The 2008 Southwest Pool and Spa show is organized by member volunteers.
A special thanks to our highly regarded partner-sponsors and the following volunteers for their selfless dedication to the industry:
left to right, Paul Walter, Bill Weber, Jack Hopkins, Pat Walsh, Bob Tomlinson,
Joe Jones, Dan Warriner, Randy Dornan, and Doug Dinkins
Platinum Sponsors
Pentair
APSP
Gold Sponsor
Pool & Spa News
Silver Sponsors
Thorntree Slate & Marble
Core Benefits
Independent Insurance
Stetson Development / Pour-A-Lid
Noble Tile
Supporting Associations
IPSSA
NPC
Media Sponsors
Water Shapes Magazine
Aqua Magazine
Southwest Pool and Spa Show Officers
Joe T Jones - President
Bob Tomlinson – Vice President
Pat Walsh – Secretary
Jack Hopkins – Show Director and Treasurer
Regional Advisory Council
Bob Tomlinson – Regional Director
Joe T. Jones –RAC President, High Plains Chapter
Rob Traugott - Greater Houston
Pat Walsh – South Texas
Ken Dennis – Lone Star
Tom Odeski – North Texas and GRAC Chair
Herb Roth - Louisiana
Paul Walter – Austin
Director of Education
Bob Tomlinson
Tech I and Tech II Coordinator
Adam Traugott
Building Professional I Coordinator
Jana Auringer
Sevice Industry Seminar Organizers
IPSSA Houston Board Members
Jim Jacobsmeyer - President
Lisa Stearns – Vice President
Doug Dinkins - Treasurer
Tech and Building Professional Instructors:
Debbie Meier Jack Hopkins
Michael Miller Doug Dinkins
Kevin Hooker Tom Hunter
Bob Tomlinson Don Harris
Carvin DiGiovanni Michael Reed
Bill Irvin Jana Auringer
Advanced Builder Program
Michael Reed - Chairman
Tommy Johnson Lew Akins
Brett Abbott Ron Lacher
Carvin DiGiovanni
On Site Host Committee
Pat Walsh - Chairman
Paul Walter Ted Draves
Bruce Calhoun
Room Monitors
Mark Phillips Colby Griffith
Kim Levin John Lanik
Joe Manyak Galen Hostutler
Design Awards Committee
Tom Odeski, Chairman
Bill Irvin Jana Auringer
Tom Dittman Noel Conley
Randa Nelson Judy Whitehead
Entertainment: Michael Miller
Show Photographer
Herb Roth of Loyola University
Golf Tournament
Chairman -Edgar Sanchez and Thom Blumenkamp
Rob Traugott Colin Kucera
Michael Miller Gary Barnes
York Patterson Adam Traugott
David Skrehot Bob Tomlinson
A final special thanks to our Mangement Company, MPIRE Events
Blaine Siske Amanda Prudden
Cassidy Unruh Tiffany Chase
January Tejeda
