The Board of Directors of the National Commission of the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has announced the industry leaders who will serve the NCCCO Board during 2013-2014.
Elected to the office of president for a further one-year term is Thom Sicklesteel, Sicklesteel Cranes, Mount Vernon, Wash. Sicklesteel, who has been a member of the Board since 2009, has previously served as Secretary/Treasurer.
Elected to a further one-year term as vice president is Joseph Collins, Becht Engineering, Baytown, Texas. Collins has been a member of the board since 2010.
Elected to a further one-year term as secretary/treasurer is J. Kerry Hulse, Deep South Crane & Rigging, Houston, Texas.
J. Chris Ryan, Boh Bros. Construction, New Orleans, LA continues in the position of immediate past president.
Also serving three-year terms on the NCCCO Board of Directors are: Vinal George Bell, Cianbro, Pittsfield, ME; James T. Callahan, general president of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Washington, DC; Peter Juhren, Morrow Equipment, Portland, OR; and Tim Watters, Hoffman Equipment, Piscataway, NJ. Joining the board in the capacity of chairman, commissioners is Ellis Vliet, Turner Industries, New Orleans.