NATE – The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association announced today that Board of Directors’ members Victor Drouin, Randy Scott and Kevin Dougherty were elected by their peers to serve on the Association’s Executive Committee for the upcoming year. The Association made the announcement on the first day of the NATE UNITE 2023 Conference and Trade Show in Orlando, Florida.
Victor Drouin, President of Green Mountain Communications, Inc. in Pembroke, New Hampshire was elected to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Drouin becomes the 8th Chairman in the Association’s 28-year history. Drouin currently also serves as the Board Oversight to the Trade Show Committee and Vice President of the 501c-3 non-profit Tower Family Foundation.
Drouin has over 35 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, particularly in designing wired/wireless communication solutions and management consultation.
Randy Scott, CEO of Texoma Contracting, Inc. in Muskogee, Oklahoma, was elected to serve as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. Scott has been a member of the NATE Board of Directors for six years and currently serves as Board Oversight to the Small Cell & DAS Committee and Golf Ad-Hoc Committee. Scott also previously served as Board Oversight on the Association’s Trade Show Committee.
Kevin Dougherty, President of MILLENNIA CONTRACTING, INC. in New Castle, Delaware, was elected to serve as Secretary/Treasurer of the Board of Directors. Dougherty has been a member of the NATE Board of Directors for six years and has fulfilled a variety of other leadership roles during his tenure with NATE, including service on the Financial Investment Committee, OSHA Relations Committee, Workforce Development Committee and Board Oversight for production of the Vertical Freedom feature-length documentary movie.
“I would like to congratulate Victor, Randy and Kevin on being selected by their colleagues on the NATE Board of Directors to serve on the Executive Committee,” stated President & CEO Todd Schlekeway. “2023 is poised to be an exciting and pivotal year in our diverse industry ecosystem as generational broadband investments are slated to be allocated from the federal government to the states. I look forward to collaborating with our Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and Staff to position the Association and our members for continued growth and success,” added Schlekeway.