6,244 members. As of January 6th, 2021, ASPE currently has 6,166 members.

4th Quarter Membership Numbers

Full Associate Affiliate Govern Special Student Life Retired Total October 3724 560 1568 50 141 41 41 86 6211 November 3703 560 1564 50 141 43 43 85 6196 December 3695 553 1553 50 140 44 42 85 6166









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✦ Submersible, vertical, and dry pit sewage and sump pumps✦ Condensate return, boiler feed, and circulating pumps✦ Submersible and vertical grinder pumps, “Slicer” pumps, “Scum Blaster” sys-

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✦ HVAC specialties✦ Triple duty valves✦ Suction diffusers✦ Expansion tanks

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Solving water scarcity and quality problems one building at a time




exper5se

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•  Patented Membrane•  Simplified MBR Technology •  Low Maintenance•  No Added Chemicals •  Scalable •  Remote Monitoring

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115 E. Palmer Avenue, Unit C

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✦ Submersible, vertical, and dry pit sewage and sump pumps✦ Condensate return, boiler feed, and circulating pumps✦ Submersible and vertical grinder pumps, “Slicer” pumps, “Scum Blaster” sys-

tems.

REPRESENTING:

4/05


✦ Control panels, alarms ✦ Custom fabricated steel covers and frames✦ Fiberglass sump basins ✦ Elevator sumps, holding tanks, and alarms✦ Level sensors

ACCESSORY LINES:

115 E. Palmer Avenue, Unit C Tel: 818.244-5582

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weil aquatronicsEngineered Pumps

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✦ Inline, end suction, and double suction circulating pumps✦ Turbine, axial, and mixed flow pumps✦ Enclosed shaft and submersible sump and sewage pumps

✦ UL- and ETL-listed packaged variable and constant speed pumping systems✦ Domestic water, HVAC, irrigation, and fire pump packages✦ Custom engineering and design capabilities✦ Each system full factory-tested and warranted

✦ Non-chemical water treatment using ozone technologies✦ For cooling towers and other open systems, lakes, fountains, aquariums, and

swimming pools✦ AquaPak™ emergency water supply packages for critical facilities✦ CleanStream™ cooling tower filtration packagesAquaPak™

✦ Corrosion-resistant and chemical pumps✦ Solids handling, portable, and construction pumps✦ Dewatering, grinding, and shredding models

✦ Chemical-free cooling tower/condenser water treatment✦ Reduces energy, maintenance, water and sewer costs✦ Controls bacteria, corrosion and minerals in recirculating water systems

✦ HVAC specialties✦ Triple duty valves✦ Suction diffusers✦ Expansion tanks

✦ Butterfly valves✦ Heat exchangers✦ Flow metering devices

✦ Air separators✦ Flex connectors✦ Strainers✦ Hydropneumatic tanks

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exper5se

Solving water scarcity and quality problems one building at a time




exper5se

Cer5fied to NSF/ANSI 350

Greywater Recycling



Greywater Recycling

•  Patented Membrane•  Simplified MBR Technology •  Low Maintenance•  No Added Chemicals •  Scalable •  Remote Monitoring

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John Zagorski has done a great job running the golf tournament of late, but all good things must come to an end. John mentioned wanting to step down after this year’s tournament. With the Covid stuff happening, the tournament keeps getting pushed back. So, I think it’s a great time to make this transition. So anyone that loves golf as much as John does and would like to see the tournament grow, please reach out to me. We need a chair to take over this event. It’s a lot of work. I would suggest you talk to John before signing on the dotted line. If you’re interested, please send me an email at [email protected] and copy John Zagorski at [email protected].

So we all know outdoor events are really safe with regards to Covid. So I think it’s time to get our picnic going this year. We might have to find a venue that will allow it. Once again Ventura seems to move faster with opening things up. We will discuss this at our board meeting. Yes, we will be having a board meeting again finally. We really haven’t had much to discuss so I haven’t had one in a few months. I am getting excited about things getting back to normal again.

I was able to get on our Zoom call early this month and I had a great time catching up with friends. If you can, please get on the call early and hang out for a while with us. It’s the best way we have to talk to our friends right now. We also keep the Zoom call going after the meeting and normally have 8 to 10 people on the call for 15 to 30 minutes. So if you can’t get on early, try to stay a little late.

In closing, for the first time in months, I feel like things are moving along so we can finally get back to some kind of normal. I am so excited for this. I hope to be able to take my Covid shot very soon, then I will be on cloud nine. Forgot to tell everyone, I went racing again last week finished 1st won $260.00.

Stay safe.

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Toll Free: (877) 481-3040Tel: (213) 417-9177Fax: (213) 417-9180

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Chip MartinExecutive Director

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VP tech: continued from page 3

Kurt BramstedtCommercial Sales ManagerWest and Mountain Regions

Rheem Water Heating1115 Northmeadow ParkwayRosewell, GA 30076657.274.5686 [email protected]

Jeff AtlasDistrict Sales Manager



that are generating a lot of interest in the community. Also, at the end you will find some questions that need advice.

