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COMMITTEE




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                     The CFESA Committees have been working hard to make this association
                       the best it can be. Below are brief summaries of the projects that each
                                                 committee is working on.


                   INDUSTRY TRENDS                                  The committee has also worked on

                                                                    improving CFESA’s presence at trade shows
                   Rich Farrell                                     which was reflected in our recent trip to
                   Malachy Parts & Service                          the NRA Show in Chicago. CFESA’s booth
                                                                    displayed new info-graphic banners and
                   The Industry Trends committee is continuing      distributed new brochures with specific
                   its work on Smart Glasses that can be used       information for training, potential members,
                   in the field for technicians, manufacturers      and manufacturing partners.
                   and service management.

                   The committee will also begin to work on
                   putting together videos on YouTube to            MEMBERSHIP
                   promote careers in the food equipment
                   service industry.  We will be reaching out       Angela Petitti
                   to service companies, gathering input,           Gary’s East Coast Service
                   content and footage to bring a fresh look
                   and perspective to our industry. We will be      The Membership Services committee has
                   working with the Marketing committee on          been working on the following projects:
                   this in order to bring the most brain power
                   and ideas to fruition.                           First Time Certification Packet: we have
                                                                    a task force in place that is meticulously
                                                                    going over the requirements for first
                                                                    time certification. They are reviewing
                   MARKETING                                        current requirements and updating them

                                                                    to bring them up to date with current
                   The Marketing Committee is focusing              CFESA offerings and practices. Removing
                   the majority of its efforts on usability         antiquated requirements and upgrading the
                   of the website. We have identified our           format. We hope to have this completed for
                   primary audiences and plan to completely         the summer board meeting.
                   restructure the site. Our objective is to make
                   the website easier to navigate and improve       Awards Category and Criteria: We have a
                   the overall aesthetics.                          task force working on the Awards given bi-



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