2023 CONFERENCE AGENDA

Sunday, June 4, 2023

2:00 pm-4:00 pm                           Vendor Set-Up

7:00 pm                                                TSPMA Board of Directors Meeting (Closed)

Monday, June 5, 2023

7:00 am - 3:00 pm    Registration for Members and Vendors

Breakfast:

                           7:00 am - 8:00 am    Mills Auditorium

8:00 am - 8:10 am    Welcome and Comments - Phillip Graham, President

8:10 am - 8:15 am    Pledge of Allegiance, Thomas Hatfield, Historian

8:15 am - 8:25 am    Introduction of Special Guest, Debbie Shedden

8:25 am - 9:25 am    “Turning Boos into Cheers” Walt Coleman, Retired NFL Official

9:25 am - 9:35 am    Break

9:40 am - 10:00 am    Beverly Miller, Greeneville City Schools

10:00 am - 10:15 am    Spouse’s Outing Meeting in Convention Lobby

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm    Vendor Set-Up

Training Session 1:

                           10:05 am - 11:20 am

                           Mills Auditorium - EPA- “Creating A Healthy Indoor Environment in Schools: The Knowledge, The Network,                                                                          and The Action You Need”

                                                       Lashon Blakely, US EPA Region 4, Atlanta

Lunch:

                           11:30 am - 12:30 pm    Mills Auditorium 

Training Sessions 2, 3, & 4:

                           12:30 pm - 1:20 pm

                           Mills Room 1 - Tremco/Nudura - “Disaster Resilient School Design”

                                                      Kenny Stanfield

                           Mills Room 2 - TRANE - “Facility Maintenance, Does It Really Matter?”

                                                      Jeromy Cotten

                           Mills Room 3 & 4  - Tennessee Window Film - “Protecting Our Schools With Safety Film.  PLAN. PREPARE. PROTECT.

                                                      Yvette Moore, Owner

Training Sessions 5, 6,  & 7:

                           1:30 pm - 2:20 pm

                           Mills Room 1 - A3 Communications - “Securing Your Perimeter and Classroom Openings”

                                                      Michael Stiff, Kevin Wren, and Louise Giusto

                           Mills Room 2 - Oak Ridge City Schools, Greeneville City Schools - “Best Practices for Maintenance”

                                                      Allen Thacker, Phillip Graham

                           Mills Room 3 & 4 - Wesco - “Shelter in Place, Lockdown Solutions”

                                                      Barry Phillips

Training Sessions 8, 9, & 10:

                           2:30 pm - 3:20 pm

                           Mills Room 1 - Chem-Aqua - "How Water Treatment Reduces Energy and Maintenance Costs in HVAC Systems”

                                                      Doug Larkins and Joe DeGroat

                           Mills Room 2 - Greeneville City Schools - “Cleaning Matters, Custodial Best Practices”

                                                      Roger Hensley

                           Mills Room 3 & 4 - Chattachem - “WWTP Package Plant Challenges”

                           Maximizing the efficiency of your entire package wastewater treatment system through effective chemistry, biology, and                                                  mechanical applications, to produce an environmentally friendly effluent wastewater stream. Discussion on Ammonia, Grease                                      (F.O.G.), Suspended Solids, and odor control.

                                                      Sam Joyce and Hunter Walker

President’s Social Event:

Mexican Fiesta - Music & Dancing 

Sponsored by TRANE

                           4:30 pm - 5:00 pm    Mills Auditorium

                           Presentation of Awards

                                                      TSPMA Scholarship Awards - Phillip Graham, Debbie Shedden

                                                      TSPMA Lifetime Member - Phillip Graham

                                                      TSPMA Plant Manager of the Year - Phillip Graham, and Bruce Ratliff, Holston Glass

                                                      TSPMA Pioneer Award - Thomas Hatfield

                           5:00 pm - 6:30 pm    Mexican Fiesta Sponsored by TRANE

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

7:00 am - 1:00 pm    Registration for Members & Vendor Partners

Breakfast:

                           7:00 am - 8:00 am    Mills Auditorium

8:00 am - 8:20 am    Business Meeting, Allen Thacker, By-Laws; District Directors Elected by Wednesday morning

7:00 am - 11:30 am    Vendor Set-Up

10:00 am - 4:00 pm    Spouse’s Outing-Meet in Convention Center Lobby

Training Sessions 11, 12, & 13:

                           8:25 am - 9:15 am

                           Mills Room 1 -  Rackley Roofing - “Roofing Composition & Maintenance”

                                                      Memory Bagsby, David Parr’s

                           Mills Room 2 -  TIPS - “Advantages of Using a Procurement Cooperative”

                                                      Charlie Martin, Stacey McPherson

                           Mills Rooms 3 & 4 - Bard -“Bard Equipment Operation and Troubleshooting”

                                                      Joe Stoltz, Cliff Beattie

                           **Balance of Training Session in Lower Level 9:20 am - 11:20 am

Training Sessions 14, 15, & 16:

                           9:20 am - 10:20 am

                           Mills Room 1 - CMTA - “Leveraging the Inflation Reduction Act for Your School District”

                                                      Ben Buckner

                           Mills Room 2 - Energy Systems Southeast; Generac - “Increasing Resiliency in Standby Power”

                                                      Eric Inman, Mike Evans - VP Sales

                           Mills Room 3 & 4 - Skilled Services - “Utilizing Cooperative Purchasing to Complete Your Projects Within Your Budge & Timeline”

Training Session 17 & 18:

                           10:25 am - 11:20 am

                           Mills Room 1 - TVA - “Energy Right Incentives & Grants for Schools”

                                                      Tom Irwin, Senior Program Manager

                           Mills Room 2 - Steamatic Mitigation - “99 Problems, But Mold Ain’t One!”

                                                      Kara Stevenson

Lunch:

                           11:30 am - 12:30 pm    Mills Auditorium - Member & Vendors

Vendor Trade Show:

                           12:30 pm - 3:00 pm    Tennessee Ballroom

Member & Vendor Partner Event:

                           Golf - Shotgun Start at 3:00 pm

                           4 Man Scramble

                           Gatlinburg Golf Course

                           See Randy Hill

                           Shooting Tournament  - 4:00 pm

                           Bud’s Indoor Shooting Range

                           See Patrick Underwood

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Breakfast:

                           7:00 - 8:00    Mills Auditorium

Business Meeting:

                           8:00 am - 8:20 am    All Members, Allen Thacker, Pres.-Elect

                           Presentation of Golf Awards

                                                      Randy Hill

                           Presentation of Shooting Awards

                                                      Patrick Underwood

Visit with Vendors

                           8:30 am - 11:30 am    Vendor Hall, Tennessee Ballroom

10:30 am - 11:30 am    Door Prizes - MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN; TIME SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Lunch:

                           11:30 am - 12:30 pm    Mills Auditorium - Members & Vendors

12:40 pm - 1:00 pm    Mills Auditorium TVA Updates - Tom Irwin, TVA 

1:00 pm - 1:25 pm    Mills Auditorium Josh Wickham, Director of School Safety & Transportation, TN Dept. of Education         

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm    Mills Auditorium - Legal Issues, Chuck Cagle, Attorney with Lewis Thomason DOOR PRIZES (must be present to win)

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm    Boardroom, TSPMA BOD Meeting (CLOSED)