Coming from a comprehensive history of HVAC experience, Eric Knaak, vice president and general manager of Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning, has been elected incoming ACCA chairman. The Rochester, New York-based company has been his home since June 5, 1989, when he walked through the door and began a job that would turn into his career.
“I got out of the Marine Corps in 1989 and wasn’t sure what I wanted to do next,” Knaak said. “My dad had started at Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning in 1964, and he got me an interview with Jim Isaac, then president of the company. He didn’t get me the job. I was the one who landed the job.”