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PACD’s Somerset Office Engineering Staff Recognized at Pirates Game

PACD Conservation Engineer Eric Robertson, P.E. (along with other staff from the Somerset Office) was honored by the PA Fish and Boat Commission before a Pittsburgh Pirate game on May 25, 2016. He is pictured on the Jumbotron at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA. The award was given to the Somerset staff for their acid mine drainage and stream restoration projects.

PACD Conservation Engineer Eric Robertson, P.E. (along with other staff from the Somerset Office) was honored by the PA Fish and Boat Commission before a Pittsburgh Pirate game on May 25, 2016. He is pictured on the Jumbotron at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA. The award was given to the Somerset staff for their acid mine drainage and stream restoration projects.

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Registration for the 2016 PACD/SCC Joint Annual Conference Opens Today

button-registerPACD members and partners are invited to join us at this year’s Joint Annual Conference to network, learn, and take a leading role in statewide issues. The conference will take place July 27-28 at the Ramada Conference Center in State College, Pennsylvania. As a special service to our members, PACD has arranged for Adam Long from the law firm of McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC to provide an update on employment law on July 28, with a particular focus on the new overtime rule. Adam is familiar to many of our members and regularly provides advice and counseling to employers on a wide range of labor and employment law issues. Stay tuned for more Front Page articles highlighting this and other conference sessions and activities. Click here to register and learn more about the conference. We look forward to seeing you there!  

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PACD Board Meets to Discuss Future Direction of the Association

Pictured are (Left to right): PACD South West Region Director Mike Price, PACD North West Region Director Clifford Lane, PACD Second Vice President Charles Duritsa, PACD President Glenn Seidel, PACD South Central Region Director John Akers, PACD First Vice President Donald Koontz, and PACD North Central Region Director Dr. Robert Shannon.

Pictured are (Left to right): PACD South West Region Director Mike Price, PACD North West Region Director Clifford Lane, PACD Second Vice President Charles Duritsa, PACD President Glenn Seidel, PACD South Central Region Director John Akers, PACD First Vice President Donald Koontz, and PACD North Central Region Director Dr. Robert Shannon.

The PACD Executive Board met in State College on May 3 to conduct their business meeting and to hear a presentation from PACD staff on the future direction of the association. In addition to the board members pictured above, PACD South East Region Director Piper Sherburne and PACD Secretary Kenneth Meck participated by conference call.

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