12 BuildersOutlook 2026Issue4

EPAB ON THE SCENE

APRIL BOARD MEEETING: BOARD ADAPTS TO CHANGES

Change is not always an easy thing, especially in the world of business. As an association change is constant, sometimes expected, often not. Our association has been in service since 1946, eighty years of keeping up with change so it really is nothing new. Every now and then we experience a new change and find ways to work through it.

In the past few weeks, the association has once again overcome unexpected changes, this time to our Executive Board. It is comprised of a President, Vice President, Associates Vice President, Secretary and Immediate Past President along with ex officio Executive Vice President. It is not an easy group to commit to with time and money, and sometimes things just happen. Such was the case with our former Vice President who abruptly resigned.

Because this has happened before for a variety of reasons, we have had

the good fortune to have members ready and willing to serve. In this case a Past President, Edgar Garcia from Bella Vista, offered to step in. We also had other members willing to place their names into the mix. I want to congratulate Edgar on the vote of confidence he received from the Board and Past Presidents who voted him in. Edgar will assume the VP role this year and then ascend to the 2027 Presidency as proposed. Secretary Anthony Murillo will follow the ladder process for 2028.

The Executive Board also took note of my current situation and personal wishes for the near future. I believe, as did the majority of the Board, that they acted wisely in selecting Edgar, whose experience will allow the transition to be business centric and positive. Welcome Edgar to his new role. We have got a lot of work to do.

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