NPMA announces Impact Award winners for WIPM

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) honored 108 exceptional women from across the pest management industry during the prestigious Impact Awards ceremony at the 2026 Women’s Forum in Charlotte, N.C. The celebration, sponsored by FieldRoutes, recognized women making significant contributions in management, technical, service, sales and administrative roles.

“The pest management industry is built on people who show up with expertise and heart, and this year’s honorees are a perfect reflection of that. We hope their stories inspire the next generation of women to see a future for themselves in this field,” said Dominique Stumpf, CEO, NPMA in a news release.

Recipients walked the red carpet to receive their awards certificates during the ceremony, which was followed by a networking lunch. The award winners represented various sectors of the pest management industry, from business owners and technicians to corporate executives and scientists.

Women working in any function at a pest control company were eligible for consideration. Nominations were open to individuals from both NPMA member companies, as well as nonmembers. NPMA encouraged nominations from anyone who has a professional relationship with a potential nominee, as well as nominations of individuals who have received state, local or other industry-specific recognition. Each nomination was considered based on the merits of information included in the submissions.

Kelley Altland, field sales representative, BASF, Manchester, Conn.

Rachel Arban, operations manager, Insight Pest Solutions Canada, Gloucester, Ontario, Canada

Helon Baldone, foresight onboarding manager, Forshaw, Charlotte, N.C.

Nancy Barton, human resources, Pisgah Pest Control, Brevard, N.C.

Julie Baskerville, Adam’s Pest Control, Inc, Medina, Minn.

Jessa Batryn, pest management technician, Cottage Country Pest Control, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Julie Bimmerman, VP of brands, Rollins Inc, Atlanta, Ga.

Jessi Binkley, pest management professional, Accel Pest and Termite Control, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Brittani Blackburn, office manager, certified applicator, Quality Termite & Pest Control, Inc., Greenville, N.C.

Melanie Bole, builder & community engagement specialist, Chorus, Birmingham, Ala.

Marta Borgeson, administrative assistant III, Ecolab, White Bear Lake, Minn.

Meredith Boyd, technical services coordinator, Waynes Pest Control, Hoover, Ala.

Rhiannon Boyd, operations manager, Walker Pest Management, Greenville, S.C.

Abby Branch, region operations manager, Fox Pest Control, Wellsville, Utah

Kelly Brannon, service center supervisor, Waynes Pest Control, Hoover, Ala.

Jessica Bueche, operations training coordinator, Rentokil-Terminix, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Abagale Burt, team lead, Frontline Pest Control, Orem, Utah

Kim Camera, owner, Urban Canine Pest and Wildlife Solutions, Windsor, S.C.

Dominique Carballo, service technician, Peachtree Pest Control, Woodstock, Ga.

Sheri Carlson, CFO, Adams Pest Control, Medina, Minn.

Desiree Carpintero, operations manager, Aptive Pest Control, Yorba Linda, Calif.

Amanda Carter, service director, Pest End Inc, Plaistow, N.H.

Alicia Caudill, office coordinator, Nisus Corporation, Rockford, Tenn.

Alana Coffell, national administrative manager, Insight Pest Solutions, Ontario, Canada

Kristen Combs-Bicaba, lead benefits specialist, Rentokil Terminix, Omaha, Nebraska

Laura Corbin, integrator & team performance coach, Think Wild Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Pest Control Business Coach, Canton, Ga.

Kristin Coron, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Kate Couron, executive director, East Tennessee Pest Control Association (ETPCA), Charlotte, N.C.

Christina Davis, managing editor, Fox Pest Control, Logan, Utah

Kim Decrescente, brunswick office manager, Bug-N-A-Rug Exterminators, Wilmington, N.C.

Amy DeLaRoche, IPM division leader, MidHill IronWorks (MHI), Hubbardston, Massachusetts

Tara Dempsey, ACE, recruitment and payroll specialist, Frontline Pest Control, Lutherville Timonium, Utah

Tess Dhulst, partner and head of service & operations quebec, Insight Pest Solutions, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Sheila Donatelli, continuing education manager, Rentokil-Terminix, Charlotte, N.C.