As you know, Texas was hit with a major winter storm that caused fire protection and domestic water pipes to burst in homes and commercial businesses. What are some ways to prevent this from happening in the future? How do my colleagues who design buildings in the northern portion of the United States design their systems to withstand the bitter cold weather?

The ASPE Education recommended that we not use Internet Explorer to access education.aspe.org. All nonmember meeting attendees will be charged $25. You can speak directly to the chapter officer or join ASPE to receive this meeting at no cost to you.

As usual, do not hesitate to email any board member for any topics that you may want to see in any of our technical programs. Watch your email for the next meeting date and see you all at the next meeting.

Please take care of yourselves and of each other.Stay safe.

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STATS BY REGION

REGION 1 Chapter EO3rd Qtr# October November December +/- 3rd Qtr vs 4th Qtr

Baltimore 116 115 116 115 Boston 254 250 248 247

Capital Region 41 41 41 42

Central NY 34 34 34 35 Connecticut 51 50 49 49

Hampton Roads 29 28 28 28

Long Island 31 30 30 31

Montreal 92 88 92 89 New Jersey 78 78 78 77

New York City 289 288 283 278 Philadelphia 214 212 213 215 Quebec 43 42 41 40 -6.98% Richmond 56 57 59 59 +5.36% Virginia Blue Ridge 29 27 27 27 -6.90% Washington, DC 136 137 138 138 TOTAL 1493 1477 1477 1470

REGION 2 Chapter EO3rd Qtr# October November December +/- 3rd Qtr vs 4th Qtr Buffalo-Niagara 42 41 42 41 Central Indiana 128 128 127 126 Central Ohio 98 96 95 96 Cleveland 90 90 90 91 Eastern Michigan 100 97 98 99 Johnstown 27 26 26 26 Pittsburgh 94 95 95 94

Rochester 46 47 47 47 Southwestern Ohio 103 103 102 101 Toronto 76 80 81 82 +7.90% Western Michigan 76 75 76 76

TOTAL 880 878 879 879

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REGION 3 Chapter EO3rd Qtr# October November December +/- 3rd Qtr vs 4th Qtr

Alabama 66 66 66 64 Atlanta 170 169 168 168 Central Florida 88 87 84 83 -5.69% Charlotte 91 91 94 93 Columbia 22 22 22 23 East Tennessee 18 19 20 20 +11.11% Greenville 22 22 21 20 -9.10% Memphis 20 20 20 20 Miami 58 58 59 59 Nashville 53 51 51 51 New Orleans 48 46 46 45 -6.25% North Florida 53 52 51 49 -7.54% Raleigh 63 62 61 62 West Coast Florida 49 49 49 51 TOTAL 821 814 812 808

REGION 4 Chapter EO3rd Qtr# October November December +/- 3rd Qtr vs 4th Qtr British Columbia 96 98 97 99 Denver 139 137 136 135 Intermountain 58 56 56 54 -6.90% Los Angeles 204 205 207 206 Northern California 61 64 62 62 Orange County 110 113 111 110 Phoenix 156 157 152 151 Portland 89 86 84 84 -5.61% San Diego 89 90 89 89 San Francisco 174 171 172 170 Seattle 108 107 109 113 Southern Nevada 40 37 38 38 -5% TOTAL 1324 1321 1313 1311

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REGION 5 Chapter EO3rd Qtr# October November December +/- 3rd Qtr vs 4th Qtr Central Illinois 27 26 26 25 -7.40% Central Texas 94 95 95 97 Chicago 258 258 254 250 Dallas/Ft. Worth 235 237 235 235 Houston 183 182 180 178 Kansas City 122 121 117 116

Minnesota 159 159 161 159

Oklahoma 78 78 76 76 Omaha 73 73 72 72 St. Louis 115 114 111 107 -6.96% Wisconsin 131 134 139 139 +6.10% TOTAL 1475 1477 1467 1454

REGION 9 Chapter EO3rd Qtr# October November December +/- 3rd Qtr vs 4th Qtr Member-At-Large 167 165 165 164 Overseas 87 83 82 79 -9.19% TOTAL 254 248 247 243

SOCIETY TOTALS Chapter EO3rd Qtr# October November December +/- 3rd Qtr vs 4th Qtr TOTAL 6244 6211 6196 6166

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FOURTH QUARTER NEW MEMBER STATISTICS

ASPE acquired 230 new members. The following charts highlight the breakdown of the new members based on age, membership type and region.

• 87 are ASPE Young Professionals • 197 men joined, representing 86% of the fourth quarter new members • 33 women joined, representing 14% of the fourth quarter new members

• Full and affiliate members continue to represent the highest membership

categories for new members.

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Age Breakdown

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Membership Type Breakdown

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• Region 4 acquired the highest number of new members with 62.

Followed by Region 1 with 48 and Region 5 with 46.

