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NECA Boston's Kingsbury honored as chairman of NECA Association Executive Institute

NECA Boston executive manager Glenn Kingsbury was distinguished by the National Electrical Contractors Association, serving as the chairman of NECA's Association Executive Institute at the organization's 2014 annual conference. AEI is dedicated to education and other key issues impacting the industry. The organization is comprised of executive and administrative staff members of NECA chapters and the national association, including the NJATC and NEBF. The chairmanship of AEI is achieved by election - a vote among all members of the Association. Kingsbury headed a group of more than 160 colleagues at the AEI event. During the course of the three-day conference, he was joined at the podium by John Grau, NECA CEO; Dennis Quebe, NECA president; Michael Johnston, executive director, Standards & Safety; Wes Wheeler, director safety; Marco Giamberardino, executive director, government affairs; Staci Ademec, director of education; Mike Callanan, executive director, NJATC; and Russ Allessi, president, ELECTRI-International, amongst others, each of whom gave presentations. AEI was established by NECA in 1939 and the association has held annual meetings for each of the past 75 years. AEI meets annually in the NECA convention city, which is scheduled September 27 - 30 in Chicago
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