Mark your calendars for the West Virginia Pest Management Association's 2024 Fall Conference! Pest management professionals from across the state will join together on September 26th - 27th, 2024, at the Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, West Virginia. We look forward to seeing you there! More details coming soon.
Call for Speakers
Please help WVPMA identify speakers and make decisions regarding the content of the program. Feel free to provide multiple speaker names and topics. WVPMA welcomes both technical and business-related sessions.
Speaker suggestions may include, but are not limited to:
Academics
Business owners
Technical experts
Entomologists
Consultants from within and outside the industry
Subject matter experts in sales, marketing, information technology, and human resources
Military Veterans Can Prepare for a Career in Pest Management with DOD Partnership
Audacy
The National Pest Management Association has partnered with the U.S. Department of Defense SkillBridge Program to prepare service members for successful civilian careers by offering internships in the pest control industry. Read more.
Business & Management
Showing Off: Using Employee Achievements to Build Workplace Culture
PestWorld Magazine
QualityPro companies confidently state that their technicians and client services professionals are the best in the industry, and with good reason. Read more.
20 Practices to Be More Decisive
Gregg Vanourek
What price do we pay when we’re stuck in “analysis paralysis” and unclear about how to move forward in the face of our options? Read more.
Member Center
PestWorld Magazine Subscription
Members receive print and digital subscriptions to PestWorld magazine and NPMA’s digital newsletter e-PestWorld and can opt-in to receive public policy updates. These communications are all crafted to keep you up to speed on the latest developments in the industry. Read the March/April issue, now available.
SkillBridge Internships are Gaining Momentum
NPMA has recently formed a partnership with SkillBridge, resulting in the placement of four interns within the last month. These interns will be stationed at NPMA member company locations in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, and Washington. This collaboration offers a promising avenue for NPMA member companies seeking to recruit skilled pest control service technicians. By participating in this initiative, companies can tap into a new resource for talent acquisition while contributing to the development of the next generation of pest management professionals.
Join us in Atlanta for the 2024 Women’s Forum, an empowering event dedicated to fostering connections, sharing insights, and celebrating the achievements of women in the pest management industry. Programming features sessions covering leadership development, company culture, employee engagement, and more! Participants will leave this conference feeling inspired, energized, and equipped to bring back valuable insights to their teams.
Immediately following the Women’s Forum, stay for the inaugural Workforce Summit where we’re shaping the future of pest management. The summit will focus on driving the conversation on how to create a skilled, diverse, and engaged workforce that supports the evolving needs of the pest management industry.