Mary Elizabeth Dowless-Fairfax, mergers & acquisitions business development, Anticimex Carolinas, Little River, S.C.

Jennifer Emerson, CFO, Golden Circle Exterminators, Jackson, Tenn.

Jessica Emerson, customer payment supervisor, Terminix, Memphis, Tenn.

Steph Evans, market trainer – florida, Rentokil Terminix, Gainesville, Fla.

Heather Flynn, marketing manager, Ecolab, Bayfield, Wisc.

Angelik Fontanez, commercial operations experience manager, Turner Pest Control, Jacksonville, Fla.

Kristin Fore, CEO, All-Rite Pest Control, Lexington, Ky.

Megan French, instructional designer, Rentokil Terminix, Reidsville, NC, N.C.

Julie Gallagher, HR/AP/bookkeeper, Bug-N-A-Rug Exterminators, Wilmington, N.C.

Jessica Glover, service manager, Hawx Services, Charlotte, N.C.

Shawna Green, inside sales manager, Turner Pest Control, Jacksonville, Fla.

Alexa Rae Hackett, director of operations, Victory Pest & Critter Control LLC, Schertz, Texas

Tae Hargett, senior designer, Rentokil Terminix, New York, N.Y.

Viviana Harrington, VP, corporate & compliance counsel, Aptive Environmental, Provo, Utah

Leah Hazelwood, CEO & marketing strategist, Go Forth Marketing, High Point, N.C.

Katie Hendricks, wilmington branch manager, Bug-N-A-Rug Exterminators, Wilmington, N.C.

Victoria Hickam, product engineer & designer, Evolve One, Stewart, Fla.

Robbie Hudec, VP IT M&A & technology integrations, Rollins Inc, Atlanta, Ga.

Stacey Hudson, insider operations manager, Modern Exterminating, Columbia, S.C.

Bhavini Kamdar, New York, N.Y.

Nisha Pradeepa Kathiresan, head – technical and quality control, Debug Pest Control Services LLC, Dubai, U.A.E

Marty Keane, regional manager, Nisus Corporation, Allen, Texas

Arlette Kiernan, VP of human resources, JP McHale Pest Management, Buchanan, N.Y.

Becky Kuberski, branch manager, Rottler Pest Solutions, St Louis, Mo.

Kanisha Lang, HR coordinator, Peachtree Pest Control, Woodstock, Ga.

Maddy Lee, assistant marketing manager, Ecolab, Minneapolis, Minn.

Isabelle Lucero, technical sales & compliance manager, JT Eaton, Twinsburg, Ohio

Najwa Makhlouf, group director – service assurance, EFS Facilities Management Services, Dubai, U.A.E

Michelle Markle, market manager, Ecolab, Orlando, Fla.

Joleen Matthews, director of PMO & IT at American Pest | strategy, integrations & organizational leadership, American Pest, Columbia, Md.

Kristen Minear, regional manager, Aptive Environmental, Austin, Texas

Jill Minnick, office manager – commercial, SAMCO, Coral Springs, Fla.

Tracy Mitchell, office manager, Pest Management Systems, Inc, Greensboro, N.C.

Ashley Morrison, president, City Wide Exterminating, Locust, N.C.

Ana Nedio, office manager, Northwest Exterminating, Lauderhill, Fla.

Angela Nelson, VP of human resources, Anticimex North America, Port Orange, Fla.

Brittney Oakley, director of commercial sales and marketing, Natural State Pest Control, Lowell, Ark.

Jasmin Parker, owner, co-founder, Sage Solutions Pest Control, Phoenix, Ariz.

Alea Pedroza, Envu area sales manager, pest management – PNW and Hawaii, Envu, Cary, N.C.

