Gemma Frock, Ph.D., and Dave Hallowell have been appointed as new members of the organization’s Board of Directors.
The National Wireless Safety Alliance (NWSA) announced today that Gemma Frock, Ph.D., NATE Workforce Consultant, and Dave Hallowell, President of the Connectivity, Commercial, and Industrial Sector at Black & Veatch, have been appointed as new members of the organization’s Board of Directors.
NWSA also announced that Don Doty, VP of Broadcast Services at Broadcast Construction Solutions, LLC, Mark Ciarfella, EVP, Domestic Operations at SBA Communications Corporations, and Andy Haldane, Owner, Tower Engineering Professionals, have been appointed to serve as Executive Officers for the positions of President, Vice President, and Secretary/Treasurer, respectively.
NWSA, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, is a national non-profit assessment and certification organization established to provide thorough, independent assessments of knowledge and skills and provide verifiable, ANSI-accredited trade certifications to enhance safety, reduce workplace risk, improve quality, encourage training, and recognize the skilled professionals who work on towers and other non-standard communication structures.
NWSA currently offers industry-wide trade certification programs: Telecommunications Tower Technician 1 (TTT-1), Telecommunications Tower Technician 2 (TTT-2), Telecommunications Tower Foreman, and Antenna & Line Specialty Certification Program.
Other assessment and certification programs NWSA will likely unveil in the future include Advanced Rigging, Structural Modifications, Small Cell Technician, Gin Pole Operations, and Broadcast Tall Tower Technician.
“NWSA is excited to be able to add Gemma and Dave to the organization’s Board of Directors leadership team that we have assembled,” said Executive Director Duane MacEntee. “Additionally, NWSA is thrilled to have Don, Mark, and Andy provide their leadership acumen as Executive Officers on the Board of Directors. All these appointed leaders possess unique talents, workforce development experience, and subject matter expertise that will serve to continue helping our credentialing organization scale the number of NWSA-certified trade workers in the United States,” added MacEntee.
As part of today’s announcement, the NWSA also acknowledged the vital contributions of departing Board of Directors members Jim Miller of ET Tower and Marty Travers of Black & Veatch, whose terms serving as Directors expired this year.
Industry workers, companies, and stakeholders are encouraged to visit the NWSA website at www.nws-a.org to learn more about the organization and how to begin obtaining certification.