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New York State Building Safety Month Lobby Day

Left to right: Daniel Casella; Rich Magee (NYS Fire Districts); International Code Council State and Local Government Relations Vice President Dorothy Harris; NYSBOC Delegate Kevin Ezell; Assemblyman Sam Roberts; NYSBOC Second Vice President Ed Cusato; International Code Council Board of Directors member Rob Drexler (NYS Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association Past President and NYS Codes Coalition Chairman); NYSBOC First Vice President James Morganson, and NYS Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association First Vice President Keith Fennelly.

Building Officials Association of South Carolina Elects First Female President, Declares Building Safety Month

After 61 years of incorporation, the Building Officials Association of South Carolina (BOASC) has elected Michelle Hawkins (pictured above) as its first female president. Hawkins, employed by the City of North Charleston Building Department, was sworn in at the association's 61st Annual Educational Conference on May 8. Governor Nikki Haley proclaimed the month of May as "Building Safety Month," and BOASC celebrates the month by recognizing key objectives, including the promotion of maximum safety of life, health, and property at a minimum cost and creates a better public understanding and appreciation of the building regulations and their importance to the safety, health and prosperity of communities. Also during the annual conference, BOASC elected a new board of directors: Mike Smith of Richland County as Vice President; Buddy Skinner of Laurens County as Secretary; Chris Lee of Myrtle Beach as Treasurer; John W. Wasson, Jr. of the City of Greenville as Immediate Past President; Chris Stover as Upper State Representative; Rick Hallman Central State Representative; Patrick Brown Coastal Code Representative; Tommy Holcombe Tri-County Representative; Melissa Hopkins At-Large Representative; Charlie Coker Plumbing, Gas & Mechanical Representative; and Tara Stimpson of the Permit Tech Association.

Governor Nathan Deal Proclaims Building Safety Month in Georgia

ICC Board of Directors members Gregori Anderson and Dwayne Garriss and Government Relations Senior Regional Manager Phil McMahan joined Governor Deal at the signing ceremony proclaiming Building Safety Month 2012 in the state of Georgia.

Pictured are, left to right: (front row) Cherri Watson, Director of Safety and Education, Georgia Branch of the Associated General Contractors of America; Marci B. Reed, AIA Georgia; Patricia Wheeler, Mayor of the city Stone Mountain; Morgan Wheeler, Walton County, Past President of ICC Region 8 and President of the Metro Atlanta Inspectors Association; Governor Deal ; Ted Miltiades, Director of Construction Codes for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs; Carl Fortson, Tift County, Past President of the Building Officials Association of Georgia; McMahan; (second row) Susan Carpenter, Building Inspector for the city of Suwannee; Kenrick N. Higa, Lord Aeck & Sargent Architecture; Gene Tompkins, Tift County; Rusi Patel, Georgia Municipal Association; Anderson; (third row) Joey Davenport, Chief Building Official of Lee County; Mark Rice, Building Official of the city of Kennesaw; Hal Cosper, Building Official for the city of Marietta and President of the Building Officials Association of Georgia; Tim Williams, Chairman of the State Codes Advisory Committee; David Ellis, Executive Vice President, Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association; (fourth row) Garriss; Tom Carty, retiree from Peachtree City; Monroe Herrin of Tift County; Mark Schroeder of VeenendaalCave, Inc.; and Bert Locke, Property Director of Manulife Financial.

Building Officials Association of South Carolina Annual Conference

The Building Officials Association of South Carolina (BOASC) held its 61st Annual Educational Conference. International Code Council Board of Directors President Bill Dupler was present to address the BOASC Membership at the opening business session where he provided an ICC update; presented the President's Pin to Michelle Hawkins, the first female president in the history of the organization; answered questions; and challenged all Members to get involved. Pictured above are the officers and board installation, from left to right: Chris Stover, Director, City of Greenville; Patrick Brown, Director, Town of Edisto Island; Rick Hallman, Director, Aiken County; Tommy Holcombe, Director, City of Easley; Chris Lee, Treasurer, City of Myrtle Beach; Buddy Skinner, Secretary, Laurens County; Mike Smith, Vice President, Richland County; Michelle Hawkins, President, City of North Charleston; John Wasson, Past President, City of Greenville.

Tennessee Building Officials Association Holds 49th Annual Training Conference

Code Council CEO Richard P. Weiland (pictured on the back row, fifth from left) was the guest speaker at the Tennessee Building Officials Association's (TBOA) 49th Annual Training Conference in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He was joined at the meeting by ICC Board of Directors member Dwayne Garriss (back row, third from left) and Mel Cosgrove of ICC's Government Relations department. Eddie Plunkett, Director of Public Works and Building Inspector for the city of Fayetteville, was named TBOA Code Official of the Year.