2026 Conference Schedule

*Subject to change.
Monday, February 16
12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.	Conference Registration
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.	Meet & Greet Reception
Tuesday, February 17
7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.	Conference Registration
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.	General Session Presidents Welcome to the Conference Michael Coleman, SMART General President Todd Hill, SMACNA President Keynote Melissa Stockwell, 2016 Paralympic Bronze Medalist, Three-time World Champion, Two-time U.S. Paralympian
9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.	Break
9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.	Breakout Sessions Recruiting & Retention Successes Moderator: Angie Simon, Heavy Metal Summer Experience Ginger Slaick, Georgia SMACNA Stephen Langley, SMART Local Union 85 Matt Gugala, SMART Local Union 265 Tony Adolfs, SMACNA Greater Chicago Expanding Core Work Opportunities in Architectural Joseph Lansdell, Poynter Sheet Metal Trent Todd, SMART Local Union 20 Matt Fairbanks, SMART Local Union 10 Getting Fire Life Safety Regulations Done – A Practical Playbook Shasta Erickson, Miller Bonded, Inc. Ronda Gilliland-Lopez, SMACNA of New Mexico Tony Kocurek, Energy Balance and Integration, LLC Isaiah Zemke, Business Manager, SMART Local Union 49 Emerging Leaders in Action: Building the Next Generation of Industry Champions Moderator: Kristi Kromides, Tribus Allen Moderator: Mike Reed, Tribus Allen Dahlia Johnson, SMART Local Union 9 Doug Poundstone, Ductmate Industries Christopher Demers, SMART Local Union 63 Kevin Bartlett, FF Mechanical
10:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.	Breakout Sessions AI on the Jobsite and in the Classroom: Tools for a Smarter, Stronger Workforce Hugh Seaton, Quantum Rise *Mike Harris*, Sheet Metal Industry Institutes – ITI, NEMI, SMOHIT and SMART Heroes Foundation Leading Through Collaboration: Working with Local Code Officials to Increase Market Opportunities Dennis Moran, SMART Local Union 265 *Joe Carone*, SMART Local Union 265 *Craig Reehten*, NEMI Training for Tomorrow: How JATCs are Driving a Competitive Edge Darrell Garrison, ITI Jeff Reinhardt, Western Washington Sheet Metal JATC National and Local Apprenticeship Panel – CTE as a Pipeline to Apprenticeship Tiffany Finck Haynes, SMART Denise Murphy-McGraw, SMACNA Matthew Smith, Smith Heating–Air, Inc. Alex Tiechner, Local 104 Northern California Training Center Michael Mark, SMART Local Union 104
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.	General Session Best Practices Presentation and Second Harvest Food Bank Darrell Roberts, SMART, Best Practices Market Expansion Task Force Co-Chair Kathy Kerber, KSM Metal Fabrication, Best Practices Market Expansion Task Force Co-Chair Onboarding Success – Crafting the Ideal First Impression for a Multi-Generational Workforce Tonia Morris, Simply HR Jason Benson, SMART
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.	Emerging Leaders Reception
Wednesday, February 18
7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.	Conference Registration
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.	Breakout Sessions Forging Success: Project Management, Leadership, and Collaboration on Megaprojects in the Sheet Metal Industry Moderator: Clark Ellis, Continuum Advisory Group Todd Hill, Ventcon Rich Styles, Ventcon Bobby McCally, Southland Industries Brad Veraska, Southland Industries Mike Thorne, SMART Local Union 4 Joe Powell, SMART Building Tomorrow: Advancing Leadership Through Innovation and Learning Julie Muller, SMACNA Western Washington *BJ Giri*, Holaday Parks *Devin Leingang*, SMART Local Union 66 Building Tomorrow’s Leaders Today: Cultivating Collaboration and Leadership Through a Successful Internship Experience Cheri Patzner, Waldinger Corp. Julie Heiden, Waldinger Corp. Leveraging Technology and Partnerships for Industry Advancement Alan Seidman, SMACNA SENY *Stacey Yuden*, NEP Services Mark Treglio, NEP Services Mike Columbo, SMART Local Union 38
9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.	Break
9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.	Breakout Sessions Reclaiming Residential: Strategies for Growth, Stability, and Market Share Paul Heimann, Welsch Heating and Cooling Co. Ray Reasons, SMART Local Union 36 Matthew Smith, Smith Heating–Air, Inc. Matt Gugala, SMART Local Union 265 Alex Tiechner, Local 104 Northern California Training Center Labor-Management in Action: A Year of Partnership that Promotes the Industry Moderator: Clark Ellis, Continuum Advisory Services Jeremy Hallman, Executive Director, SMACNA BC Steve Davis, Business Manager, SMART Local 280 Breaking In and Building Up: Clean Rooms as a Growth Market Tony Kocurek, Energy Balance and Integration, LLC *Ryan Thompson*, SMART Local Union 235 *Thomas Fischbach*, SMART AI on the Jobsite and in the Classroom: Tools for a Smarter, Stronger Workforce (Repeat session) Hugh Seaton, Quantum Rise Mike Harris, Sheet Metal Industry Institutes – ITI, NEMI, SMOHIT and SMART Heroes Foundation
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.	General Session SMACNA/SMART Leadership Panel & Q&A Moderator: Clark Ellis, Continuum Advisory Services Michael Coleman, SMART General President Todd Hill, SMACNA President *Tom Martin, SMACNA Immediate Past President* John Daniel, General Secretary Treasurer, SMART Frank Wall, SMACNA CEO
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.	General Session Wages, Workers and Conundrums Carey Peters, CLRC Presidents Closing Michael Coleman, SMART General President Todd Hill, SMACNA President Keynote Mike Massimino, Former NASA Astronaut, New York Times Bestselling Author

Conferences

2026 PINP Conference

2026 Conference Schedule

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Tuesday, February 17

Wednesday, February 18