The January Breakfast Meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, 8:00 am at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Plymouth Meeting, PA. The guest speaker will be Florin Gheorghiu, Principal of Applied Testing and Geosciences, LLC in Bridgeport, PA. Mr. Florin will present “A Case Study in Environmental Contamination and Remediation.”
A Registered Professional Geologist in Pennsylvania, Mr. Gheorghiu holds a M.Sc. in Engineering Geology/Geophysics from the University of Bucharest, Romania. At Applied Testing and Geosciences, he leads multi-disciplinary teams in complex remedial and civil/geotechnical projects around the globe. Widely published — he has contributed to over 20 publications — he is also a frequent speaker on hydrogeology, groundwater control and site remediation.
Please register early for this educational and informative breakfast meeting which qualifies for 2 hours credit toward ASA reaccreditation..
The Breakfast is FREE for ASA Philadelphia members and $25 for guests. Family members, colleagues, and associates are welcome! To pay online with your major credit card or PayPal go to the ASA Philadelphia Members Page, otherwise please make checks payable to ASA Philadelphia Chapter 35. Please RSVP by January 15 to Executive Secretary Joanne Paciello by mail to 8 Terrace Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, email, phone (610-277-1366) or fax (610-277-1366).
Gary Snowdon, who received his B.A. in Education from William Paterson University and earned a Graduate Certificate in Public Management from Rockefeller College, SUNY Albany, has over 20 years experience appraising commercial and industrial real estate. He specializes in complex commercial, industrial, and vacant land appraisals in the Hudson Valley, Capital, Saratoga, and Adirondack regions for finance, litigation support, estates, eminent domain, conservation, and other purposes.
Jim Hurt joined the ASA in March 2012, bringing with him over 17 years experience as a nonprofit executive. A graduate of California State University-Fullerton with an M.A. in Business Administration from National University, he had previously served as as Executive Director for the American Association of Poison Control Centers and the American Poison Control Center Foundation. At these organizations, and others before them, he focused on education programming, branding, communications, strategic planning, and certification and accreditation programs. Conditioned by Jim’s extensive experience in association management, international relations, and public-private partnerships, his talk about ASA’s current outlook is sure to be enlightening.