Irvine Chapter Director

  
Name: Steven R. Canter
Company: CPI Consulting, Inc.
Address: 2801 West Coast Hwy. # 320
Newport Beach, Ca. 92663
Phone: (714) 381-4620
Cell: (714) 404-1169
Fax (949) 574-1940
Email: caninsp@sbcglobal.net
Directors Duties: Introduces new professionals into the industry, organizes and plans meetings and agendas, conducts board meetings, facilitates workshop meetings, updates members at workshops with industry news, answers questions and retrieves association information for members.

Educational Chairman: Locates speakers, gathers requests from members about new topics and speakers. Obtains speakers that can present for no fee.

workshop

  • Saturday, May 8, 2010 (8:00 a.m. – 12 Noon)
  • Formaldehyde and TO15 Sampling and Analysis: Additional Tools in the IAQ Professionals’ Tool Box
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Irvine, California Chapter Indoor Air Quality Advisory Board
Rob Clottu, (714) 290-1982, clottu@cox.net
Treasurer: Financial accounting, budget planning, contracts with hotels and hotel payments, sends workshop roster to national office, manages and executes workshop registration & confirmation. 		Ken Devall, (714) 240-2993, kendorado@cox.net
Secretary: Records notes at Board meetings, sends reminders to the board, drafts letters, manages computer input and database update on site.
Tom Volpe, (949) 933-5190, afoxproperty@cox.net
Facilities: Plans with Treasurer, assist with check-ins, handouts, and printing, contacts speaker for their Power Points and brief Bios, creates workshop flier. 		Bruce Lindsey, (909) 910-8852, bdl@certifiedbioservices.com
Marketing: Handles requests and questions of attendees and workshop sponsors, out-reach, Web site development, executes email blasts, contacts other organizations regarding educational credits.

Chapter Accomplishments

The Irvine, California Chapter of IAQA was formed in 2006. The chapter previously held half-day workshops representing the American IAQ Council (AmIAQ), the Indoor Environmental Standards Organization (IESO), and the International Association of Mold Management (IAMM) since 2001. A typical workshop is half day in length and attract between 35 and 150 participants. Workshop speakers have included industry experts speaking on subjects like Microbial Assessment, HVAC System Cleaning, Measuring for Moisture, Survey Analysis, Inspection & Investigating Properties, Identifying Suspect Conditions, Legal Coverage, Insurance, Certifications, Other Indoor Hazards, Understanding of Lab Data and other technical topics.

As IESO the Orange County Chapter held full day educational Symposiums in 2004 and 2005 offering exhibitor displays and seminars to industry professionals and other related industries from top industry speakers.

As IESO we co-sponsored “Moisture Intrusion Field Training” with CREIA (California Real Estate Inspection Association) on July 23, 2005. The class was held at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA, with the largest construction technology department west of the Mississippi. Some of the topics included were Forensic Tile and Moisture Intrusion Field Training. We were able to set up staged water loss in structures on campus tracking water with meters and IR equipment.

As IAQA & IESO our Southern California Chapter promoted membership and industry standards at CREIA, NAHI, ITA and numerous expositions and conferences within related industries.

As IAQA & IESO our Southern California Chapter Exhibited at the California Association of Realtors (CAR) at their Long Beach 2006 EXPO and in San Diego at their “100 year Anniversary EXPO” in 2007 to promote our industry standards and the industry professional into the California Real Estate market for the first time.

As IAQA our Irvine Chapter held it’s “4th Annual West Coast IAQA Symposium” on November 10,2007 featuring a full day of educational seminars with exhibitor displays. The annual symposium continues to supply our industry professionals with educational studies and topics from top industry speakers.

For more information about these events and the IAQA Irvine Chapter, visit www.iaqa.org or irvineiaqa@yahoo.com, Fax (650) 742-8190. Director: Steve Canter caninsp@sbcglobal.net