• Los Angeles and Wisconsin top the list with 11 new members each • Atlanta/Dallas Ft.Worth - 10 • Boston - 8 • British Columbia/Denver/Eastern Michigan - 7 • Miami/Washington D.C. - 7

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Top Five Chapters- New Members

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FOURTH QUARTER LAPSED MEMBER STATISTICS

The following charts highlight the breakdown of members whose memberships have been dropped as of January 6th based on age, years as an ASPE member and region. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, ASPE extended the drop period to 90 days past the membership expiration date. For this reason, we have not dropped any 4th quarter members. Instead, listed below is the breakdown of those members whose memberships have expired, but have not yet been dropped. As of January 6th, this number currently stands at 357.

• Lost 0% of 4th quarter members that are 45 years of age and younger • Lost 0% of 4th quarter members that are 46 years of age and older

• Years as a member representing the biggest loss – None

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Age Breakdown

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• No region experienced a drop in 4th quarter members

3rd Quarter Members Dropped in 4th Quarter* Membership Expired

Drop Date Total

7/31/20 10/31/20 101

8/31/20 11/30/20 111

9/30/20 12/31/20 76

*Memberships that expired during the 3rd quarter were not dropped until 4th quarter because of the 90 day extended grace period provided by ASPE due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Based on the numbers above the total was 288.

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MENTORING PROGRAM

Overall Participants in the program • A total of 70 members are participating in the program; decrease of 3 participants since the

last update • Region 5 currently has the most participants with 21 either in the role of mentor or mentee

Statistical note: 25 women currently make up the participants. This is a drop since the last report. Men currently make up 45 of the participants. This is a drop since the last report. We have a total of 31 active mentees

o 9-Region 1 o 2-Region 2 o 7-Region 3 o 3-Region 4 o 10-Region 5

Statistical Note: 17 are women, 14 are men

There are currently 38 mentors o 8-Region 1 o 2-Region 2 o 8-Region 3 o 7-Region 4 o 12-Region 5

Statistical Note: 9 are women, 29 are men

Staff continues to place announcements in Pipeline and makes use of the messaging function in the end of the month reports that are sent to all chapter officers.


WOMEN OF ASPE ASPE currently has 595 women members, representing a 38% increase since the group’s inception in 2015. Women members now represent 10% of ASPE ‘s overall membership base which is a major accomplishment and highlight for the Society. Below you will find some statistical highlights showing the growth of women members.

Membership Standings as of January 6, 2021

• The chart highlights the membership trend over the past six years. Since 2015, 160+ women have

joined the society.

Women Chapter Presidents

• In 2015 and 2016 three women served as Chapter President for local chapters. Six years later, ten chapters now operate under the direction of a woman. This is the largest number of women Presidents ASPE has had.

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WOMEN OF ASPE ASPE currently has 595 women members, representing a 38% increase since the group’s inception in 2015. Women members now represent 10% of ASPE ‘s overall membership base which is a major accomplishment and highlight for the Society. Below you will find some statistical highlights showing the growth of women members.

Membership Standings as of January 6, 2021

• The chart highlights the membership trend over the past six years. Since 2015, 160+ women have

joined the society.

Women Chapter Presidents

• In 2015 and 2016 three women served as Chapter President for local chapters. Six years later, ten chapters now operate under the direction of a woman. This is the largest number of women Presidents ASPE has had.

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Update on Women of ASPE:

• There are currently 291 WOA members (266 Women/25 Men) • 11 new members from the fourth quarter have chosen to join WOA

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Los Angeles ChapterAmerican Society of Plumbing Engineers

Officers - Board of Directors

Published by American Society of Plumbing Engineers, Los Angeles Chapterwww.aspela.com • [email protected]

Over Fifty years of Dedication to the Health and safety of the Southern California CommunityA non-profit corporation Local chapters do not speak for the society.

ASPELA Times

Women of ASPE Region 4 LiaisonLINDA DEUNAY

Enviro Products West(818) 687-6910

[email protected]

Chapter Affiliate Liaison:JOHN ZAGORSKI

Mainline Sales(562) 447-4561

[email protected]

Chairman Board of GovernorsVIVIAN ENRIQUEZ, CPD,

FASPE(747) 218-9927

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TreasurerHAL ALVORD, CPD, GPD

Donald Dickerson & Associates(818) 385-3600

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Administrative SecretarySARAH ECHEVERRY CPD

Enviro Products West(818) 304-4624

[email protected]

Corresponding SecretaryJEFF ATLAS

Raypak(661) 478-4565

[email protected]

AYP LiaisonJEREMY BUSCH, EIT CPD

Pan Pacific Mechanical(951) 526-6413

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President WILLIAM SILER

Southcoast Engineering Group(818) 224-2700

[email protected]

EditorJEFF ATLAS

Raypak(661) 478-4565

[email protected]

Vice President TechnicalTHURA ZIN, CPD, GPD

Murray Company(310) 650-7734

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Vice President LegislativeVAHAN MARGARYAN CPD, GPD

ARUP310 422 7425

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Vice President MembershipSCOTT STEINDLER

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