Los Angeles, California — IAPMO®, a global team of experts engaging industry and government for a safer built environment, last week conducted its 2026 annual Education and Business Conference at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, concluding the association’s yearlong celebration of its founding 100 years ago in the City of Angels.
Jeremy Stettler, coordinator/inspector, Davis School District, Clearfield, Utah, and Brian Hamner, senior plumbing inspector, city of Des Moines, Iowa, were re-elected president and vice president, respectively. Carlos Flores, division manager of Plumbing Inspections for the city of Houston, was appointed secretary/treasurer. David Gordon, senior plumbing inspector for the city and county of San Francisco; Armando Pulido, senior plumbing inspector for the city of Los Angeles; S.J. Peters, executive director of the Plumbing Contractors Association (PCA) of Greater Chicago; and Samuel Santos, inspector for the city of Houston, were elected as directors.
Preston Riehl, CEO of the A&J Training Trust, served as conference host and Laura Ceja, UA National Recruitment and Outreach coordinator, served as conference chair. Judaline Cassidy, New York City plumber and founder of Tools & Tiaras, delivered the keynote address.
“Over the past year, I’ve had many opportunities to see firsthand how IAPMO continues to grow, but this centennial celebration has been an especially powerful reminder of just how strong this organization is because of what we have built together,” Stettler said. “I want to thank all those who came before us. Their dedication and hard work gave us the strong foundation we have today, and it is our responsibility to build on that foundation and continue moving IAPMO forward.”
IAPMO celebrated its 100th anniversary by debuting historical videos, hosting panel discussions about the association’s past and future, introducing a hardbound history book, IAPMO: Our First 100 Years, and treating attendees to an evening event at Universal Studios Hollywood.
(View “Dear Stephen: IAPMO Celebrates 100 Years” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3H_CIxmqHc)
During the conference’s opening session, IAPMO honored numerous individuals with awards recognizing unique contributions and long-standing support from members and industry allies. The awards and their recipients include:
Winners of the 17th IWSH Scholarship Essay Competition were announced. First prize was awarded to Abdallah Mohamed Abd El Hady Hamed, Sharkya STEM School, Egypt; and the three runners-up were Ofentse Percy Mohloke, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Spencer Deprez, University of Alberta, Canada; and Latifat Oyiza Nasiru, Bayero University, Nigeria.
IAPMO’s 2027 Annual Education and Business Conference will be held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 27-30, 2027.
IAPMO® is pleased to announce the publication of IAPMO/ANSI/CAN Z1403-2026, Water Demand Calculator®, a new American National Standard and National Standard of Canada that provides a modern, statistically based method for estimating peak water demand in single-family and multifamily residential buildings.
IAPMO’s Systems Certification Body (SCB) has issued the first certificates under the Aluminum Anodizers Council (AAC) Certification Program, providing independent third-party verification of conformity with established performance requirements for anodized aluminum finishes and products.
IAPMO® is pleased to announce that Shirley Dewi has been promoted to executive vice president of IAPMO R&T, where she will provide strategic leadership and oversight for the organization’s certification and compliance operations, including Product Certification, the Systems Certification Body (SCB) and Continuous Compliance.