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Section Symposium

Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Certification

Professional Entomology Certifications Create Diverse Career Pathways

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
9:30 AM – 1:00 PM MST
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 221 A, PCC

Presentations:

  • 9:30 AM – 9:35 AM MST
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: Laura M. Krueger, BCE (she/her/hers)

  • 9:35 AM – 9:50 AM MST
    An overview of ESA's professional entomology credentials

    Presenting Author: Willet Hossfeld, ICE-CCP (he/him/his) – Entomological Society of America

  • 9:50 AM – 10:10 AM MST
    Teacher, technical director, soldier, BCE: Varied lives within board certification

    Presenting Author: Ted Snyder, BCE (he / they) – Escuela Verde

  • 10:10 AM – 10:25 AM MST
    Some who wander ARE lost: Using certifications to get your dream job

    Presenting Author: Robert D. Gilbert, BCE, PHE – Blue Sky Pest Control

  • 10:25 AM – 10:40 AM MST
    Crack the code

    Presenting Author: Sylvia Kenmuir, BCE – BASF

  • 10:40 AM – 10:55 AM MST
    The ACE: Empowering PMPs to be their best

    Presenting Author: Matt Hilton – Blue Sky Pest Control

  • 10:55 AM – 11:10 AM MST
    Battling the world's most deadly animal: ESA's Public Health Entomology Certificate

    Presenting Author: Michael DuBose, PHE – Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District

  • 11:10 AM – 11:20 AM MST
    Break
  • 11:20 AM – 11:35 AM MST
    Toppling perceptions of the "Ivory Tower": How board certification helped me to connect with my professional clientele

    Presenting Author: Andrew Mason Sutherland, BCE – University of California

  • 11:35 AM – 11:50 AM MST
    Elevating commercial pest control

    Presenting Author: Edna A. Alfaro Inocente (she/her/hers) – Sprague Pest Solutions

  • 11:50 AM – 12:05 PM MST
    Public health entomology and the BCE Medical Veterinary Specialty

    Presenting Author: Kim Hung, BCE – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

  • 12:05 PM – 12:25 PM MST
    The role of the American Board of Forensic Entomology (ABFE) for the practice and the development of medico-legal entomology

    Presenting Author: Denise Gemmellaro (she/her/hers) – Kean University

  • 12:25 PM – 12:45 PM MST
    Expert witness testimony and the BCE

    Presenting Author: Douglas Seemann, BCE (he/him/his) – BCE Services, LLC