Jenny Pierce, Metro Guard, Cleburne, Texas

Kathleen Pretty, owner, Viking Pest Management, Mt Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Tara Priebe, technology workflows and data systems director, Insight Pest Solutions Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Amanda Ragar, owner, Natural State Pest Control, Lowell, Ark.

Ashleigh Randall, fleet & special projects coordinator, Modern Pest Services, Brunswick, Maine

Janis Reed, director of product development and regulatory, Control Solutions Inc., Pasadena, Texas

Calli Richards, finance manager, Fox Pest Control, Fielding, Utah

Misbah Rizwan, researcher, Private Researcher, Lahore, Punjab

Haily Rogers, termite technician, Rentokil-Terminix, Durant, Oklahoma

Holly Sanefski, business manager, Perimetek Pest Management, Corp, East Syracuse, N.Y.

Alicia Schmitt, office manager, American Pest Management, Junction City, Kan.

Katia Shapovalenko, branch manager, Rose Pest Solutions, Wheeling, Ill.

Keva Shorter, office administrator, Johnson Pest Control, Sevierville, Tenn.

Tiffany Smith, director of client success, Baton Leads, Inc., Gilbert, Ariz.

Machelle Stockstad, region manager, Orkin, Denver, Colo.

Desiree Straubinger, technical field representative, BASF, Orlando, Fla.

Elizabeth Terra, billing specialist, Official Pest Prevention, Elk Grove, Calif.

Julie Tesh-Clark, chief communications officer, Pest Management Systems Inc., Greensboro, N.C.

Vicki Thomas, customer service representative, Prodigy Pest Solutions, Sarasota, Fla.

Antoinette “Toni” Thomas, senior office manager, Stark Exterminators, Homewood, Ala.

Karin Torchia, office manager, Cascade Pest Control, Snohomish, Wash.

Jessica Torre, vice president, Tower Pest Control, Miami Lakes, Fla.

Liliana “Lily” Torres, vice president of human resources, Certus Pest Inc, Tampa, Fla.

Erica Tucker, regional administrative leader, Northwest Exterminating, Carrollton, Ga.

Victoria Turpin, marketing coordinator, Rottler Pest Solutions, St. Louis, Mo.

Erin Vanderfleet, executive assistant, Pest Management Systems, Inc, Greensboro, N.C.

Tia Marie Van Fossen, owner, Mindful Pest & Property Solutions, Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Susan Vien, district manager, Ecolab, Landmark, Manitoba

Lindsey Willis, pest control consultant, Terminix, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

Jenny Wilson, manager, Trio Pest Control LLC, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Hallie Windman-Kerr, contact center manager, JP McHale Pest Management, Buchanan, N.Y.

Alyse Wolff, director of internal operations, Viking Pest Control, Warren, N.J.

Alysia Wrobel, VP of operations, Kind Pest Control, Raleigh, N.C.

Becca Young, systems and admin manager, Bug-N-A-Rug Exterminators, Wilmington, N.C.

Cathy Zion, commercial administration lead, Viking Pest, Warren, N.J.

About the National Pest Management Association

The National Pest Management Association is a non-profit organization with more than 4,000 members. It was established in 1933 to support the pest management industry’s commitment to the protection of public health, food and property from the diseases and dangers of pests. The association has had many notable leaders over the years, including Pest Management Professional Hall of Famers Bill Buettner (Class of 1998), Dr. Ralph Heal (Class of 2003), Dr. Phil Spear (Class of 2004) and Bob Rosenberg (Class of 2013), to name just a few.

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Nisus: Web Out

Web Out kills spiders by contact and helps prevent spider webs from attaching to treated surfaces. Spraying Web Out onto existing webs or your web duster makes cleaning easier and faster. Web Out also acts as a contact pesticide to kill many other general perimeter pests. Web Out can be applied to metal, wood, painted surfaces, brick, stucco, fiberglass, concrete, paneling and other surfaces.

About Nisus

Nisus is a privately held company that manufactures sustainable products for the professional pest control industry, industrial wood protection industry and the agricultural liquid micronutrient industry at its manufacturing plant based in Rockford, Tenn.

