President's Message

Dear Nebraska ASHRAE Members,

I hope that you had a wonderful and relaxing summer!  I’m truly looking forward to serving as your ASHRAE President this year.  We’re lucky to have a great group of returning board members and committee chairs ready conduct the upcoming chapter activities, but there’s always room for more volunteers.  So please let me know if you’d like to further your involvement at the chapter level. 

There have been a couple ASHRAE activities since we last met in May:

· The Annual Golf Outing had another success year at Ironhorse Golf Club in June.

· Thank you to everyone who attended and supported the locally-hosted Region IX Conference in Omaha this month.  A special thanks goes out to Tyler Glesne and his CRC planning committee who totally knocked the event out the park!  Check out his CRC wrap-up message in this newsletter.

· The board met for a kick-off planning meeting last week to start discussing ideas for the coming year.

As most of you are aware, it’s an exciting time for our chapter, as Tim Wentz serves as the Society President.  His Presidential Theme Adapt Today to Shape Tomorrow addresses how “our ability to shape tomorrow is borne out of our willingness to adapt today. Together, we can create our future by adapting our resources, investments and technology to shape a more sustainable world.”  Our industry has a great opportunity to leave a lasting impact on the existing and future built environment. Staying in line with Tim’s vision, the board is focused on providing ample opportunities for professional development and continuing education for all members, alongside our consistently strong social and networking events.

I am here to serve you, so please feel free to call or email me anytime.  I look forward to a productive and fun year, and I invite each of you to participate as your schedule allows.  Lastly, I hope everyone enjoys the new buffet style lunch meetings, but any feedback is appreciated!

Sincerely,
Jessica Errett

Nebraska Chapter ASHRAE President, 2016-2017

Please contact me with any questions or suggestions on how to improve our chapter.  I can be reached at jerrett@energystudioinc.com.  You may also contact any of our board members:


Tom Lewis - President Elect


Shaun Nienhueser - Secretary


Chris Hawk - Treasurer


Chris Beaty - 1st Board Member


Jake Kopocis - 2nd Board Member


Tyler Glesne - Board Ex-officio