Technician of the Year Finalists

Residential

• Carl Jimenez, Western Exterminator, Chino, Calif.
• Lucien Rejouis, Northwest Exterminating, Marietta, Ga.
• Mark Richards, Aaron Pest Control, Deland, Fla.
• Kodon Richardson, HomeTeam Pest Defense, Lake Worth, Fla.
• Greg Shoemaker, Massey Services, Orlando, Fla.
• Gary Steele, Go-Forth Pest Control, Charlotte, N.C.
• Mandy Yelvington, Nader’s Pest Raiders, Ponte Vedra, Fla.

Commercial

• Samuel Cordero, Green Pest Solutions, West Chester, Pa.
• Matthew Davis, Orkin, Orlando, Fla.
• Paul Hassemer, Terminix, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
• Faridullah “Freddy” Khan, Presto-X, Houston, Texas
• Donnie Starnes, Terminix Service, Columbia, S.C.
• Seth Tharp, Clark Pest Control, Lodi, Calif.
• Robert Vought, Pinnacle Solutions, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
• Alberto Zermeno, Nozzle Nolen, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Termite

• Michael Shane Hardaway, Hughes Exterminators, Crystal River, Fla.
• Nathaniel Kinlaw, Western Pest Services, Egg Harbor Twp., N.J.
• Clayton McInelly, Zap Termite and Pest Control, Sacramento, Calif.

Eric Spangler, Clark Pest Control, Rancho Cordova, Calif.

Judges

Dr. Robert Corrigan

RMC Pest Management Consulting, New York City

Dr. Robert Davis

BASF Professional & Specialty Solutions, Blanco, Texas

Dr. Richard Kramer

Industry Consultant, Brookeville, Md.

Dr. Fred Whitford

Purdue University Pesticide Programs, West Lafayette, Ind.