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Today’s PMP previews PMP’s May edition

Today’s PMP May 2026 preview

In the latest episode of Today’s PMP, presented in partnership with Pest Posse TV and PMP Magazine, PMP columnist and Co-owner of The Pest Posse Foster Brusca and PMP Senior Editor Diane Sofranec preview this month’s editon of PMP magazine.

Watch the full episode

For the ninth year, PMP Growth Summit attendees were photographed for the cover, this time on the stone steps in back of the Grande Tower of the Reunion Resort & Golf Club in Kissimmee, Fla. Learn about the latest industry trends, news and movement in this month’s edition.

The full episode can be found here: https://pestpossetv.com/programs/newpptv?cid=4793974&permalink=episode-2609-todays-pmp

Read the May 2026 edition here: https://www.mypmp.net/digital-edition/may-2026/

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Veseris: CSI Tekko 0.2G Pre-Measured Sachets

CSI’s Tekko 0.2G delivers pre-measured 1.5-gram sachets and controlled-release performance — available exclusively through Veseris.

Mosquito season is here — and Tekko 0.2G Controlled Release Granular Larvicide from Control Solutions Inc. (CSI) is ready to work.

Each box contains 50 pre-measured 1.5-gram sachets designed for fast, consistent field application. Tear one open, pour it in, move on. No measuring, no second-guessing, no wasted time. Just reliable, controlled-release larvicide performance built for pros who need to move fast when the season peaks.

Why choose Tekko 0.2G:

• Pre-measured 1.5-gram sachets — tear, pour, done
• 50 sachets per box for high-volume season work
• A single application lasts up to 90 days
• Controlled-release formula for extended, reliable efficacy
• Proven performance with MosquitoCon water-holding-receptacles

Whether you’re treating catch basins, standing water, or MosquitoCon water-holding receptacles, Tekko 0.2G gives you the precision and consistency your customers expect — without the hassle. In stock now. Available exclusively through Veseris.

About Veseris

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Veseris is a leading distributor serving professionals in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico directly through approximately 250 sales and service professionals at 82 locations, and in Latin America and the Caribbean through a network of authorized dealer partners. The business serves the expanding markets for structural pest, turf and ornamental, public health, wildlife and vegetation management with unparalleled products and services, as well as educational and technology resources.

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Truly Nolen promotes VP of brand and communications

Truly Nolen Pest Control announced the promotion of Michelle Nolen to vice president, brand and communications. She will remain based in Tucson, Ariz. at the company’s Leadership and Training Center.

Nolen, a longtime member of the company’s Executive Team, joined her father Truly David Nolen’s company in 2001 as director of special projects and will celebrate 25 years with the company this August. Most recently, she served as director of operational administrative support since June 2019.

Nolen directed the company’s Marketing and Public Relations departments from 2009 through 2019. She is the founder of our company’s “Truly Spooktacular” program, which dates back to 2014 and reached 58 hospitals in 13 states and 3 Canadian Provinces in 2025. 

She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Smith College and a masters in business administration from the University of Arizona.

Some of Nolen’s new responsibilities include creating a cohesive, recognizable feel across all touchpoints of our 88-year-old company (i.e. customer messaging, recruiting, onboarding, training and internal communications), defining what makes our company unique, identifying meaningful community causes and strengthening how our team members represent Truly Nolen in the community.

In her spare time, Nolen is an accomplished runner who completed her third Boston Marathon last month. She is most proud of training and racing with her son as a “Duo,” pushing him in a specialized wheelchair – from 5K to full marathon race distances – as part of Team Hoyt.

“I am most excited about collaborating on projects with our talented team members throughout the company, helping communicate our identity and elevate our messaging to our customers and fellow teammates,” said Nolen in a news release. “My favorite thing about working for Truly Nolen is understanding how our DNA and Core Values fuel the growth of our people, support our customers and nurture our relationships and investments in all our communities.”

