A Message from Our President

To my brothers and sisters in the pest control industry:

It is my great honor to be installed as the President of New Jersey Pest Management Association, one of the most vital and vibrant of any state association in the Nation.  We represent close to 300 member and allied companies and thousands of PCOs throughout the state.  This is no small feat and we have you, our members and constituents, to thank.

As members of the NJPMA you’ve made a public pledge to uphold the integrity of our industry and understand that unity in the face of adversity is a keystone to success in business.  In the last few years we’ve certainly seen enough adversity; from economy-crushing pandemics to a political landscape rife with division and offering little real representation, but yet we remain.  Not only do we remain, we thrive, we grow and we go on.  If you’re not the least bit proud of that, you really should be.  We are all the captains of an essential and thriving industry.

In recent years we’ve expanded our educational offerings well beyond our three annual conferences with virtual and in person training and greatly increased our legislative outreach to our state senators and DEP representatives.  That being said, this is no time to rest on our laurels.  In the coming years we plan to offer more business development tools, a smoother online experience for our membership and expanding the social aspect of the association through increased networking events.   I, and my fellow Board members, are excited about our future and expanding our offerings to you.  The stronger and healthier each NJPMA member company is, the stronger the association and our entire industry will become.

I look forward to serving you.  I have grown up in this industry and owe so much to the men and women I have met at NJPMA and beyond its hard to quantify it, now is my turn to give back.  If you feel passionately about our industry, I wholeheartedly recommend getting involved with NJPMA on the Committee and Board level, we need fresh ideas and new perspectives and you might have the vision to take us into the future.

This year will be our 75^th Annual Clinic and Clambake, an event as momentous as it is historical and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone there. In the meantime, have a safe, prosperous and profitable summer.

 

Sincerely,

Ralph Citarella Jr. BCE

NJPMA President