NESPA Creates Director of Membership Position

Taylor Griffith has joined the Northeast Spa and Pool Association in the newly created director of membership position. Griffith brings more than 10 years of experience in association management to this role. Working for organizations like Society of Hospital Medicine and National Board of Medical Examiners, her experience includes member and volunteer engagement, committee and…

NESPA Accepting Entries for 2019 Outstanding Achievement Awards

Northeast Spa and Pool Association is now accepting entries for the 2019 Outstanding Achievement Awards. Pool professionals can submit entries online for both the Service and Builders Competitions. You’ll also find the complete rules and regulations for both competitions as well as all the entry categories on the NESPA website. All building projects and service companies…

New Jersey’s New Licensing Requirements

Beginning July 30, 2019, pool service contractors and pool builders/installers doing projects in the state of New Jersey will have licensing requirements, per a new bill signed into law by New Jersey governor Phil Murphy on January 31. “Through the advocacy efforts of the Northeast Spa & Pool Association, and our PennJersey and Metro NY/NJ Chapters, this…

NESPA Board of Directors

The Northeast Spa and Pool Association has sworn in its 2017-18 board members. President: Ronald Falcioni, Darien Pool, Darien, Connecticut Vice President: Barry Kenny, Bel-Aqua Pool Supply, New Rochelle, New York Treasurer: Mitch Katz, ELITE Landscaping, Poughkeepsie, New York Secretary: Amy Rullo, Premier Pool Renovations/Aquatic Artistry, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania Past President: Irene Insignares, Cool Pool…

2017 NESPA Scholarship Awardees

The Northeast Spa & Pool Association has awarded its 2017 H.J. “Duke” Ellington Memorial Scholarships. Hannah Melissen of Chalfont, Pennsylvania, received a $3,000 scholarship. She is studying sociology at Suffolk University and volunteers at Relay for Life. Emmah Evangelista of Collingswood, New Jersey, received a $2,000 scholarship. She will attend George Washington University in Washington,…

NESPA Awards Top Builders/Service Companies

The Northeast Spa & Pool Association announced the winners of the 2016 Outstanding Achievement Awards — Builders and Service Competition during a ceremony at The Pool & Spa Show in Atlantic City this January. “Honoring both the best and brightest in building and service makes our competition standout from other awards programs,” says Irene Insignares, president…