“Ultimately, this new position is about making our brand more deliberate, more consistent and more powerful—both to inspire internally and to drive growth externally”, added Matt Wild, CFO, Truly Nolen. “Michelle is the perfect person to take on this challenge, especially after leading significant improvement in our administrative processes through her leadership and engagement across the company in her most recent role. We look forward to her continued success.”

About Truly Nolen

Founded in 1938, Tucson, Arizona-based Truly Nolen of America is one of the largest family-owned pest control companies in the United States. Truly Nolen has over 80 branch offices in Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas. The company also has independently owned and operated franchises in an ever-growing number of territories including Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Canada, Puerto Rico and over 60 countries.

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Avian Enterprises: Avian Control Bird Repellent

In response to the outbreak of H5 Bird Flu,  Avian Enterprises has developed a treatment program to protect against local outbreaks at food processing facilities, food service establishments, agricultural sites and public and private buildings. Avian Control Bird Repellent, when applied as either a spray of fog, has shown great effectiveness at significantly reducing bird presence and thus reducing the spread of H5 Bird Flu. Avian Control can be used in both indoor and outdoor settings, making it an ideal tool for pest management professionals (PMPs) to address this new menace. 

Avian Control Bird Repellent is registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a biopesticide that uses methyl anthranilate (MA) as it active ingredient. While MA has been shown effective at repelling birds, it has an “Exemption from Tolerance” from the EPA that makes it ideal for use near people, pets and livestock. MA is also used in the flavor and fragrance industries.

About Avian Enterprises

Per excerpts from the company’s “Our Story” page:

In 2008, a Chicago area waste transfer station with a terrible bird problem called us at our affiliate company, Stone Soap Co., for help. The situation was so bad that employees had to wear raincoats and rain hats to protect themselves from bird droppings.

After many months of research and testing, we developed a revolutionary liquid bird repellent formula that, when sprayed or fogged, solved the bird problem. The birds were successfully driven away from the waste transfer station with no harm to the birds, the environment or the station personnel. We began to explore the potential for a repellent that would successfully repel birds without causing them harm. The formula was tested and refined and in 2009 we submitted Avian Control to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) for registration. We received our registration in mid-2010.

Avian Enterprises, LLC (a Florida Company) owns the EPA registration and patent rights, as well as the marketing rights to the product Avian Control. The product continues to be manufactured under contract by Stone Soap Company in Sylvan Lake, Mich., and all orders are shipped from its Michigan facility.

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CERTUS partners with Walsh’s Pest Control

CERTUS focuses on partnering with pest control operators who share a commitment to operational excellence, long-term customer relationships and being an amazing employer. CERTUS has actively expanded its presence across California through strategic acquisitions and integrating its established brands, with Southern California among its strongest markets.

Walsh’s Pest Control has built deep community ties and a reputation for reliability, customer satisfaction and dedication throughout the Greater Los Angeles area. Frank Walsh chose to partner with CERTUS because he sought a company whose values and principles aligned with his company’s own.

“Southern California is one of America’s most significant business markets, and Los Angeles is one our priority areas for growth,” said Patrick Kelly, senior vice president of corporate development at CERTUS. “Frank has built Walsh’s Pest Control into a high-quality company with a loyal customer base and a reputation for excellent service, and his company’s values strongly fit with our long-term strategies and goals. We are excited to welcome his team to CERTUS and excel together!”

Smart scalability is top of mind for CERTUS, and continued growth in California is a key focus. Walsh’s will seamlessly integrate into CERTUS’ strong existing operations in Southern California. Walsh’s customers will continue receiving the dependable, friendly service they’re used to while benefiting from enhanced resources, expanded service offerings and heightened operational support.

About CERTUS

CERTUS is a leading home services company operating pest control and lawn service brands including Las Vegas Pest Control, PURCOR Pest Solutions, Responsible Pest & Scorpion Control and Smith’s Pest Management and spans across 11 states. Founded in 2019, CERTUS champions innovation and operational excellence for customers and aims to be the industry’s employer of choice.

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