NCPMA Graduates 17 New Premier Technicians

RALEIGH, N.C. — Seventeen individuals completed the North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA) Premier Technician program on Nov. 14. The program takes at least 18 months to complete. This was the largest graduating class of the program to date.

Trae Baisden (Sawyer Termite & Pest Control Specialist Inc.)
Alexander Castillo (Wheeler Pest Solutions)
Ian Dunlap (Terminix)
Elizabeth Gilbert (Invicta Environmental Pest Defense)
Gene Helms (B & T Pest Control Co.)
William Jones (NC Pest Control)
Lynn Lafone (Terminix)
James Mullis (Rid A Bug)

Kevin Pelletier (Guardian Pest Control)
Bradley Renegar (Rid-A-Bug)
Justin Ross (Rise Pest Management)
Stephen Ross (Rise Pest Management)
Chad Shropshire (Terminix)
Austin Tatum (Kind Pest Control)
Heath Taylor (Peeler Environmental)
Josh Vandyke (Terminix)
Alysia Wrobel (Kind Pest Control)

Premier Technician is a course designed to elevate a pest management professional’s knowledge of the industry through the in-depth study of at least eight key areas including ants, bed bugs, cockroaches, flying insects, occasional invaders/stored product pests, rodents, wood-boring inspection or WDIR Accreditation, and wood-destroying organisms.

The Premier Technician program offers a continuous series of courses to help professionals develop a deeper and clear understanding of pest infestations from discovery to treatment. Individuals who complete the program must have worked in the industry for at least one year and must complete the Wood-boring beetle/Inspection course or have WDIR Accreditation through NCPMA.

In order to maintain the Premier Technician designation, professionals must continue to take at least one, 8-hour course every two years.

The Premier Technician Program is made possible through the contributions of its Strategic Founding Partners: BASF, Bell Laboratories, Inc., Corteva Agriscience, ENVU, FMC and Syngenta.