NPMA Honors Top Industry Leaders at PestWorld 2025
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) celebrated outstanding leadership, innovation, and service to the pest management industry during its annual awards presentations at PestWorld 2025 in Orlando, Florida.
During Tuesday’s Opening Ceremony, NPMA CEO Dominique Stumpf recognized key contributors to the association’s mission. The Employee Recruitment and Retention Committee was named 2024–2025 Committee of the Year, and Erin Richardson of All-American Pest Control in Nashville, Tennessee, chair of the IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility) Steering Committee, received the Committee Chair of the Year Award.
Thursday’s Annual Awards Ceremony highlighted individual and company achievements across the industry.
-
ACE Professional Award (Entomological Society of America): Christopher Somers, Rambo Total Pest Control, Washington
-
Emerging Leaders Award (sponsored by Rentokil Terminix): Staci Jo Johnston, Ecolab, Eagan, Minnesota
-
NPMA Gives Award (sponsored by PestPac by WorkWave): Lindsey Pest Services, Jacksonville, Florida
-
Excellence in Sustainability Award (sponsored by Nisus Corporation): Hawx Smart Pest Control, Ogden, Utah
-
Culture Catalyst Award (sponsored by Arrow Exterminators): Thomas Pest Services, Inc., Schenectady, New York
-
Women of Excellence Award (sponsored by Target Specialty Products): Alyson Gilleland, Vice President of Arrow University, Arrow Exterminators, Woodstock, Georgia
-
Pinnacle Award: Dan Moreland, an award-winning journalist with more than four decades covering the pest control industry for PCT magazine. The Pinnacle Award, NPMA’s highest honor, recognizes an individual whose lifetime of work has significantly advanced both the association and the industry as a whole, leaving a lasting impact on the profession.
For more information on NPMA’s awards and honorees, visit www.npmapestworld.org/awards.
