MCLEAN, VA — The North American Technician Excellence (NATE) board met in its first-ever teleconference board meeting. At the meeting, new officers for the board of trustees were elected.

The nominating committee presented a selection of nominees to the board. Those nominated as officers for 2002 were: Skip Snyder (The Snyder Company, Upper Darby, PA), chairman; Dave Pannier (The Trane Company, Tyler, TX), vice chairman; Randy Tice (APR Supply, Lebanon, PA), vice chairman; Adrian Minks (Omaha Public Power District, Omaha, NE), secretary/treasurer; and Fran Williams (F.A. Williams Inc., Belmont, MA), immediate past chairman.

The nominating committee also asked NATE president Rex Boynton to invite Tim Lawrence of Skills USA-VICA and Matt Michel of Decision Analysts to join the board of trustees. Lawrence will become second education representative and Michel will become research/educator advisor.